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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
12 A 0 Was Balloon
pr 51 ee ay Wash 8) Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ————10 Possly Gatlean
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ON ae ee ee 4 Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rador q Probobly Aircroft
cmt__23/0340Z 0 Air Vi suol D Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTC JOUR 0 Was Astronomicol
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
& Ne Military 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ome {7 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
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10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Speed was tremendous. Descending, level and | Possible aircraft.
straight up.

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COUNTRY REPORT NO ,tLPAVE RK NA ys
USA-MATS TR- 85-51 — | VA
_ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Chere ey
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Unidentified Flying Object near Tacoma, ‘iashington
scice cetosaendia | ro" (Aone) Intelligence Division, Hq !ATS
US (Washington) _ __| Andrews AF Base, Washington 25, 0. C.
DATE OF RE “PONT DATE OF | INFORMATION EVALUATION -
14 May 1951 216 > April stad | F - 3
PREPARED BY ( Oshirer) “a ; hhh CCS a a ee
Joseph VV. Carels, “a jor, USAF “See below
REFERENCES (Control nuinber, directite, previous report. ete, asapplicaies es ~ a
SUMMARY: { Enter concise summary of report. ; Gite significance in Anal onesenteate paragraph. Liat inclosures Gt lower ft. Begin tert of reporton AF Pormite Ter M1)
Report contains information on the sighting of an unidentified flying cbiect
in the vicinity of Point Defiance, Tacoma, Yashington, at 1940 PST, 12 April 1951.
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“WILLIAM L. TRAVIS

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The followirg report of the sizhting of an unidentified fiying object in the
vicinity: of Point Jefiance, Tacona , washington, was submitted by .cChord Flight
Service Center, “‘cChord Air Force Case, Viashington:

ae Location, Time and Place of Sig gating: Northwest of Point Defiance, Tacoun

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(9) Sound: None

(10) Exhaust Trails Vapor trail, exhaust or stream of light was cigar
shaped, approximately 200' to 300' long and silver in color.

@. General Remarks: Object was in view for approxinately two and a half to
three minutes, Guests called from inside ‘//Sgt a e remarked on the
duration and appenrance of light oursts. itnecces, while viewing the object attenp-
ted to estimate speed and altitude but, in the dark and silence, had no basis for
comparison. The witnesses are considered completely reliable ani their information
is confirmed by other sources,

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