PROJECT BLUE BOOK

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
5 Minutes Report Flying Saucers were over
Atomic Plant. A/C were scrambled with an negative effort.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Report stated UFO's s were faster then jet a/c. Another report
Ground-Radar later was made that falling bits of paper their area were
Air-Visual observed on radar. Red on one side green on the other and
7. COURSE approximately es sCu First object was or
Northeasterly silver color
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TO: Chief of Staff
United States Air Force
Washington, 25, D.C.
Attn: Direct Division
1. At 1330 a call was received from the Hanford Area (Concrete)
that a Flying Saucer was over the East 200 area approximately 4 (four)
miles east of the Hanrord Atomic Plant, Washington.
ford stated that the Disk standing still and then took off in a -
south-oasterly direction speed greater than
The available aircraft called for by the Hanford operator and the
aircraft was scrambled Hanford operator cleared the aircraft into
their I (authorization coming from the Assistant Chief
of the Security Section Hanford). The scopes were instructed to
search the souther results. personnel and the
controller searched sky, visually, and noted round white or
silver object traveling in a north easterly direction at a speod greater
than that of je t fighters at approximately 10,000 to 15,000
(approrimately minutes) ortrude 20 was airborne ontroller able to
give two ectors before target faded. Radar contact the fighter was
spotty ooor that coherent track the fighter was impossible.
At approrimately 1425 Hanford reported falling in their
area (in the vicinity of the Rattlesnake Mountains). The Hanford operator
described the papers as being approximately 6 inches square, red one
side and green other. The fighter was then sent to the vicinity of
the Rattlesnake mountains to amine the ar for the papers,
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dropping of leaflets by an sircraft into the Hanford area. It is be-
lieved that th no between th o events.
3. Telet sequarce of local weather end wihds aloft reported
scattered, isibility 20 miles,
sea level pressure 15.6, temperature point 29. wind SSH 10
knots per hour . altimeter setting 29.99 Winds aloft. feet
240 degrees knots, Peet, 220 degrees at knots, 3oo0 feet,
280 degrees at 20 knots. s at 15 knots. 12,000
25.000 agrees at 20
knots, 30,00 degrees
4. Observer states that the altituce estimated)was between
17,000 and 20,000 feet. The witnesses name is Mlax Segoinns, 504
Falley, Richland, Wash Segoinns place of work is 2c0 West
meterlogist tower.
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR ROBERT K. FLUITT
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 INTERVALS: lst Lt., USAF
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te io,oov reet. i.s ase woeiner Sad.ioh was ten
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the orohibited ares and indicated tnat ne, hinself, wes tkin orr in on sirplane
to search. ce stated ruruner that a weapons carrier ned veen uispatched to the
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to tcsolumoia river the prohibited area.
dropoed were advertisements Tor a dodeo at Richland. Tne Rodeo is an Air Rodeo.
the hanford operetor indicageu thadthe amohlets uid fall into the prohibited area
and were dropped by orfe of the aircraft participating in the Air Rodeo. The air-
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sky, visually.ar object .in a rorti.-
easterly uirection acproxirately
10,000 to 15 see if sny
weather bello prative dse westier
section state , ertrude
20, pilot fard Toroh. controlle thrab,
number 81, was
and the AoCc inatructed the controller to intercept it in hopes that it might be a
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pamphlet tored
to thmaColum Ce.
At approxima regeive c papers
dropped were Hodeo Riohland. The Roded
area
eraft that PT-l9 flown by Do Wise ol the Atomic
AIC Chtei a0n AFB,
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Segcinns place of work is 200 est meterologist tower.
signed: ROBERT K. FLITT
lst Lt., USAP
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11.
12. Distance from observer
13. Direction of flight bject(s) South easternly
14. Time in sight
15. Speed Groater than jet ighter
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17. Trail
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negative. ection statoc eathor balloons.
At 11,20 an , pilot was airborre and reported in to
Torch controlle umber tracked the eust-south-
tnuot. lan to
the Hanford o operator eped were advartiseme r a Rodeo
at Richland. Rode The lanfor erator indicated that
the pamphlet fall into. prohibited opped by one of
the aircraft ticipating Rodeo.
the PT-19 flown atomio Speedway in Pasr
Washington is pilot holds a romet roial tickot. The aircraft NC numb
is (NCL025 11426 the F-L Fower and la
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the aftornoon of 2l May l9Ly. Th first wus caused by sightings of Flying
Saucers (noted) by Hanford using a cern tions crew of the
637th ADCC. The second vias causod by the dropping of leafiets by an airoraft
into the lianford aroa. It is believed that there is
two events.
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