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CASE REFERENCE6788161

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONShelton Washington

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1. DATE

8 April 1957

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Shelton,

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2. LOCATION

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Local Ss XQ Ground-Visuol 0 Ground-Rodar
compo 0430Z_ O Air Visual DO Air-Intercep! Radar
S. Fuarcs 6, SOURCE
O Yes
DNo | Civilian

7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION

two three minutes

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

one East to

Yest

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolloon

Was Aircraft
X Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

Other

insufficient Dato for Evaluation
Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One greenish orange glowing light,
feet in diameter,
tail resembling a heli-

estimated 6 to 8
Object had

11. COMMENTS

copter. Object moved from East to

West at the speed of a jet.

Object

was seen visually for 2 to 3 minutes,

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Description, duration,
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