UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  March 16, 2006
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                       Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                        1-12001                25-1792394
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(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission             (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                 File Number)         Identification No.)

   1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                   15222-5479
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (412) 394-2800
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                                       N/A
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report).


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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

The 2005 Annual Report of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, which includes
the Message from the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer dated March
2006, is available on the Company's website at www.alleghenytechnologies.com. A
copy of the Message from the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The 2005 Annual Report and the Message from the Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer contain forward-looking statements. These statements are based
on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes
in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in
the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements is contained in Allegheny Technologies' filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.


ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)      Exhibits

         Exhibit 99.1   Message from the Chairman, President and
                        Chief Executive Officer dated March 2006.






                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                 ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED


                                 By:  /s/ Jon D. Walton
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                                      Jon D. Walton
                                      Executive Vice President, Human Resources,
                                      Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

Dated:  March 16, 2006






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 99.1     Message from the Chairman, President and Chief Executive
                 Officer dated March 2006.