PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2LOCATION
30 larch 53 31/03052 Lyle, Washington
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilin BALLCON
Holy Didk balloon wns reloased at Chchalis, Vash., ll4 niles ir
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS of place of observution. Winis aloft vere 280 0 deg, 25 kmots at
One XCCUKCSKKK 10,000ft., 300 d deg, 30 knots at n0,000 ft., 330 dos, 50 lmots t
. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not Reported Bright dbjact with a red trsil moved disappearing belind
TYPE OF OBSERVATION soue clouds.
hound-/isuel
7.COURSE 7. COURSE
N-S M-S . .
8. PHOTOS
Yes Yes -
DNo
9. PHYSICAL PHYSI EVIDENCE DENCE
Ys Yes
No GNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious oditlons of thio form may bo used.
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- JWPDM 159
PP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEPRS JEPFF 555
-8 DE JWPDM 04B
P 3105452 ZNJ
FM MCCHORD FLT SV CEN MCCHORD AFB WASH
WASH 25 DC
JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELL JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLI CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON ERSON N AFB OHIO OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO
INFO JEPRS/COMDR FS WASH 25 DC INFO JEPRS/COMDR FS WASH 25 DC
JEPFF/COMDR MATS WASH 25 DC JEPFF/COMDR MATS WASH 25 DC
ATTN ATIAA-2C - IAA-2C ATTN INTELLIGENCE DIV PD
FSC 30-C-2 PD FLYOBRPT
A. I OBJ SCML SHAPE AND SIZE UNKN SCML BRIGHT COLOR SCML OBSERVED ERVED
OBJECT UNKN SCML NO OBSERVED PROPULSION SYSTEM CMA EXHAUST TRALL CMA
BED SCML SPEED AND SOUND UNKN SCML NO MANEUVERS OBSERVED SCML MOVED
FROM NORTHEAST OF LYLE CMA WASH PD TO A POSITION C ROWENA CMA ORE PD
OBJ VANISHED DID NOT GO BEHING CLOUDS PD
B OBJT SIGHTED 1905 PST 30 MAR 53 PERIODS OF TIME UNKN PD
C. OBJ WAS OBSERVED VISUALLY FROM THE GROUND PD WITH 8 P JER GLASSES PD
D. OBSERVER SIGHTED D OBJ AT LYLE CMA WASH PD 45 DEG 42 MIN NORTH 121 DEG
UNCL TED
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
PAGE TWO JWPDM 043
15 MIN WEST PD UNCLASSIFIED

.RELL SCML SPEED AND SOUND UNKN SCML NO MANEUVERS OBSERVED SCML MOVED
(
( OBJ VANISHED DID NOT GO BEHING CLOUDS PD
1 B. OBJT SIGHTED 1905 PST 30 MAR 53 PERIODS OF TIME UNKN PD
C C. OBJ WAS OBSERVED VISUALLY FROM THE GROUND PD WITH 8 POWER GLASSES PD
D. OBSERVER SIGHTED OBJ AT LYLE CMA WASH PD 45 43 NORTH 121 DEG
C
UNCL
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAIS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10
(0
PAGE TWO JWPDM 04B
− UNCLASSIFIED
16 MIN WEST PD.
E. OBJ OBS FROM A NO AT AN AZIMUTH ELEV OF 40
DEG PD
F. MR F.MR CMA WAS PD RELIABILITY OF RELIABILITY INFO SUBMITTED CANNOT INFO SUBMITTED CANNOT
BE JUDGED PD
- - G. WEATHER IN GENERAL AREA SCAT CLDS BASES APPROX 4OZD FEET VSBY G. WEATHER IN GENERAL AREA SCAT CLDS BASES APPROX 4OZD FEET VSBY
UNRESTRICTED SCML WNDS ALOFT SCML 28Q DEG 25K 100 UNRESTRICTED SCML WNDS ALOFT SCML 28Q DEG 25K DEG
- 30K 20000 SCML 320 DEG 50K 30000 SCML FEET PD
H. MOBY DICK WEATHER BALLOHN H. MOBY DICK WEATHER BALLOOHN MQ DA BEING PLOTTED IN . GENERAL
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VICINITY AT 1900 PST PD Wade te + the
I. NO PHOTOGRAPHS OR FRAGMENTS AVAILABLE PD
J. INTERCEPTION ACTION ATTEMPTED UNKN PD Nis.
YAKIMA CMA WASH PD TO PORTLAND CMA ORE CMA SCML ON JET INTERCEPTER
CN PATROL IN VICINITY OF THE DALLES CMA ORE PD AT 1845 PST 35300 FEET.
L. INFO WAS RECD FROM THE DALLES INSAC VIA TELETY YPE AND FROM M SEATTLE
ARTC VIA INTERPHONE PD
31/0648Z M MAR JWPDM pus
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UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED 2 Apr53 ja D/OP3
Misitnern Dato Initials orrice
USA-MATS IR-233-53
(Unclassified)
P MATS, 3800 Nowark
I Streeb, N. H., Wo C.
2 April 1953 30 March 1953 $F_n2$
Frank % Allsn, Lt Colenel, USAF Hashington
Teletypo FT March by Hechord Fligh Conter
An obsarver at Lyle, Washington slghted a bright colored objeeb, at lo5 rST
30 Verch 1953. Cbject moved southward from Northeast of Lyle to the vieinlty of
Rowena, Gragon, then vandshed.
FRANK M. ALLEN FFANK M. ALLEN
Lt Colonel, USAF Lt Colonel, USAP
Intalligencs Intellig officer offlcer
2
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UNCLASSIFIED
Chiof, Air Technical Intelligenoe Center, ArTM: ATTAL-20
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
T53-4383 274

visibility unrestricted; winds aloft 280o ?5 knots at 10,000 300° 30 knots at
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ho loby Dick weat at
1900 FST.
i. No photographs or fr:
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k. Air trafficy two civil aireraft South ond fest bound from vakdra
Yashington to Portland, Oregong one jeb interceptor icinity of the
Coci
310 A balloon launched from this site,
affected by th e winds aloft indicated in th ressags, would have pessed near the Iyle
area, as indicated t the message. Balloon would have been at an altitude which would
render en estinate of its course by a ground observer at least unreliable. Experience
has proven that a balloon at altitude can be easily lost wh nen using glasses in a manner
which leads to a belief that it has burst di sappeared.
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR LNTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
T53-4383 274
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and ary alreraft flying objects Posi-
tive statement that radar si tes had not observed the incident is not includsd. The
presence of an intercepter patrol in the area, however, indicates that redar sur-
veillance in'this area is inadequate.
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. DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIB 5200.10
UNCLASSIF FIED
To VW1823 or 2ns
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T53-4383
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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
HowarD L. Bevis, President
EMERSON MEMILLIN OBSERVATORY
19 May 53
Ist Lt. Robert Olsson
Tright-Patterson AFR.
Dear Lt. Olsson;
This is a belated report on the last batch which I received at
the end of April.
Just as soon as our plans for employing Miss Gluck officially
go through, I shall be able to send you a sheet with comments s on each individual
case, so that you will have my comnents on each folder. The letter method x
has obvious drawbacks. But until that time comes and she can handle my typing
and completion ms, I had better stick to this le method.
In this latest batch we have only 4 really interesting cases. I
might mention a 5th, 28 March 53, Scott AFB, which is the 1st r report t I've
seen of an honest to goodness mirage. 6 Cases have only one observer and I'M
following my usual rule of discounting t those.
The Great Falls 3 April -
error. Venus.
28 March Albrook AFB was pr 28 March Albrook AFB was pr/obably Venus.
31 March Honshu, and 30 March Lyle, sh., are puzz could
possibly have been balloons.
The & April Greenland case was an obvious meteor.
This brings us to the interesting cases:
25 March San Antonia could hardly have been a mirage and I'n surprised
there was no radar pickup. Was there any aircraft like helicopters that miht
explain this. Anything more come in on this one? Don't think this is good enough
for a pinch-bottle but it should be listed as Nocturnal meandering Kight.
29 liarch Spooner, "isc: Duration times needs ch@cking her Hord to
to believe that object could have done all that in 15 seconds. An esting case
and one of the regular questionaries should be sent to lar. Gilette.
Next is the 12 April Stead AFB. I think this
case of the batch, and I hope you receive Questionaires should be
sent.I'd like to see Menzel explain this one! Is there any possibility thatthese could
have been aircpast? Apparently ducks have been eliminated.
As for-the 26 Match, Equasseur AFB although ML, the data are ccon-
tradictroy and insufficient. Perhaps this s was a helicopter? We ought to keee have
much more information on this one Has this been received?
Jinarel,
Hs
alln