Project 10073 Record Card and Naval Message — Yakutat, Alaska, 26 July 1963

On 26 July 1963, at approximately 0730Z, a UFO sighting occurred at the FAA Airport in Yakutat, Alaska. The event involved three witnesses: a weather man and a housewife from the Weather Bureau, and an FAA employee. The witnesses observed two distinct objects moving in a straight line from the West to the Southeast. Object one was described as elliptical, green/yellow in color, with no tail, and was estimated to be at an altitude of 20,000 feet. Object two was described as a long streak, blue/green in color, with a tail, and was estimated to be at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The observers reported no sounds and no maneuvers. The weather conditions at the time were reported as good visibility with scattered clouds. The incident was formally reported via naval message and recorded on a Project 10073 record card. LTJG D. H. Freese Jr. of the USCG evaluated the report, suggesting that object one might have been pyrotechnics, while object two was likely a meteor or comet. The final official evaluation concluded that the sighting was likely a meteor.