UFO Sighting in Kotzebue, Alaska Area, 26/0520Z Feb 62

This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying correspondence from the Alaskan Air Command regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on February 26, 1962, in Kotzebue, Alaska. The incident involved six unnamed civilians and Pvt. James Hensley, who reported observing two round lights, one red and one blueish, moving in a trail across the sky. The objects were described as being larger than stars and were observed for approximately five minutes at an elevation of 30 degrees, traveling from SSW to NNE. The report was received by 1st Lt. John W. Schaffer, Jr. of the 1st Scout Battalion. Official investigations by the Alaskan Air Command, including checks with the University of Alaska Geophysical Institute and NORAD SPADATS, confirmed negative air traffic and no weather balloon activity in the area at the time. While the 1961 Omikron (Injun) ESV was identified as a potential correlation, it was noted to be traveling in the opposite direction. The final evaluation provided by the intelligence officer was that the incident represented possible classified ESV activity.