PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9670583

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONFielding Lake Wash

FRAMES10

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FRAME 001 / 010paddle-gpu-200dpi

"1) "ncident /145
cunk o 1 6) 0F 10 9 July 1948
ATTCNO.
TOCAPION Fiolding Lake, Wash.
AP 11O.
BOURK USAF officers
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DAEK OF' RPORT DATE IN TO NYIC
COLOR Grayish-Black
4 Pathitd
Either Coheroid or Disc GPEED 500 MPII plus Maiun
4 rotin t.
1 Dots AITTHUON plus N!
LHGTI OP TET OBSAVED 5 Sec. or less
WIN to ESE
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FRAME 002 / 010paddle-gpu-200dpi

2. Non-astronon ions
a. Balloons or airorafti
3,11,22,41, 42,
126,131, 138, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 198, 190, 194, 195, 196, 193,.
200, 201, 237, 239.
b Rockets, flares falling bodies:
9, 12,13, 14,
108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 218.
244, 134.

FRAME 003 / 010paddle-gpu-200dpi

an astrononical
distent uircraft
migrating virds.
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FRAME 004 / 010paddle-gpu-200dpi

TO Cormanding General
Air Materiel Command
Nright - Fatterson Air Foree Base
Dayton, Chio
ATTN 2 TSDIN
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At approximately 1205 A3r 9 July 19h8, lst Lt'aw
and , both of the 72nd Ren Squadron )Photo
sightad a coup objects Laks
2. The wee ther at the time of the sighting
bright and sunny with unlimited and Do than 5/10
coverag3.
The obieota resemb 23 dots. grayish black in color
as beard, and was attributed to a strong wind blowing through the
surrounding woods, However, as the objeots aporcaehed and passed, the
scund sharpened into a buzz mueh liks that made by 'ouD
Alroraft. Ho exhanst ails zerg visible.
hotgraons -ha 2jee5a 7073 979 3
UNCLAS
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DOD DIR G200.10
TONFIDEN

FRAME 005 / 010paddle-gpu-200dpi

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GALIN E. NTEDENIUEHR .
Captain, USArR
Intelligenge Offiser
LFDIS 350 lat Ind Le Juky 1948
HOWARD A. SORD
Hajor, USAJ
Stafr Inte
3 DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER J2 YEARS.
DOD DIR 52OO.10
UNCLASSIFIED
ANEEANTA

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FRAME 007 / 010paddle-gpu-200dpi

6. Address of abservor AP0 731
Washington
7. Placo of observation t0'W)
8. Numbor of objocts Approximately 20
9. Distance of object from abservor + above
10. T Time in sight 5 seconds or less
11. Altitude 5,000 + immediately below the clouds
n 12. Speod over 500 MPH
13. Diroction of flight WNW to ESE
.. 14. Tactics Jockeyed back and forth in the gran ormation giving the
impression of shotgun blast pattern but maintaining straight course
21. Exhaust trails None visible
22. Woathor condi tions Bright and sunny with 5/1oths streto-cumulus
3 cloud coverege
23. Effoct on clouds
2⊥. Skatches or P sketch
25. Manner of N/S
26. Remarks: black in
(over)

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FRAME 009 / 010paddle-gpu-200dpi

311, 22, 41,42.
126, 131, 138 145155. 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163,
169,171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 138, 190. 194, 195, 196, 193,.
200, 201, 20 . 22 235 237, 239.
b, Rookets, flares or falling bodies:
45,6,7 14, 15,
108, 109, 1 ,211, 218.
168, 172, 17 186, 193, 225,
227, 236, 24 , 242, 243, 244. 134.
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FRAME 010 / 010paddle-gpu-200dpi

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