PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968990

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONSeattle Washington

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2 LOCATION Was Balloon
00 Probably Balioon
29 ADr 59 Seattle, Vashington Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION Was Aircraft
3. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 000 Probably Aircraft
Local. Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
GMT29/0806Z GMT. 9 Air-Visual X OX Was Astronomical MetCo) Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Probably Astronomical
O Yes Yes 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
Civilian Civilian
No NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 000 000
Unknown
two not given not given
5-6 s208 5-6 SeOS 11. COMMENTS
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Not other rpts fm any source Not other rpts fm any source
Egg shaped obj or saucer at an angle) an angle) anything unusual, Duration &
vellowish yellowish orange. Two were of sight-
gold or gold or distance indicate meteor sight- distance indicate meteor
separated, then joined. Buzzing ing. If sound associated w/
have windows or separators. Buzzing have windows or separators obj, then this places it in
like hot poker in water. oer in water. Bolide class. Nothing indicates indiontes
that this was not a bolide.
ATIC FORM 26 SEP 52)
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B4E4
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SQH003 SQC294 YDA183 XYB306 XDB151ZCZCDMA144T
AR RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ -
DE RJWPDN 96A -
2 2959552
FM 25TH CADD atie
TO RJEDDN/COMDR NORAD
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLICENCE HO USAF
ZEN/CONDR.25TH-ADIV 2RN/CONDR,251H ADIV
RJEPHO/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HO USAF CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
RJEPHQ/OFFICE HQ USAF HQ USAF
BT
/UNCLAS/-$-131 /UNCLAS/-$-131
2.UNK->1Z2? 2.UNK->/22?
3. GOLD OR YELLOWISH ORANGE 3. GOLD OR YELLOWISH ORANGE
42
5. WERE SEPARATED THEN JOINED
S. APPEARED TO HAVE WINDOWS OR SEPARATORS
7. UNK
3. BUZZING LIKE H HOT POKER IN WATER
.(HAD DEPTD-SPIED 150S-180S M.P.H.
HoW90 5202d 651erod?
mdica
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1. LIGHT
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PAGE TWO RJWPDM 96A
II
1. LICHT
2.UK-2avTi0ni9ziMc8?
3. ALNOST OVER HEAD
4. COMING
5. TURNED 220 DEG GAINED ALTITUDE-OBJECTS_TURNED-CONE
.-5 SECONDS
II Defnlly
1. VISUAL
2. NONE sticel shetch. *
3. NO Note:
IV 2 5 0 mmile o mmile
1.29/9806Z 2806 Y=0006 ane
1. 29798062
2. NIGHT
V LOCATION OF OBSERVER- MID V LOCATION OF OBSERVER - MID TOWN N SEATTLE,WN SEATTLE,WN
VI VI 1
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PAGE THREE RJWPDM 9SA
2. NONE
VII
1. SYIOPTIC SITUATION-AREA DONINATED BY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
2. SUNFACE 03SDEG 2OKNOTS (
07ODEG 05KNOTS ENE
10000 D8ODEG 20KNOTS E
16530 C5ODEG 21KNOTS NE

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2. NONE
VII
1. SYNOPTIC SITUATION-AREA DONINATED BY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
2. SURFACE 83CDEG 2EKNOTS MNE
6000 07DDEG 05KNOTS SNE
10285 08ODEG 20KNOTS E
16200 05CDEG 21KNOTS NE
20202 SGODEG 24KNOTS ENE
30000 020DEG 23KNOTS NNG
40060 82ODEG 29KNOTS
58000 350DEG 1GKNOTS
80030 330DEG 12KNOTS
3.UNLIMITED
4. UNLIMETED
5 CLEAR
6. NONE ET .
VIII .
N/A
IX
N/A
X
PAGE FOUR RJWPDM 96A C
AIRCRAFT PASSED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD 4 MINUTES
AFTER OBJECT DISAPPEARED
CI 30
N/A (
KII NONE
GEGATIVE OTHER REPORTS OF SIGHTING IN AREA.
BT !.
29/133OZ APR RJWPDN 10
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PAGE FOUR RJWPDM 96A PAGE FOUR RJWPDM 96A i
OVERHEAD D 4 MINUTES 4 MINUTES (
AFTER OBJECT DISAPPEARED ( (
XI 3
(
N/A N/A
XII NONE
NEGATIVE OTHER REPORTS OF SIGHTING IN AREA.
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BT
29/1030Z APR RJWPDM J F O 4
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