PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970957

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONSpokane Wash

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION

30 Jul 55 Spokane, Wash
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Leceal 7 4X Ground- Vi sual © Ground-Rodar

omT_oL 03302 D Air Visual © Alr-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS : OURCE

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>t No civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
fifteen minutes

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

12, CONCLUSIONS

CX Wes Bolloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aireroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicel

Other

insufficient Data far Evaluation
Unknown

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One round, shiny obj, size of baseball held at |Concur with reporting officer. WX balloon
arms length, appeared to drift slowly. was released from Spokane 31/0315Z.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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