Unusual Sighting of Nunivak Island, Alaska

This document contains a report regarding an unusual sighting on Nunivak Island, Alaska, on 1 September 1950. According to the report, natives in the remote village of Mekoryuk observed a huge, deep red ball of fire appearing near the horizon at approximately 1930 hours. The object was described as being hundreds of feet in altitude. The phenomenon repeated itself three times over a duration of approximately five minutes, with each instance involving the object fading out and a new flaming red circle appearing above it. The report was initially covered by the Anchorage News. Military authorities at Fort Richardson were contacted to investigate, but they were unable to confirm the event. A weather forecaster from Anchorage, Gavin [illegible], suggested that the sighting might have been a weather phenomenon, specifically noting the possibility of the refraction of the setting sun. The document includes a formal memorandum from the Headquarters of the Alaskan Air Command to the Director of Special Investigations, stating that no further action was planned regarding the incident unless requested. The report is marked as Restricted and is associated with Project 10073.