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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6970984
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONSpokane Washington
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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-252-55
1. DAI5 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
July 1955. Spokane, Washington Was Balloon
Noo Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
31/0330% JuI 55 000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yos a 000 Probably Astronomical
Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Fifteen Minutes (15) Minutes One (1) Drifting Unknown
111. COMMENTS
round, shiny object, the size of a Concur with the opinion of the Repoting
baseball held at arms length, appeared to Officer that the sighting was probably
drift slowly. generated by the Wx balloon that was
released 31/0315Z Jul 55 from Spokane.
4E4 4E4
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AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)
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