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CASE REFERENCE7340371

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONSeattle Washington

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE

2. LOCATION

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

| Oval shaped, golden and glowing with
long tail. Wx clear, Object climbing.

cient data,

support this analysis.

12. CONCLUSIONS
: 0 Wes Balloon
24 January 1956 Seattle,Washington QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Possibly Balloon
Local XIX Ground- Vi suc O Ground-Radar O Wos Aircraft
of - ield g asses Oo Probobly Aircraft
GMT 25/0550Z 0 Air Visual OD Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
XIXNo Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 , Other
| N-S later rag Tiel i Data for Evaluation
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE <i hSNEsCation!.- Lao 12. CONCLUSIONS
1956 Seattle, Washingt O Prebebly Ball
_31 January eattle, Washington robably Balloon
13. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION - O Possibly Balloon
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Crescent shaped object size of dime, | At 185(1815) Venus at 35°
color white and yellow. Very bril- elevation in West moving to 10%
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