PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8409209

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONHoquiam Wash

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE - slat 12 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
29 Mie 59 Hoauion, Wash QO Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

ee oe
Lecal = 055

out _20/0'55 _Aug_59

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
»G Ground- Vi sual

O Ground-Radar

0 Possibly Balloon

O Was Aircraft |
C1-° Probobly Aircraft

0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Rador © Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical }
0 Yes QO Probably Astronomical
O:No | Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
DInsufticient Dota for Evaluation
; : 0 Unknown
20 min 4 or 5 I]
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
four or five lights of bronze te reddish \ll characteristics point
color. No sound or traii. inwing sighting toward identification of objs es a/c.
light gradually faded of . Gradually
faded out of sight.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 572)

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RJEZHQ/ASSISTANCT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES USAF WASH DC

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/UNCLAS/UFO REPORT Ae DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. 1. SHAPE 4 OR 5 LIGHTS
2. N/A 3. COLOR. BRONZE TO REDDISH COLOR 4+ NUMBER 4 OR 5 5+ IRREGULAR
6sANY DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OF DETAILS. NONE 7¢ TAIL TRAIL OR EXHAUST

“ INCLUDING SIZE OF SAME COMPARED TO SIZE OF OBJECT. NONE 8» SOUND.

NONE 9. OTHER FEATURES «TAIL CHASE AND THEN REFORM iN IRREGULAR
FORMATION /B/ DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. 1.WHAT=gQMMR? CALLED

THE ATTENTION OF OBSERVER TO THE OBJECT TAKING WX OBSERVATION 2-eANGLE
OR ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OF OBJECT WHEN FIRST OBSERVED 5 DEGREES ABOVE
HORIZON 99 /3/ANGLE OR ELEV AND AZIMUTH OF OBJECT UOPN DISAPPERARANCE

5 DEGREE ABOVE HORIZON TRAVELING NOTH HOW DID THE OBJECT

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DISAPPERAR GRADUALLY FADED Se HOW LONG WAS THE OBJECT VISIBLE. ABOUT

55 MINIITFEFS NURTNG THIS TIMF LICHT GRANIALIY FANE OFF AND ON PIN NAT

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FLASH OFF AND ONRSY MANNER OF OBERVATION

4. USE ONE OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
BROUND VISUAL

STAENENT AS TO OPTICAL AIDS BINOCULARS

De TIME AND ATE OF SIGHTING: 30 AUG/24552 2055 Loca!
Ee LOCATION OF OBSERVER: FAA STATION HOQUIAM, WASH

Fe IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBERVER

(1) CIVILIAN NAME AGE ETC? Si _nreieemmesemmm masta:
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Ge WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS
2. REPORT FROM NEAREST AWS OR UeSe WEATHER BUREAU OFFICE OF WIND
DIRECTION AND VELOCITY IN DEGREES AND KNOTS AT SURFACE

SURFACE 3203/5 6,22" 2203/5. 103,029" 242/18 16,00' 263/22.

22,008" 260/25. 30,0080" 2993/33. 53,003" 2738/3. 80,032"

3 CEILING UNL (THIN SCD CI) 4. VISIBILITY 15 PLUS 5. AMOUNT

OF CLOUD COVER. UNK (SCTD THIN)

Se THOUNDERSTORMS IN AREA AND QUADRAN IN WHICH LOCATED NZA
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