A 'strange light bouncing up and down in the sky': The history of UFO sightings in Alaska
In 1947, just as the country was catching flying saucer fever, three Anchorage teens made what is believed to be the state’s first of many sightings.
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In 1947, just as the country was catching flying saucer fever, three Anchorage teens made what is believed to be the state’s first of many sightings.
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