PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785516

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONSamish Island Washington

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
5 April 1956 Samish Island, Washington 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 06/0700Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE X Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XtNo Civilian (GOC) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE ,Other.
still in sight when rpt 0 Insufficient Data for
0 Unknown
at least 13 hr duration one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round brigh red object, the size The planet Venus was at the
of a penny l at arm's length, obse same S the UFOB i.e.
ved at an angle elevation of l5 dgr elevation in the NW.
in the northwest. Seen thru binoculars sighting was doubtedly
of unknown power. The object had been caused by the planet Venus. The
seen for 1 hours at the time of the duration of the sighting & the
repor report & was still was still in sight. in sight. fact that this object fact that this object has been
reported before substaniete the
above theory.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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2. BINOCULARS
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