Mekoryuk, Alaska, October 1966
- Date of account
- 1966-10
- Location
- Mekoryuk, Alaska
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORD 1.DATE.TIMEGROUP 2.LOCATION 200ct66 21/06502 Mekoryuk,Alaska multiple 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilian Balloon(possible) 4.NUMBEROF OBJECTS one 5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.BRIEFSUMMARYANDANALYSIS 2hours Observers watched a bluish colored object that was in the southern part of the sky.Theobjectwas compared to an .TYPEOFOBSERVATION electric light bulb.Before disappearing the object Ground Visual turned a bright red.The object disappeared behind the clouds ahd never reappcared.No sound was apparent 7. COURSE during the sighting. In addition,no trail or exhaust slowly SW vapor was observed. 3.PHOTOS The description is consistent with that of a balloon Yes observation. There have been several similar reports ONX from the area of observations oflargeballoons possibly 9.PHYSICALEVIDENCE from Japan.Transonic balloons have been reported to have come down in Alsaka. nYes FORM FTD
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