PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340347

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONMc Chord AFB Washington

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
.. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
23 January 1956 McChord AFB, Washington 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Metegr
Probably Aircraft
GMT 23/1800Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical MeTcd2
OY.s Probably Astronomical
XPNo 0 Possibly Astronamical Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_ Other.
000 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
unknown unknown Unknown
l minute one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING i11. I11. COMMENTS
Circular disc. 1 1/2 feet in diameten. 1/2 feet in diameten. Limited data, Evaluation based Limited data, Evaluation based
Smaller than the moon, fire, red, moon, fire, red, upon description of object. upon description of object.
fuszy and emitted flames. Traveled Meteor. Meteor.
in level line into clouds. in level line into clouds.
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ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52)
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UNCLASSIFIED
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MSG NBR 01352 23 JAN 56
AC OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
FM COMDR 25 ADIV MCCHORD AFB 1 -
TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB EXCEPT PRIOR TO
COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO PARAPHRASE ICALLY REMOVE
DIR OF INT CATEGO'YR BY DATL-TIME GROUP
ALL INTERY IO UNCLASSIFIED
C MILTON AFB PRIOR TO DE . E GROUP IS QUOTED
REFERENCEIF
CITE 25 A219.
1.A. CIRCULAR DISC 1. A. CIRCULAR DISC B. 1 AND 1/2 FEET IN.DIAMETER C B. 1 AND 1/2 FEET IN DIAMETER SMALLER THAN MOON SMALLER THAN MOON
C. FIRE RED I C. FIRE RED D. IOBJECY E. FUZZY G. EMITTED FLAMES IOBJECY E FUZZY G. EMITTED FLAMES H. N/A I.N/A H.N/A I.N/A
2 A N/A B LEVE 2 A N/A B LEVEL LINEC.NAD. C.N/AD N/A E. INTO CLOUDS F. 1 MINUTE N/A E INTO CLOUDS F. 1 MINUTE
3. A. BY SIGHT- 3. A. BY SIGHT-GH CUND SIGHTING SIGHTING B. N/A CN/A N/ACN/A
B2037Z JAN 2037Z JAN Classification Cancelled
OfChangad to
AUIT: AER 2D5-1D AUIT: AER2D5-1D ACTON AGTION
PAR0 2-176/1
Br H.Gunten @r Ht. Gunta.
-π π
NI
UNCLASSIFIED 736-1658-1