Disk over Sitka (North Of, St. John Bay), AK
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On hunting trip, woke to see object hovering over bay and "navigating" up the bay and up the head waters and out of sight over hillside
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1974-08-29 → 1974-09-15