PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT: 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Wos Beolloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aireroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Washington
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION

& Ground- Vi sual © Ground-Reder

© Air-Intercep? Roeder

Was Astronomicol
Probebly Astronomical
Possibly Astronemical

Other UNIDENTIFIED _

Insufficient Date fer Eveluction
Unknown

Militar
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

25 to 30 seconds NW to SW to Nj
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Two round white objects the size of Unidentifiod,
a dime at arm's length, Objects were
seen appearing from the NW, banking
away to the SW, flying a short
crossing course & bankinuy away to the
NW. Objects were in sizyyht for from

25 to 30 seconds. Sivhteod below & to
rear of airliner moviny fiom NW to
SE.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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WERE OBSERVED. TH PROBABLE CAUSE OF SUCH
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REFERENCE UFO REPORT, RE INCIDSNT APPROXIMATHLY 45 MILES NORTUWEST

OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ‘M HMIGSAGE 10-00-99 DATED 8 OCTOUER 57, s
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PD SFC MERREL E. LEE NOT INTERVIEWED DUE TO ATTENDANCE OF SERVICE SCHOOL
PD MSGT WALTER We HOUSELY CMM JR INTERVIEWED VIA TELEPHONE BECAUSE OF
INCLEMENT WEATHER GROUNDED AIRCRAFT PD RESULTS OF INTERVIEW ARE AS FOL~
LOWS REFERENCEING AFR 290-2 PD PARA ONE PD As CIRCULAR B. DIME C. FLAT
WHITE D. TWO E. IN LINE ASTERN F. NONE Ge NONE He NONE I. OBJECT WAS
BRIGHTER THAN BACKGROUND OF SKY PARA TWO PD A. OBSERVED COMMERCIAL AIR-

CRAFT IN APPROACH PATTERN FOR SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT AND NOTICED TWO OB-
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JECTS BELO _AND AT A GREATER DISTANCE FROM THE OBSERVER

THAN THE AIRCRAFT WHICH APPEARED TO BE TWO PARACHUTES ON FIRST OBSERVA-

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TION PDB. 39 DEGREES Pints D. OBJECTS APPEARED 35 DEGREES FROM
TRUE NORTH FROM THE EST-CHM BANKED TO THE SOUTHWEST FLEW A SHORT

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BATTERY D FORT WARD CMM WASHINGTON PHONE SEATTLE CMM VIKING 2666 CMM

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FIRST SGT CMM RELIABLE PD PARA SEVEN PD A. DRY CMM COLD CMM BRIGHT CLEAR ‘“
SKY CMM NO WIND PD B, SURFACE WINDS 96 DEGREES 2% KNTS CMM~6390 FT WINDS

139 DEGREES YA KNTS CMM 1@ 900 FT WINDS 159 DEGREES & KNTS CMM 16 999 FT
WINDS 229 DEGREES 17 KNTS CMM 29 @@9 FT WINDS 248 DEGREES 36 KNTS CMM (
30 @@@ FT WINDS 25@ DEGREES 67 KNTS CMM 5@ 99@ FT WINDS 28 DEGREES 19
KNTS CMM 8 @@@ FT WINDS 27@ DEGREES 13 KNTS AS REPORTED 981792 OCT 578
SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT C. 15 999 FT BROKEN AND HIGH BROKEN D. 35 MILES &
ONE TENTH AT 4 50@ FT F. NONE PARA EIGHT PD TROPOPAUSE AT 33 5900 FT CMM
TEMPRATURE MINUS 54 CMM WINDS 26 DEGREES 72 KNTS PD WAATHER BALLONS
RELEASED SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT 670 609Z OCT 57 CMM 971200 OCT 57 CMM ‘

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MERCIAL AIRCRAFT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR SEATTLE-TACOM AIRPORT PD

PARA ELEVEN PD NCOIC DET FIVE %#9@6TH AISS ON-PD PARA
TWELVE NONE PD END } N |
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