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November 17th - Alaska UFO Day
Captain Terauchi with one of his drawings of the mothership UFO he saw over Alaska. On November 17, 1986, Japan Airlines Flight 1628 (JAL...

Jessie Desmond
Nov 15, 20253 min read


‘The Flying Saucer’, The First Film About Flying Saucers
Release date: January 5, 1950 IMDB Description: Both the CIA and KGB investigate UFOs in Alaska: friend or foe? (ref: IMDB ) Actor,...

Jessie Desmond
Sep 15, 20252 min read


Aurora Photography with Vincent Ledvina
Vincent Ledvina On a sunny Saturday morning in Fairbanks, Alaska Space met up with Vincent Ledvina, a Space Physics PhD student at the...

Jessie Desmond
Sep 8, 20253 min read


August 2025: UFO Report
The UFO Report is a monthly look at what has been reported to MUFON and NUFORC , the main reporting centers for UFO sightings. During...

Jessie Desmond
Sep 3, 20252 min read


Upcoming Interior Economic Boom?
Fairbanks, the second largest city in Alaska, has a few key things going for it: the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the proximity of...

Jessie Desmond
Sep 1, 20253 min read


Spacemen and UFOs in Alaska Native Myths
Note: This is a slightly altered section from chapter 1 of my book "Saucers of The North", but with some additional information added....

Jessie Desmond
Aug 4, 20258 min read


July 2025: UFO Report
The UFO Report is a monthly look at what has been reported to MUFON and NUFORC , the main reporting centers for UFO sightings. During...

Jessie Desmond
Aug 1, 20252 min read


Space & Technology, A Budget Solution?
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy talks to reporters during a news conference on Monday, May 19, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)...

Jessie Desmond
Aug 1, 20253 min read


What’s That In The Sky? 5 Apps To Try
If you have ever seen something in the sky and asked yourself “what’s that in the sky?” then you will know how frustrating it can be when...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 28, 20252 min read


Golden Dome Update
Posters that President Donald Trump used to announce Golden Dome depict missile defense as a shield. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The US...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 25, 20254 min read


Alaska Needs EO Sats, Downstream
Mock-up of an Earth Observation Satellite Earth Observation (EO) satellites are used for environmental monitoring, cartography,...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 22, 20253 min read


July 20th - Moon Landing Anniversary, aka “Moon Day”
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, marking one of the most...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 18, 20253 min read


4 Alaska Native Corporations Connected With Space
In the state of Alaska, there are four Alaska Native corporations that are now connected with the space industry. These fall into the...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 18, 20252 min read


Impact of the Big Beautiful Bill Act Upon Alaska’s Space Industry
As of mid-July 2025, the Big Beautiful Bill Act has recently been passed. Alaska Space spent some time going through the document in an...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 15, 20255 min read


Skywatch Parties
Observers on the main field at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party in the dark sky preserve of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in late...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 14, 20252 min read


Ban Hydrazine in Alaska
Statement of problem or issue With the commercial space and aerospace industry booming, the use of “green” propulsion systems should be...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 12, 20259 min read


New Planetarium at UAF Underway
Planetarium construction at the Museum of The North. UAF photo by Karen Tomasik. A new planetarium is currently being constructed at UAF...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 11, 20251 min read


Two Spaceports For Alaska
A boost to the Alaskan space industry happened on June 10, 2025 when the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute and...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 11, 20252 min read


June 2025: UFO Report
The UFO Report is a monthly look at what has been reported to MUFON and NUFORC , the main reporting centers for UFO sightings. During...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 11, 20251 min read


ISRU mining: High resources, high risk
Originally submitted to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner's "Community Perspective". Alaskans are pretty familiar with a variety of...

Jessie Desmond
Jul 11, 20253 min read
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