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PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7011333
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1951
REPORTED LOCATION[ILLEGIBLE]
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2. LOCATION

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-HeGhess-ATE, Washington
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION —~

1. DATE

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probobly Belloon

16 Oct 1951
ec Possibly Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

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5. PHOTOS R Was Astronomicol VrilUS
0 Yes Probobly Astronomical
No Militerm Possibly Astronomicol

‘7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION @. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other i

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

| Location of theodolite: Iat 48 deg = 20t-4),"
North, longitude 122 deg ~ 40'-02" West. of object did not develop to properly
Object was round er spherical and a little reflection a distinct object. Sighting
smiller than the size of a dime, Color was attributed to Venus,
medium gray. Pilots flew directly at the
object for a period of 50 minutes. The
planet Venus is v’sible in this area during
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11. COMMENTS

Object in position of Venus, Photos

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The attached Air Intelligence Information Report is submitted in
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FOR THe COMMANDING GENERALS:

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2. AF Form 112, Part IT (dup)

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