Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Galena Airport, Alaska, 20 August 1960
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A tower operator at Galena Airport reported a round, white, star-like object on 20 August 1960. The sighting was officially attributed to a possible satellite after correlation with a similar report from Nome, Alaska.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype report regarding a UFO sighting at Galena Airport, Alaska, on 20 August 1960. The witness, a tower operator, observed a single, round, white object that appeared similar to a star and was estimated to be the size of a pea. The observation lasted for 30 seconds, during which the object traveled in a straight path before disappearing behind a cloud. The weather conditions at the time included a low scattered layer with higher broken clouds and good visibility of approximately 15 miles. The report was prepared by Captain Gerald N. Smith, an AC&W controller. Captain Smith noted that the sighting was highly similar to another report from Nome, Alaska, which occurred approximately two hours earlier. Based on this correlation, the official conclusion reached was that the object was possibly a satellite making an orbit. The document confirms that there was no IFR or VFR traffic in the Galena area at the time of the sighting.
This report, although of short duration, is almost exactly like a previous report from Nome two (2) hours earlier (almost to the minute). It is therefore believed that this report could possibly have been a satellite making an orbit subsequent to the Nome sighting.
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Official Assessment
Poss satellite
The object was observed by a tower operator at Galena Airport. It was described as a round, white object, similar in appearance to a star and the size of a pea. The object moved in a straight path before disappearing behind a cloud. The report notes that the sighting was correlated with a previous sighting in Nome, Alaska, on 19 August 1960, and it is believed the object was a satellite.
Key Persons
- Gerald N. SmithPreparing officer