Captain Jack Peck and Co-Pilot Vince Daly near Bethel, Alaska
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Captain Jack Peck, chief pilot for Al Jones flying service, and co-pilot Vince Daly reported sighting a flying saucer northwest of Bethel, Alaska on August 4, 1947, while flying a Douglas DC-3.
“Captain Jack Peck and his CoPilot Vince Daly have stated that on August 4, 1947 they sighted and followed a flying saucer Northwest of Bethel Alaska. This object was bigger than the Douglas DC-3 they were flying, crossed their course at right angles to them. It was flying at an Altitude of one thousand feet.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-08-04
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Northwest of Bethel, Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Alaska
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Smooth surfaced, streamlined
- Size
- Bigger than a Douglas DC-3
- Altitude
- 1000 ft
- Duration
- 240s
Resolution
No visible means of propulsion. Object traveled at 170 mph, was followed for four minutes before disappearing. Peck described as reliable, non-exaggerating witness with excellent reputation.
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2
Case ID: 1947-FBI-6CB825
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