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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6959128

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONSeattle Washington

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

| 12. CONCLUSIONS
|O Wes Belloon
2 Or+ 59 Sant+] 1 : QO Probably Balloon
2 Oct % S2sttle, Washington OQ Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
aye - . e O Wes Aircraft
Locoi O2OZ G.:Ground- Vi sual EGround-Redar Q Probably Aircraft
GMT i, i‘, 0 Air Visual 0 Air-intercept Radar G Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE C Wes Astronomicel
CO Yes C Probably Astronomical
ae ea me C Possibly Astronomical |
Bi. Military 4
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE rH Other LLL Mires
CO Insufficient Data for Evaluction
: O Unknown
3 hrs we ENOWT erratic i
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
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Sey SEEN VER a ay REPOS aoe poy inversion wf the assciated mirage effects
or quarter, white an ] wiftlickering Light ms
ee Seep ik Bell ae pee PANS a both visual and redar, was the cause oF |
Weak blip on radar. Faded after approximately thi aed ws
nree hrs. Flight patterns were erratic. Se ae aes

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UNCLASSIF IED/250D1 10.747. UFOB REPORT. THE FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT
1S FORWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2: SECTION ONE.

1. ROUND 2. QUARTER >. 3. WHITE, BLUE

4. FIVE TRACKED ON RADAR, SEVERAL OTHERS NOT REPORTED.

5. USUALL Y APPEARED IN PAIRS. 6. FLICKERING LIGHT.

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t. WEAK BLIP ON RADAR 2. 10,000 FEET, 170 DEGREES.

3, FADE IN AREA OF OBSERVATION. 4. CHANGE IN AZIMUTH-THEN

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SECTION FIVE

1. SITE 13 BATTERY D, 2ND M.B., 43 ARTILLERY, SEATTLE WN.
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ARTILLERY, SEATILE) WN.

SECTION SEVEN

1, CLEAR-F0G MOVED IN 1 1/2 HOURS AFTER SIGHTING,

2. SURFACE 010 DEGREES 10 KNOTS

6,000 020 DEGREES 20 KNOTS

10,000 010 M DEGREES 45 KNOTS

T6,000 010 DEGREES 24 KNOTS

20,000 360 DEGREES 40 KNOTS

20,000 010 DEGREES 30 KNOTS

40,000 360 DEGREES 30 KNOTS

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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location Seattle, Washington

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Date 2 Oat 1959 Hour (2) ve 05202

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wx Clear - fog moved in 1 + hours after sightings.

Deacription Five objects tracked on radar, several others not reported. Usually
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appeared in pairs. Round, size of quarter, white and blue with flickering lient.

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jeak blip on radar. F,ded after approximately three hours. Flight patterns

were erratic.

Direction of Motion Faded in area of obdservation.

Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219)

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc)

Redar Analysis (AFCIN-4£1)

Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, etc)

Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc.

Other Thien Micace ;

Evaluation of Source Reliability " Paseadiw Go eo- -

Analysis and Conclusions: weer oe FO THE conaorrionsc vT-
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