DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6313634
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952
REPORTED LOCATIONFarichild AFB Spokane Wash
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il DATE 7; 2. LOCATION ( | 12. CONCLUSIONS
| 2h Apr 22 Farichild AFB, Spokane, Wash. |G Wos Balloon
<n anal i Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME SROUF 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ae RE eee
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Lovet... L910 FST TXGround-Visvo! DB Ground-Rador Ss, Wos Airceoft
- Q Probably Aircraft
_ GMT 25) a ' D Air- Vi sucl 0 Air-Intercep? Rodor O Possibly Aiccroft
15. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomice!l
OG Yes O Probobly Astronomical
BW ro AF Pilot O Passibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OASERVATION i. [8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE get a a
, 0 Insufficient Data for Eveluation |
7 minutes 1 OB Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING —_—_. ie eae, it
Glowing red color. Circular. | Light, size of pencil eraser at ?
Possibility of Bcacon over horizon era's length observed on beariug of O42
was checked, none close to line of vision. true. Object increased and decreased
Ballon launched at 0300. Very possibly in brilliance. Was brighter than
this was object. See foldex for further clearance lights of o/c in area.
details.

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HEFERENCES (Control uw saber, directive, previous report, ete., as applicable)

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1,» Carly the ovoning of 24. April, 1/Lt
Dowe “Uing HW, algatead tha object cosertoel colow, Crom a location at bis bow: in
the Pairevild Ale vores base of lleor bousing avoae The inforaatidon provided Yalow iy
ha aceorlance with the roqubromenta of AUD /1Ge2, 19 Doconber USL.

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&e The object was round, ity slisea os viewed slishthy larcer Vien Sie dlanst«
oF 2 ponell ornaer, smaller than a.cime. [4% contd have oan alther a clae or 2 apres
Ls Ws vrilidiant, slowinay rod in CoLEr, wits the stea of low lneten ine nid Cacrensin
at Af the obfees wars tarning, oxpesing love soi thon move of Ata vlow.ag vuwlacees
Yoata cng no tins patcem ovident ta Usa “Loerosiesigerania™ ph y

i» Lae whole parted of coservntion, of a croximabely seven (7) -ontes uration, ong
90% wad partoetilyr statlonarye. 25 Sania. ous Cuming one of ite poriods of evobing

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2a tobligh® wil stars wore not yot visiola. Za the als at “he tines sro Setreniii
dy Joves Vasa vores tutes (5) [05 and oas (1) vey abrarishs Opparventiy oll in ’

aS .arn solag aaas to wout,. Lt Ginn eotimaikad taas nene wave over tuo niles clutaat
S>om hist. ily stated Pint the dish’ wma of meh croeater intacsity than t1 navisation
inhts on ony of the siscrazt in viow at ths timee Lb fun seported that te Lichs >:
Lhd inprosaion of boing much farsier away then ery eof 25038 cirerate Ua coj sot i
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maton, QEEEBomd Ming i. Nis cities cannot ba given here oa tray ero of 9 clussifled
auras §=Lt@ has 150 hours of of telal pilot time, voth nilltary end civiltan.
ao 3 roliabillty o3 on observer cna bo rated good. Uo 43 extrenoly serious
svent Gis sigating and mace Lis report in an intelligsat and Catailod manner. Thi:
Yyjact waa alse aceon by Lt QB vite, 2 osignbor's wits and dy tvo otmner ofvteors,
le two voman, both olserring the object Croom tha sane location oy the reporting officer,
as9 Aaole to substantiate the position of “hoe sighting in “w slicer and bo wordt its rod
‘olor, however, they wera unablo to contrimmta eny further cotelly tothis ronerhe
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ontrioita rerorts.

Lf. ‘wisather and winds loncding st 2530 bese (bavore time of sgishtinz)
Stimasted -0,000 brokans visibility 0 milasy Comme 75 cavrees3 Cowsolnt 423 sind iis
16 3 isnotag altimeter, 23.09 inches; rolative inmidity, 20. Poading 24 1953 hes.
(after tima of sighting) ustinated 15,000 brokeng visibillty 20 silos; toopercburs
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‘i, Cogreas3 cowpolat 403 :imdi 25 at 10 knots; sltimetar, 29.03 Lachass rolative hune

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Re 29 phywical ovicences
ke Uo Interception action takane

Souasantea of preparing Officers Bi came of 3% wvtlonasy walters of Chu objoct
ae sed na atdony waa made to 9.) ain tha sighting a3 © beaeon itints POsaADLY proe
16¢ad bighn ovar the herison through gomiitiona of abmosrharies ;« vid vovvaatien phar.
Saenone However, atey Ol lw ahart “4 Ahewad ho beacon lights on Yh voverted brigeaildiouty
soy ia the vieinisty of the howling, oven a) for oa ‘ull 3ate Canadas “Indlags at this
4 ~aSdon ellaread 20 plausible oxplanatian for sishting, hors have bean oo ~opatiticna
ow Uda sigating to the knewledgo of the provaring officers

ed para Land a, ve “otal mambear of coples of part 2 da thia copert Jy Tour Inatond
of the uaval six. In omer to make up the total mmbor a’ eordas Lorn ne vrlen sicin
paper is Bolng wotle Daze poblisncicns notivled us “hat 26 il be f ceafenl nabeiy this
soy Coys Devore anywors of Gubfoct forms ore ovy-tblable at this stottons

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