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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 1. DATE 2. 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon Was Balloon
1 August 1958 1 August 1958 Tacoma, Washington 000 100 Prabably Bolloon Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
000 o Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 01/1050z Air Visual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical
No Military & Civilian Military & Civilian PossiblyAstronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE XX Other Confliutinr Data A
N to S Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
45 mins one W toE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White obj, shape of ice-cream cone Although obj has caracteristics
on underside, very bright. Conflicting of balloon, cannot conclude with
statements as to direction. inconsistent data given.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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00 RJEDDN RJEDSQ
ZFD RJWZSX ZFD RJWZSX
ZCZCQYX664ZCDMA209 ZCZCQYX664 4ZCDMA209 atic atic
0O RJEDDN RJEDSQ. 00 RJEDDN RJEDSQ. honed honed
DE RJWZDM 1 101A 101A 3 C 50187
0 0114302 00114307 1Ay 1 Ay s 3C
FM COMDR 25TH AIR DIV
TO RJEDDN/COMDR.AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER .……...
HEADQUARTERS USAF
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION USAF
ZEN/COMDR 25CADD
BT :
/UNCLAS/25TH CADD TAC H 4PD. ATTN D/1 SUBJECT:
1. UFOB. 1. UFOB.
1. GRAPEFRUIT 1.GRAPEFRUIT LIKE 7
2. NEGATIVE
3. WHITE
4. ONE .…..
5. N/A
6. NEGATIVE
7. IGE CREAM CONE-LIKE ON UNDERSIDE.WAS REPORTED AS XHAUST.
8. NEG

11 hx
1. BRIGHTNESS This is
2 NEGATIVE enda-
3. NEGATIVE
4. (1) NORTH TO SOUTH (2) WEST TO EAST
5. SLOW FADE
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2.N/A This net cleta.
3. N/A m.see
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1. 01/10502 TO 01/1125Z 1050z-8
2. NIGHT
1 A. TACOMA WASHINGTON B. TACOMA WASHINGTON
VI •
1. CIVILIANS TACOMA WN .
4 dama
B. UNK.
1/C NELMS , OIC BROWNS PT. LIGHT HOUSE
US COAST GUARD WASH. •
VII .
1.-- Sanel
2. 6,000 2. 6,000 210DEGREES 14 HNOTS CS CS Wist-Soill
10,000 10,000 25023 25023 W.sT WesT wils wils
16,000 250 35 W W ~SwyW ~SwlyW
20,000 250 33 ~Oftim SNty W Oftimn Sy
30,000 30.060 240 240
40,000 240
50,000 240
3. NONE !
415PLUS

OVER HIS CORN FIELD-A3/C S REPORTED OBJECT
ON HRI AT 54,000 AND 52,00 IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD. HE LOCATED
OBJECT AT 47 DEGREES
635TH ACWRON MCCHORD D AFB, WN REPORTED A POSSIB RETURN. BUT NOT UNTIL
AFTER IT WAS CALLED TO THEIR ATTN. A Q. foss.lle
VII NONE VII NONE fwwe thee higk
BT aellls
01/14582 AUG RJWZDM
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(INCONSISTENT DAT2) INCONS 515TENT DAT2)
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PRECEDENCE TYPE MBG (Chech) SYMBOL ACCOUNTING ORIG, OR REFERS TO OF REFERENCE CLASSIFICATION
ACTION ROUTIE BOOK MULTI BINGLE
INFO ROUTTNE X AF MSG 0 011430 2 UNCI.
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR, ATIC
TO: COMDR, 111OTH H BALLOON ACTIVITIES GRCJP
HEAD UARTERS COMMAND, WRY AFB, COLORADO 8-1833-=
CONCURRENT INFO: CONCURRENT INFO: COMMANDER, 10O6TH AISS ENT AFB, COMMANDER, 1OO6TH AISS ENT AFB.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
INFO: COMMANDER, DETACHMENT 5, 1OOSTH AISS, GEIGER FID, WASH. SS. GEIGER FID, WASH.
SPOY SPOY
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 /UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4
RPTS-UFO*, REQUEST ANY TRACK-PLOT INFO OF ANY UTPER-ATMOSPHERE BALLCON RFTS-UFO", REQUEST ANY TRACK-PLOT INFO ANY UH-PER-ATMOSPHERE BALLOON
OR RELATED ACTIVITIES IN VICINITY TACOMA, WASH, 1015 Z to 1125 Z
(2:50 to 3:25 A.M., LOCAL), 1 AUG 58. FURPOSE OF HIS REQUEST IS TO
BY
CLUDING MILITARY AND OTHERS CONSIDERED OF GOCD RELIABILITY. REF
TT MSG 25 CADD TAX-H-4FD, DID 1 AUG 58, COPY TO COMDR, AIR DEFENSE
COMMAND. OBJ DESCRIBED AS ROUND, APPARENTLY LARGE IN SIZE AND
UNDERSIDE DESCRIBED AS HAVING CONFIGURATION OF ICE-CREAM CONE. THIIS
LENDS CREDENCE TO LARGE UPPER-AIMOSHERE BALLOON, SUCH AS MAY BE
RELEASED FR IWAKUNI STATTCN, JAFAN,OR VERNAILIS NAS. YOUR DETAILED ITIME
DATE
BALLOON BALLOON K PLOTS AND GHARTS FOUND TO TO 6 1000 |1000
MONTH YEAR
AUG 1958
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
AFCIN-4E4 Molle Molle
TYPED NAME AND TITLE (SignaSure, if en7. Du Lunp7. Dr
3-1 CAPTAIN GEORGE T GREGORY T. GREGORY E
3O-1-W0 PHONE 6-9216 PAGE NR. OF WALLACE W. ELWOOD WALLACE W.ELWOOD
PHONE NR. NR. 1 PAGES PAGKS 2 Lwcnwa Captain, USAF USAE
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Assistant Administrative Officer
UNCLASSIFIED
DDFOAR 173 REPLACES DD FORM 173, 9 WHICH WILL Be USED UNTIL ExHAUStEd

JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
CCMDR, ATIC
PROJECTS. HOWEVER, HIS REWEST PROMPTED BY FACT DATA GENERALLY
NOT RECEIVED UNTIL TWO WEEKS AFTER OCCURE.CE OF INCIDENTS, AD IS
DESIRED PREPARATORY TO POSSIBLE NEQUEST 1 FOR FOLLOW-UP INVESTI-
GATION BY AISS.
COORDINATION: COORDINATION:
ArI iy A001-ily Date6Ag
AFCIN-4E HK Hhtheni itK Hhtheri Dated inig
Col Gilbert Dated ing
AFCIN-4X1 iliCe FilG
Mr. Arcier
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SYMBOL NR PAGE NR OF PAGES SECURITY CLASSIFICATION INITIALS
AFCIN-4E4 2 UNCLASS IFI ED
DD MAY Ss 173-1 U. 8. GOVEANNenT PRstInG OvFIcR: 1985S52256

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