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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8685823

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONBremerton Washington

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1 SATE 12, CONCLUSIONS

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Prebebly Belleon
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Prebobly Aireref?
Possibly Aircraft

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
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pilots in vicinity at time. Case

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Ltr, Hq 325 Ftr Wg (FWCIO), 14 Nov 1962, Release of Info on UFOs
Hq 25 Air Div (SAGE), McChord AFB, Wash

TO: ADC (ADCIO-C)

Forwarded for your information and appropriate action.

FOR THE COMMANDER

CHARLES E. KAN 2 Atch n/c
Maior, USAF +28 sie bie
‘enistant Diractor of Agminissaey- Copy to: :
325 Ftr Wg (FWCIO)
2d Ind (ADCIO-3) 20 NOV 1968

Hq ADC Ent AFB Colo

TO: Secretary of the Air Force (SAFOI-3B) Wash 25 DC )

In accordance with paragraph 8, AFR 200-2, Subject:
Unidentified Flying Objects, the attached correspondence |
is forwarded for your action.

FOR THE COMMANDER |

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KATHLEEN M, BERR 4a 2 Atch n/c
Lt. Colonel, USAF

Executive Officer

Directorate of Information

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busvaer: Release of Information on UFOs

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1. In accordance with par 7, AFR 200-2, 20 Jul 62, the attached
correspondence is forwarded for information and action.

2. Oh the night of 23 July 1962 a number of calls were received

from civilian sources reporting a “lighted object” in the vicinity

of Bremerton, Wash. Soon after these calls were received from

these civilian sources, a pilot of a McChord aircraft who had

Just landed at McChord also reported an object in the vicinity of
Bremerton. This pilot, considered an experienced observer, reported
that the object unquestionably in his mind was a shooting star.
Additionally, a Civil Air Patrol pilot was reported to have contacted
civil flight officials about an object sighted in the same vicinity
at the same time and he also thought that it was a shootings star.

3- In view of the above no further investigation was made, nor
was report submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2.

h. As for reference to the article in the Seattle Times our records
do not reveal any such story and a check with the Seattle Times
information desk and morgue confirms that no specific reference to
UFOs and McChord jets has been published in that paper during

the past year.

FOR THE COMMAID

Ree 8 Can

seams L. CAPPEL
2dlt, USAF
Asst Acnin Officer

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FRAME 005 / 006POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

MEMORANDUM
Jan 11, 1963

Dear Cathy:

A check with the Seattle Times
information desk and morgue confirms that
no specific reference to uros and Air Force
jets had been published in that paper during

the past year.

The latest Department of Defense
Fact Sheet concerning UFOs is forwarded for
your information.

Sincerely,

WILLIAM J. LOOKADODS
Lt. Colonel, USAF
Public Information Div
Office of Information

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Intrahaa High School
1819 North 135th
Seattle, ‘Yash.
Oatoher 30, 1962

Commanding Officer

MeChord Air Fores Base
MeChord, Washington
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Dear Sir:

I am a sonhomors at Ingraham High School, and I am
extremely interested in unidentified flying objects (UFO).
I have talked with a friend on the subdject whose ovinion I
believe and respect.

I have investigated ths subject through books and
migazine articles such as Flvine Saucers and the U.S. Air
Porcs by Lawrance J. Tacker written in 1950, and The Revort
on Unidentified Flying Objects by “dward J. Ruppelt written
n 19509. ome of these are written by persons in the armed
services who personally have witnessed these phenomenon.

I recall reading in the Seattlo Times recently that jets
from your base made these sightings. I will aporeciate your
views or opinions as to whether these UFO's could be inter-
planetary vehicles.

Very truly yours,