PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
17 August 1956 Longview, Washington 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT-18/0500Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes XX
No two civilians & I military 17 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS .COURSE 0 Other.
sideways & up 0 Insufficiant Data for Evaluction
0 Unknown
48 minutes one & down/mostly up
11. COMMENTS
One object One objec Smaller than a dime than a dime Probable star or Probable star or planet. Positionql planet. Positional B
Color orange. Object moved up, down data garbled. data garbled.
and sideways, and sideways, mostly mostly up. Seen . Seen by 2
civilians and military. A/C were
in area. One a/c circled object
twice but no report fm a/c as seeing twice but no report fm a/c as seeing
object. object.
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ACTIO -
RB117
WPE166ENA137 -
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00 RJEDWP
ZOV RJEDEN
ENA162 TYA180 4-4x2 )
00 RJEDWE -
EOV RJEP EOV RJEP
TDA075V XTA168 XDEBPIIDMA061X TDA075V XTA168 XDEBPIIDMA061X -
00 RJEDEN RJEPWD RJEPHQ 0O RJEDEN RJEPWD RJEPHQ
DE RJWPDM 77A
0 180952Z
FM COMDR 25 AIR DIV D MCCHORD AFB WASH FM COMDR 25 AIR DIV D MCCHORD AFB WASH
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEPWD/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT. PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DI HATRS USAF WASH 25 DC .
ZEN/COMDR 25 WASH
BT
OOUNCL/,ATTN: D/I DI-FOB/25TH TAC H-210
8. NONE
9. NONE
10. NONE
11. NONE
12. .OBSERVER REPORTED THAT AT 0548Z AN A/C IN AREA HAD APPROACHED THE
OBJECT FROM THE SOUTH AND CIRCLED IT TWICE THEN PROCEEDED BACK SOUTH )

BOUND. THIS INFO PASSED TO AMIS AND TO THIS TIME HAD NO INFO, FRCM
A/C IN THAT AREA AS TO THEIR SEMEING THE OBJECT THERE WAS HOWEVER
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BT
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ACTION
CS UPG252 22 Auc 56. 10 12 24A A3A 12
461
AR LUD RJEDEP' RJMPJ
D3 2IPDH 124A

LONOTIEN WASH
GCC ET ER'3 POTLAND ONCO HER 3 FOTTLAND ONCO.
:: : CLEAn G2. 5,--. 36 DIGns 1 KOT -N DiGnes L KOTS 9 DNGRS 1. KIOTT 9. DNGRES 1. KIOTT )
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16,-25DESRES 1 KOTS 2, 29: DGMERS 1 K1OTS 3, 27
DEGIES 2. KOTS 4, 0 27. DESRSES 3 MOT 5, 271 DIGRES C KOTS ~
G3. ULLITED G4 UNLIITED 5 O H. 8OT1. 1OE J.KOE K. OES RIVER
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T AT SACZ AN M/C I. THE AMEA NAD APPROACITE OSCROT P.C.
ROUTI AD CILCLED IT TUICE, THM PROCTEDED DACK SOUTIBCUND. TIIS I FO )
VAS PASSID TO ANIS. TIEY MAD NO I.FO FROM A/C IN THAT ARTA ODPTAVIG
CLJTOT. TIHERE NAS HOUEVER TAAFFIC PASSINS YORTH AND SOUTH BOUD OHI
Am O2.

0 1809527
IMA062 Mulli
00 RJEDEN RJEPWD RJEPHQ 68
DE RJUPDM 76A
0 1809522 CORREHDONYOCK
FM COMDR 25 AIR DIV D MCCHORD AFB WASH - O
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RJEPUD/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ACTION
RJEPHO/DI HQTRS USAF WASH 25 DC
ZEN/COMDR 25H AFB WASH
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BT
UNCL/ ATTN: D/I DI-FOB/2STH UNCL/ ATTN: D/I TAC H-210 o
1. A ROUND 4-4x2a 4f-4x2a
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B SMALLER THAN A DIME B SMALLER THAN A DIME
C ORANGE ...
D 1
E NA
F.NA .
G NONE O
M NONE
I NONE o.
2. A LOOKING AT A MOUNTAIN
B 025 ELEVATION 090 A21
C NONE
D UP AND DOWN AND SIDEWAYS. MOSTLY UP
0
E NONE
F NONE O
3. A GRND TO AIR VISUAL 3. A GRND TO AIR VISUAL
O
B BINOCULARS B BINOCULARS
C . O
4. A. 18 AUG 56 0500Z
B NIGHT
5. DKNBO302
0
LONGVIEW WASH O
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LONGVIEW, WASH
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B 4770TH GOC DET3 PORTLAND, OREGON
7. A CLEAR
B 060 10
300 10
310 10
300 15
30015 30015
310 20
280 10
C UNLINITED C UNLIMITED 414
D UNLIMITED
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E NONE +
F NONE
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