PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7008360

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONSpokane Washington

FRAMES3

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FRAME 001 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

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PROJECT D CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
X Was Balloon :—
20 Aug 51 Spokane Washington 6 Probably Balloon
|4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 20/1910z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s 0 ProbablyAstronomical
No Not Given PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other.
00 Insufficient Data Evaluation
20 Minutes 1 S Unknown
ENTS

FRAME 002 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

flat in Observer judged objact to be about two (e) feet
long and width. Color Wus white or alurinun. No trail
or exchaust vere noticed. object onitted any noiso, hone has heard
due to a busy near to point of observation. hen first
seen the object the sir coin: st slowly.
The boint of origin seeted to be aiust a sd rse aro: trees near
the botton of a hill and approrimately l/4 mile from observer. When
C. The the naked eve fron the ground
only. Speed wis unable to judge hoighth when
objeet disuppeared fron view. Observer stated no aircraft soen
during this observation. 712
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 W
DOD DIR 5200.10 5

FRAME 003 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

the area at the time. The witnesses stated that
servation the wind wus calm as even
fluttering.
h. i thorouch inaneo ares ict
apparently arose shysicul fri-Sents
ere found. J O
i. : None.
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Gere no rborne at the tide of obsorvation.
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Adjutant
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
BNCCASSIFIED