PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6310968

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONSpokane Washington

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PROJECT 1 10073 RECORD
1. DATE-TIME GRO.. .TION
27/0220% 413
26 Jul 49 Spokane, Washington
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian . Other (BIRDS)
4 NUMBER OF GSJECTS
Eight
5. LENGTH OF ODSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported Observer was attracted by a sound similar to a formation of
jet a aircraft. The only aircraft he saw was a B-29 heading from
6. TYPE FOESERVATION East to West. t an estimated l000 ft above the B-29,
traveling in the same direction and at
Ground-isual sigited 8 disc-shaped objects.
7. COURSE
gooup of birds flying lower altitude than
Hast estimated could have the appearance of large objects traveling
G. PHOTOS at highs speeds and high altitude. It is of my opinion that
Yes this was the case since the pilot B29 had observed
othing unusual.
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11. I Direction from observer
l2. Distance from observer
13. Direction of flight object(s) East to West
14. Time in sight
15. Speed Faster than B-29
16. S Sound and odor Similar to fo f jet a/c
17. Trail
18. I Luminosity

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similar to a
aircraft in sight was B-29 heading from west. at ted one (1)
thousand feet above the B-29 Ir. sight  dish
shaped objocts, ea than a B-29, travolin sam rection as the -29
and at a much euter pilot was at thirteen
13)thousand eet at the and had not sighted anything urusual.
Mr. tated that he ha and had good vision.

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of sp ne, Wash ngton, at FST, 26 July 1949.
b. Weather at the time: The 2030 PST weather.
for Spokane, Geiger Field. estimated ceiling fourteen (l4)
thousand feet, broken, lower broken. visibility forty (4C)
miles, upper broken clouds estimated (22)
thousand feet.
c. Names, occupations. and addresses of witnesses:
civilian commercia pilot, Spokane,
Was Pho Number
d. Photographs biects Photo-
wer ot available.
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re-
ported he (8) lish objects,
each large in the same direction as
the B-29 much pilot
AF-7742, stated was at thirteen (13) thousand five (5)
hundred feet at the time not sighted nything unusual.
Mr. stated had iking and had good
vision.
. h. Mr. gave report +o Spokane Radio
who forwarded it Route Traffic Control Cen-
Service Center.
Lt. Col., USAF
Commanding
DOWNGRADED AT 3
DECLASSIFIED AFTEI
DOD DIR EAR INTERVAIS:
st 12
00.10 YEARS.
UNCLASSIFIED
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NOTED S. MR REPORTE
SIMILAE D
THE ONLY
ESTIMATEI OR LATI
OF 8 DISH LING
SAME DIRECTIC L0T
29 AT ANE
NOT SIGHTED' ANYTHIN NUSUAL. 21
DRINKING ISION
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UNCLASSIFIER
ACTION COPY JUL28
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MCAG Form No. 228 be prepared for destruction in accordance with Section IV. Hg. Office Instruction No. 11-2.
(Rev 25 Oct 48) WF-L-18 FEB 49 15M