PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7073852

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONnear Mc Chord AFB Wash

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Boll
15 November 1956 near) McChord AFB, Wash,|© Probably Beltoon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Possibly Balloon
ea, oe © Ground-Vi sual OC Ground-Reder 2 Barua lever a
ony_16/0452% ___ 2FAir-Vi sve O Air-intercept Rader | 2 Possibly Aircraft
Probably Astronomicel
5 Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF “OBJECTS | 9. COURSE i, Wi cieerateanmneinhitendiesite
0 ' insufficient Data for Evaluation
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object, with white-orange; Description, duration, and
streamers. Object was seen as a flash indicate that this sight-
flash in the sky. Object appeared ing was probably caused by a

Slower than a meteor but faster than meteor,
an aircraft. Object was seen air-
visually for three to four seconds,

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FX 25TH ADIV MCCHORD AFB WASH 2—FSSetst—=~=*é Ge |
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TO RJEDEN/COMMANDER ADC ENT AF BASE COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMMANDER AIR TECHINICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER ——
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AF BASE OHIO

RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTLLIGENKE HQ USAF QSAH INGTON 25 DC
ZEN/COMDR 25TH ADIV MCCHORD AFB WASH ATTN/D/I 6 |

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1. A ROUND e.|
B NONE

WHITE-ORANGE STREAMER i
D 1. ONE a
E ie ONE | :

F NO , tel

Gacy STREAMERS

H NONE

13 OR 4 SECONDS) = =e f

B ABOVE AND TO LEFT |

C LEVEL-1228 FT BELOW

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D SLOWER) THAN METEOR NOT AN AIRCRAFT a“ ye
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3 To 4 SECONDS) <— ce Lert rae Sot Loe S

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3. Ae AIR CRAFT HEADING 18% DEG 46 MILES SOUTH OF MCCHORD AF BASE : Sele

B NONE
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B NIGHT CLEAR

5, NB 3045

6. A N/A ) ¢
5. BEANE LT COL 347TH FIS COMMAFDER —

» 023/180 DEG/22GKTS/FROM MCCHORD AF BASE

7. A CLEAR :
B 25,000/245 DEG TRUE/7> KNOTS y

C 300@ SCATTERED

D 19 MILES

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F NONE

8. NONE :
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9. NONE

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12. NONE
11. 1 A/C 8 MILES Se OF BASE 20,000

1 A/C 1% MILES N/ OF BASE. 20,909
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