DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6787217
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956
REPORTED LOCATIONSeattle Washington
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1, DATE
13 July 1956
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION
Seattle, Washington
12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wos Bolloon
QO Probobly Balloon
O Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local <i SXGround- Vi sual O Ground-Rodar | ene batts attcvoft
| Gut__19/0421Z __ 0 Air Vi suol DO Air-Intercept Radar CO Possibly Airerolt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE QO Was Astronomical
0 Yes G Probably Astronomical
XE No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0, Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; ; Sees Q Unknown
one minute one circling
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| One star like object white in coioar, Aircraft in area at time of
: leaving vapor trails. Circied v0 sighting. In all probability
times and faded from sight. |} this Sighting was generated by
{ the above mentioned aircraft,
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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18 July 1956 eatt Washington Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION QO Possibly Balloon
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1. DATE 2, LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
. : QO Was Balloon
22 July 1956 Seattle, Washington LQX Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Possibly Balloon
Local 1939 R>Ground- Vi sual OD Ground-Redar | . Probably Alccroft
GuT_23/0335Z. D Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar | Possibly Aircroft
0 Yes O Probobly Astronomical
XIX No Civilian QO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE z O , Other
0D Insufficient Data for Eveluction
QO Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS |
Obj resembling balioon or parachute The fact that the object resembled
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