PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970673

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONPLEASANTVIEW Washington

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>, LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
LEASANT View
be Ox Was Belloon
5 Probably Balloon

3 DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a ats ete

.Leceal X24) Ground- Vi sual o Ground-Roder
on 29/0310z

0 Air Vi sual © Air-Intercept Rader
BURCE

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft )
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

OS ,
insufficient Data for Evaluction
Unknown

civilian (GOC)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
15 mins wo S W

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Although observers stated obj was moving
Two Objs, appeared as large,silver objs, SW winds do not clearly substantiate
faded out of sight after about 15 mins. balloon theory. Duration of sighting,
destription and fact that two qualified
balloon directors said that the objs were
part of Moby Dick leads to conclusion
that objs were balloons.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RUWPKL RJWPDM

DE RJWPGR 25B—

2 2993007

FM COMNINEAIRDIV GEIGER FLD SPOKANE WN

TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFS8 COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFP OHIO —
RJEPHQ/DOI HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC

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RJWPREZCOMNWADE., HAM ALION AFB HA ALTON CALIF a
RIVPDN/COMDR FLT 1-A 4S6"2ND AISSRON MCCHORD AF® TACOMA WN |

BT

JUNCLASSIFIED/SODI 5388 PD UFOR PD 1 CLN A CMA SAUCER ™D R CMA LARGE
PD C CMA SILVER PD D CMA TWO PD E CMA ONE SELIEVED TRAILING SLIGHTLY
PD F CMA NEG PD G CMA NEG PD H CMA NEG PD I CMA NEG PD 2 CLN A CMA A/C

IN AREA OBJECT SPOTTED WHILE OR8SER TWO A/C PD 8 CMA STATION 88 3929 ORJ

SIGHT BB 4634 PD C CMA N/A PD D CMA 5°? FT OFF GROUND TRACKING SW PD

E CMA FADED OUT OF SIGHT PD F CMA 15 MIN PD 3 CLN A CMA GROUND-VISUAL

PD B CMA NEG PD C CMA NEG PD 4 CLN A CMA 29 JUL/®%31%Z PD B CMA DUSK PD
5 CLN GOC POST-RR3929 PD 6 CLN A CMA MRS GRACE REECE CMA PLEASANT VIEW

CMA WASH OCCUP N/A PD PLUS 5 OTHER PERSONS IN GOC POST SAW OBJECT PD RP

CMA NEG PD 7 CLN A CMA GOOD PD B CMA SURFACE 247 AT 1% KTS CMA 677° FT

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222 AT 14 KTS CMA 17°22 FT 27¢ AT 25 KTS CMA 16427 FT 31% AT 5% KTS
CMA 207¢7 FT 3530 AT 3@ KTS CMA SA@¢%¢ FT 321% AT 35 KTS CMA 4&7?" FT

2’? AT 25 KTS CMA S¢?OS FT 277 AT 5S? KTS CMA SF°C™ FT 28" AT 55 UTS PD
C CMA N/A PD D CMA N/A PD E CMA N/A PD F CMA NEG PD 8 CLN PDT SENT OUT
1 EFA BALLOON AT 197% PST SUT ACCORDING TO WX STH AIR DIv IT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN TRACKING ESE PD 9 CLN NEG PD 17 CLN NELSON 6%-8-47 Pp 11

CLN 1/LT FONNESBECK CMA C PD 1 PD CHA SR DIRECTOR P-$* REPORTED NO
RADAR PICK-UP IN OBJECT AREA PD ABOVE DIRECTOR CALLED CAPT THOMAS AT

Pe4® CMA SR BIRECTOR AND THEY BOTH AGREE THAT THE OP JECT CS) WERE
PART OF MOBY DICK PD 12 CLN NONE PD WINDS REPORTED BY STH ADIV WX
SECTION INDICATE THAT O8JECTS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BALLOONS PD FURTHER

m CHECK WITH OPSERVERS BEING MADE TO DETERMINE CORRECTNESS OF REPORTED
Bi gala Sila Lh ding = - wee ee eet Oe Ls lo.

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