PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785624

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONSeattle Washington

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ∴1
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
23 April 1956 Seattle, Washington 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 24/0725Z 0 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XXWas Astronomical Meteor
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
xNo Civilian D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
ascendig Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
to ten seconds toward WSW Unknown
seven one
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round, white object, one-half The large arc traveled in 7.-10
moon, looked like seconds indicates a meteor.
on the spokes of a bicycle wheel
going round & round. The obj appeared
to be rising and traveling a
course toward the WSw. Seen for 7-10
seconds. It was estimated that the
object traveled en arc of 140 dgrs.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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RC118 6
WPG118 YDC091 XYA201 XMBS46DNA962
DE RUUPEN 34e4 6
0 241638Z 1
MYCOMBR 2STH ADIV MOCHORD AFD WASH I 2a 6
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TO RJEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFD COLO 6
RJEDWP/CONDN AIR T TECH INTELL CENTER WPAFB OHIC
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RJWPSE. HDR WADF WADF HA AFE CALIF TE CALIF
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I A ROUND I A ROUND
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B 1/2 SIZE OF MOON B 1/2 SIZE OF MOON
C WHITE C
D ONE C
E NONE
F NONE C
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H NONE
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PAGE TWO RJWPDM 65A J
2 A SIGHTED
B 15DEG TO 20DEG 6
C 45DEG TO 50DEG
D NORTH COVERING 14DDEG ARC RISING &DISAPPEARING IN WSW LOOKED LIKE
LIGHT ON THE SPOKES OF A BICYCLE WHEEL GOING ROUND&ROUND
E WENT OUT F 7 TO 10 SECONDS L
3 A VISUAL GROUND
B NONE J
C RONE C RONE 6
4 A 24/2725Z
B NIGHT
5 WESTREN SIDE OF 5 WESTREN SIDE OF GREEN LAKE IN SEATTLE ON DOCK LAKE IN SEATTLE ON DOCK 47DEG 38 47DEG 38 122DEG 122DEG 4 (
21' WEST NO 3938
S A MR S SEALLTE WASH AGE 23 WASH AGE 23
DRAFTSMAN FOR BOEING AIRORAFT CORP
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PAGE TMMEL AUWPDM 65A PAGE TMMEL AUMPDN 65A
B CLAM
C UNLINITE
D UNLIMITED ¸ ¸
E NONE
F NONE F NONE - -
8 NONE <
9 NONE
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12 17A
11 10111G 9230 BGTM FLIGHT PLAH LOCAL AREA REPORTED 1S XILES UEST
EPIMATA 233SPS 49/353FT
12 NONE
13 117A
DT
24/1O3EZ APR RJUPDM
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