PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6959025

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONMc Chord AFB Washington

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
) | T ines 195 7 2 = Or ; a. . ,9 sri? ; r nn Dp: Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Selisee
: o WwW i
Local © Ground- Vi sual OQ Ground-Roder Oo Probably Aiveroft
GMT ? 21147 © Air Visual D Air-intarcept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probobly Astronomical
Ne filitaryv 0 Possibly Astronomicol
i? LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |g. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
GO Insufficient Date for Evalustion
—_ ; 0 Urknown
> Minutes ons cown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
Normal radar pip til lost in ground This is a suspected deflated
Lutter. x balloon, - Bs rt °

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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5. 635TH ACW SQ OPERATIONS ‘

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| & SUSPECTED DEFLATED WX BALLOON

9. RECORDERS LOG, SURVEILLANCE LOG, OPS B LOG AT 635TH ACW SQ. :

| OPERATIONS ;
; 10. DIVERTED ONE T-33 FROM MCCHORD AFB INSTRUMENT SCHOOL. NO SIGHTING

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| 12. RELATIVELY SLOW RATE OF DESCENT INDICATES THE POSSIBILITY OF A
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RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO ———— e
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC

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