DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8865428
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONRidgefield Washington
FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 o Was Balloon Was Balloon
2 August 1958 Ridgefield, Washington Ridgefield, Washington 100 0 Probably Probably Balloon Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Possibly Balloon Balloon
Local1915 XM Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Roder 0 o Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
00 00 Probably Aireraft
GMT05/0315Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
. PHOTOS 3. PHOTOS SOURCE . SOURCE XX WesAstronomieal.Or Was Astronomieal i.Or
Yes D 00 Probably Astronomical
2 No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
very short one not given
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
: iittle round ball of fire, yellow- The description, color &
-nite in color with a long tail of flight path ery character-
-oke was seen in the SE. It was istic of a
Ding straight down & disappeared daylight ho repring
fore someone else see it. 102 of Dr. O er's rpt on
meteor trains & ireball orbits).
OTIC FONM S 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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, 03/52. 25 Aug
11
NNNN |witu RECEIVED
09 58'58 ASTMO
Auc 27 7 AUG 58 07 12 :
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4E4
1+2+3= :
4=4X2a • •
4=4
ATIC • •
RB060
OCZCSQ B1 73ZCQ YA985 OCZCSQ B1 73ZCQ YA985
PP RJEDSQ :
ZDK
DMH053 •
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEZHQ
DE RJWZDM 29H
P 2701 05Z •
FM COMDR 337TH FTR GP PORTLAND INTL APRT ORE •
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
ZEN/COMDR 25TH ADIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN W P AFB OHIO RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN W OHIO •
RJEZHQ/COFS SHINGTON 25 DC
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UNCLAS FROM 337 OD0 8-4345. UFOB. FOR ASST. CHIEF STAFF CHIEF STAFF INTELLIGENCE
OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICESTHE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUBMITTED OFFICE OF INEORMATLON SERUTCESTHI SJUIBMITTED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAR 15, AFR WPPAWM 4 F PAR ALFA. (1) LOOKED LIKE
A CITTLE ROUND BALL OF FIRE(2)SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A BRIGHT STAR
SMOKE )MONE(0)MONE DAD DDAIO
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TOWARD S. E. (2) ABOUT TDEGREE ABOVE THE HORIZON• (3) DISAPPEARED
1 IN BUSHES ON THE HORIZON. (4) STRAIGHT DOWN (5 5) BELOW HORIZON (6)
DISAPPEARED BEFORE SHE HAD TIME TO TELL SOMEONE IN THE SAME ROOM TO
LOOK AT IT. PAR CHARLIE (1) GROUND-VISUAL (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED
duch asin
denoted as "amoke."
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PAGE TWO RJWZDM 29H 0315--9=1915 0315--9=1915
DEGREE 44'W DEGREE 44' W
CIVILIAN, MRS AGE 33, RIDGEFIELD, RIDGEFIELD,
WASHINGTON. PQR GOLF. (1) CLEAR 15 MILES VISIBITY TEMP 85 DEGREE
10,000' 240DEGREE/05K, 1 16,00' 180DEGREE/25K. 20,00' 210DEGREE/25K,
30,000' 190DEGREE/30K, 50, 000'250DEGREE/20K. AT SEATTLE; 6,000' .
230DEGREE/10K, 10, 000' 250DEGREE/15K, 16, 000' 220DEGREE/20K,
20,000' 160DEGRE/15K, 30,000' 150'DEGREE/30K 50,000' 260DEGRE/20K.
PAR HOTEL, NONE, PAR INDIA, NONE PAR JULIETT, H-21 FLYING NORTH THROUGH
THIS GENERAL AREA DEPARTED PORTLAND FOR GRAYFIELD AT 0230Z 25
AUG 58. PAR KILO, ASS'T DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT THE TIME OF THIS
REPORT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT ONE OF THE THREE HA-2I'S THAT REPORT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT ONE OF THE THREE HA-2I'S THAT
WERE PROCEEDING TO GRAYFIELD BUT HE WAS LATER R AKCOUNTED FOR• NO OTHER AKCOUNTED FOR• NO OTHER
COMMENT PAR LIM COMMENT PAR LIMA, NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
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27/01 05Z AUG RJWZDM 27/01 05Z AUG R.JWZDM
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