PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970899

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONYakima Washington

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
00 Was Balloon
18 December 1957 Yakima, Washington Prabably Balloan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local KGround-Visual Ground-Radar a Was Aireraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 19/01087 GMT. 19/01082 AirVi sual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intereept Radar Possibly Aircraft Y Aireran
5. 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE .SOURCE KxxWas Astronomical Meteor
Ys Ys D Probably Astronomical
XOXNo XXNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS COURSE Other Other_
000 Insufficient Data valuation
SW Unknown
2 seconds one
. BRIEF SU 10. BRIEF OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Large ireball, size of end of reball, size of end of This was without doubt a;meteor.
pencil pencil beld arm's arm's length, red, We are now having the Geminid shover. We are now having the Geminid shover.
leaving contrails. There was an explo- leaving contrails. There was an explo-
sion & ball of Smoke. Smoke lasted sion & ball of Smoke. Smoke lasted
until sundown.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
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II 1. APPEARED SUDDENLY AS A BRIGNT DALL OF FIRE
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ARC MOVING SOUTE JEST
S. EXPLOSION AND SALL OF SMOKS
S.SJECT APPOX TWO SECONDS SNOKE LASTED UNTIL SUNDOWN (
III I 1. GROOND
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YAKINA WASHINGTON 8 8
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RELIASLE REPORTS RELIASLE REPORTS
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S NEG w
VIII 1. NEG
IX 1. NONE -
X 1. NONE
REFORTED JHICH JOULD CORRELATE JITH OSJECT.
17 DEC 57. NVAY S23C2 IN THE VICINITY OF MEDFORD SIGHTED LARGE RED
FIREBALL AT 1282 17 DEC 57, 15 OR 20 MILES VEAT OF MT. SHASTA, CULIF.
LEAVING CONTRAILS ON A NORTHWEST T HEADING UNITED AIRLINE 79S IN (
MEDFORD VICINITY AT AFPROX S1262 SIGHTED CARGE RED BALL SOUTH OF MT.
ADAMS TRAILING CONTRAILS. AIRCRAFT OVOR ELLENSBURG, WASH SIGHTED
OBJECT AT APPROX Z1AOZ WHICH APPEARED TO EXPLODE ON THE MONATASH -
POCATELLO, IDA• SIGHTED OBJECT LEAVING U VAPOR TRAILS.
XII 1. NONE REPORTED XII 1. NONE REPORTED
XIII INFO XIII INFO PASSED BY CIR AR AMIS 32202 17 DEC DEC 57 57
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