PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787884

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONRenton Washington

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 a Was Balloon
26/7 March 1957 Renton, Washington 100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local :Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_27/0350Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 2 3. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
0.No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
STICL IN SIGHT 000 Insuificient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
at least 30 mins two Easterly
IO. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two hovering lights seen drifting A limited investigation assigned
East. Objects were still in sight to flight 1-A 4602d AISS revealed
after 30 minutes when the report that this sighting was caused by
was turned in. a balloon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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ATIC
26035-7-
RA7D
110 0 UPA D6 YEBD88 XYB1 4 XDD 727 MAR 57 409-24 1
NM 4E4
00 RJLDEN RJEDUP RJEPHG
E RJUPDM 1 99A 4-4×20
27:7292 PD (
FM COC 25TH CADD MOCHORD AFB WASH
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO -
RJEPHW/DIR OF INTEL HDQ USAF
ZEN/COMDR R 25AD (D) AFB WASH
BT
NNCL/XAC UN C L/X AC C-735 PD ATTN D/I C-735 ATTN D/I
I AM NONE
B. HONE B. NONE
C.W .C.WI HOVERING LIGHTS
DM 2 DM 2
E. NONE E. NONE
FM A NONE
GM NONE
H..NONE
I. NOME
IIA.UNK
B. N/A
CM N/A
DN DRIFTING EAST
EXN/A
F. STILL BEING OBSERVED
III A. VISUAL
B. BINOCULARS
C..MONE
IVA.ISAA

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E. LICHT
1/A MILE EAST OF MAPLE VALLEY HIGHWAY , OUT OF RENTON WASHINGTON.
No 5-25 47 25 FEET NO. 122 DEGREES 1 FEET W.
VI VALLEY WASH.
-
RK HADWAY (EX AF PILOT) GOC
VII A• NONE
B. 330/10 -
310/25
294/30 -
298/40 (
366779
300/50
306/30
C . UNLIMITED
DM 15X
ETNOME
F.NONE
VIII NONE
IX. NONE
X NONE
XI NONE
XII BE SEEN
THE EAS
NEIGHBOR. -INFORMED WASH STATE PATROL, THEY INVESTIGATED, AT S440Z -
OBJECT STILL NOTICEABLE DRIFTING EAST, GAINING DECREASING IN IN-
TENSITY. AT 0530Z
HIGHNAY STATE PATROL INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED
NO FLASHING LIGHTS. AMIS BELIEVES SIGHTING IS FROM
AIRWAY BEACON LIGHT (FLASHING WHITE) LOCATED
3 MILESIAST OF IS AGUAH AT SQUAH MT.
BT
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