Project 10073 Record Card and Related Communications — Wales, Alaska, February 1951

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and several classified military communications regarding a sighting reported on February 2, 1951, by Powell, the Officer in Charge of the Weather Bureau Airways Station in Wales, Alaska. The witness reported observing multiple stationary lights on a bearing of 242 degrees from the station. The lights were described as alternating red and green, with a red light positioned below an international light and a faint glow visible beneath them, suggesting the presence of a ship despite no superstructure being visible. The observation lasted for 15 minutes, followed by a break, and then another 1 hour and 15 minutes of viewing until the object was obscured by a fog bank at 03/0515Z. Military communications were circulated to various commands, including the Alaskan Command and the Burton Island, requesting information on the position of the Burton Island and whether any barrage balloons were being flown in the area. Subsequent intelligence assessments concluded that the most probable cause of the sighting was a ship located off the coast of Nome, Alaska, between 03/2400Z and 04/0400Z. The report also notes a separate incident involving Alaskan Airlines flight NO450, which reported three ships shining lights at their aircraft while en route from Shemya to Elmendorf.