PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Yakima, Bremerton, hem 0 Was Balloon
24-25 Jul 59 Washington Area 0 Probably Balloon
0 Possioly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local 2030, 2100 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
CK Probobly Aircraftefuel Opr
AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9 COURSE 00 Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
varied varied
10. . BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Multiple rpts on 24 & 25 Jul of red, green Evaluated as a/c refueling opr
and white lights. Numerous newspaper articles by MeCord AFB investigators.
enclosed. (See case file)
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AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE S3
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO
REPLY TO AFCIN-4X1
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: Clippings on served Lights 5 September 1959
TO:
We would appreciate your - comments on the three attached clippings.
3 Atchs
Scientific Advisor Yakima Newspaper 27 Aug 59
AFCIN-4X1 a/s
NOTE TO SHERIFF: Your Guys
Saw Lights in the Sky, Saw Lights in the Sky, All Right All Right
Memo to Dean Jones: It's okeh, the same the same t time. Hung around Yakima light - watchers a re light- watchers a re
sheriff. sheritf. Your deputies weren't there for three hours, too, just somewhat less conservative than
hitting the old jug. They reaily like here. your men, sheriff. The south-cen
did see lights in the sky. They appeared orange and They appeared orange and tral Washingtonians say that by
white in Yakima, whereas Kit- white in Yakima, whereas Kit- golly those lights are traveling
The unidentified flying objects to beat heck, but the local depu
they saw Monday night they saw Monday night really t really sap's deputies vo te d for red, sap's deputies voted for red, ties don't go that far; they'll only
shook up the deputies and a few green and white. say the objects hovered noise say the objects hovered noise
other people in your bailiwick. The military can't seem to get lessly at 40,000 to 50,000 feet and
But they didn't surprise Yakima. together on these things. Fair- "sometimes gave the impression
You see, Yakima folks have child air force base at Spokane of motion." So you can see they
bean seeing the light off and on told Yakima a week ago today, aren't going out on any limbs,
for a couple of months. Same when the lights were seen again, even Martian limbs.
time, same station. Not the same that they were from jet-refueling But nobody in Yakima has
color, though. tankers from the Piod bombard- come up wiih anvthing to top
: You'll recatl, sheriff. that the ment wing. Detecdive Bill Clifton's reaction:
e lights showed up here at 8:45 But MeChord air force base "I think Ill drain my swim-
it Monday night. Well, they were near Tacoma said no, they aren't ming pool and put a concrete
seen from Yakima at precisely jets. roof on it."
8/27)59
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THRE-HOUR MYSTERY, ALL-NIGHT FOUL-UP
Things in Sky, and Everybody--But Everybody-in Act
By GENE GISLEY FIRST REPORT of the UFOB and the objects were much higher Information had been relayed to ceived there when the office is
Winking and blinking brilliant came from Roy C. Jackson, 2832 than the planes. McChord field. staifed or by a communications co-
red, green and blue lights, uniden- Center st., who described the ob- "I've back-tracked this report as ordinator at home v hen no one is
tified flying objects filled Kitsap "DEPUTY Sheriff Les Cline re- far as I can and I can't pin it in the office.
skies last night from 8:45 to almost jects as flying at 40,00o feet alti- ported seeing the objects from Wa- down," he said. "We can't find out The communications coordinator
midnight. tude south of the city. terman beach and Detective Bill where the information is supposed today told The Sun that last night's
Larger than an airplane, the Sheriff's dispatcher Don Sherrill Clifton saw them from Ross Point to have come from. call from Kitsap county was re-
UFOB (as the air force calls such radioed the information to all pa- and from his home at Gorst." ceived by the Olymp'n detachment
things) hovered noiselessly high in trols in the county and all officers Sherrill said he relayed the infor- "WE ARE extremely interested of the Washington state patrol.
the sky, sometimes giving the im- reported secing the bright-colored mation to the Olympia headquar- in information of this kind partic- "We don't investignt these re-
pression of motion, said several objects from different locations in ters of the civil defense air raid ularly when we know of no militn:y ports here," Colonc Reed sald,
sheriff's officers - just about as the county. warning system. operation which could explain it." "but we'll see thnt on investiga-
credible witnesses as can be found. "Port Orchard patrolman Don "They told us that a similar he said. tion is begun today.'"
Explaining that no Investiga- Corey and I went outside the of- report had been received from "I can't understand how any-
the Centralia area a week ago one here could have given anyone Detective Bill Clifton said he
tion was instituted last night be- fice to look for them," Sherill and the air force had told the from civil defense headquarters counted eight of the objects, two
cause civil defense communica- said today. "They were a dark civil defense people to 'stay out the 'light treatment.' over Green mountain. one over
tions apparently "bogged down," object, more or less of a circle of air force operations'," Sherrill In fact, we have gotten reports Beifair and the rest in a line be-
MeChord air force officers said appatcuoymoakcuoown, with a light at the exterior. The with a light at the extericr. The said. said. i iunce opetatrons, of such treatment before and we tween Eremerton and Seattle.
they had no knowledge of what light was very brilliant and kept have deliberately had persons call have deliberately had persons call It's hard to describe what they
changing from red to green to "The civil defense headquarters "The civil defense headquarters the base to report flying objects to were like," Clifton soid. "They
the objects might have been. white. called back 15 minutes later and called back 15 minutes later and might have been roving or the might have been moving or the
"There were no military opera- said the information had been re- see what kind of treatment they
tions in that area that we know of." "I would say they were at 50,000 layed to McChord field and that the layed to McChord field and that the got. The 'dry run' calls have al- got. The 'dry run' calls have ai- motion may have bren an illusion motion may have bren an ilusion
said Col. J. R. Reed, deputy com- feet because there were commercial air force knew of the operation." ways been well handled." from looking at thor so long." from looking at thom so long."
mander of McChord air base. "We planes in the air which were so planes in the air which were so I think I'll droin my swim- "I think I'll droin my swim-
Colonel Reed today said he was CIVIL DEFENSE headquarters ming pool and pour a rement top
will begin an investigation today." high we could faintly hear them high we could faintly hear them unable to find any record that the in Olympia said that cails are re- in Olympia said that cails are r- over it," Clifton soid. over it," Clifton soil.
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stating yellow-orange lights were visable over the city of Bremerton.
The ACRON maintaining air survelliance in the Bremerton area was con-
tacted and they informed intelligence that SAC aircraft were flying
night training missions in the area of sighting. night training missions in the area of sighting.
b. On 25 July 1959 b. On 25 July 1959 at 2l00 hours PST another report report of of UFO was IIFO was
received from Bremerton which stated blue and white lights were vis- which stated blue and white I lights were vis-
able in the sky west of Bremerton. The responsible ACRON was con-
tacted and survelliance tacted and s survelliance personnel stated SAC refuelers were in the area
of sighting at the time of sighting.
3. Intelligence Intelligence has identified these Bremerton UFO's as lights and these Bremerton UFo's as lights and
flares eminating from known from known friendly sources and has notified base ISO
personnel of our findings. Intelligence considers these reports closed
and does not contemplate taking and does not contemplate taking any further action on them. any further action on them.
Yeil .Uosbugh
NEIL A. VOSBURGH
Major, USAF
Director of Intelligence

by the various witnesses; all sightings occ ng at night.
requested an investigation of these sightings. The I Directorate of
Intelligence of the 25th Air Division infored ATIC on 15 September 1959,
that these lights resulted from flares emanating from known friendly
sources. A telaphone call to the base commander, McChord AFB, Washington
detarained that these friendly source SAC aircraft conducting a
rofueling mission in the area.
4. It is requested requested that Congress that Congressman Towlesson be informed of Towlesson be informed of our our
findings concerning findings concerning these these si It is requested that is requested that the letter the letter
be addressed to: be addressed to:
Congressman Congressman
6th District
Washington State
FOR THE MMANDER: NDER:
PHILIP G. EVANS
Colonel, USAP re
Deputy for Scls nces and Components
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