PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723130

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONOrcas Island Washington

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
28 August 1962 Orcns Island, Washington Probably Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local CKGround-Visual Ground-Rador Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 29/0530Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 3. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Picture drawn 000 Probably Astronomical
XANo by witness Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE D Other_
descending Insufficient Data for Evaluation
30 minutes 0 Unknown
four Stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
spaced believe miles away setting;
hovering (not moving) i straight however, DT sight-
line. Low on horizon, ropped bodies of
to lower altitude & went t of sight lst or 2nd magnitude position
below horizon. Later all vanished. for this to occu The other
Shortly one returned & then went out possibility is at there was a
of sight as the others did before. reflection of ground lights on a
conditions have not been established
the case is considered as insuffi-
cient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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lugust 29, 1162
FSBIB
Seattle 88, Washington
areer xie,
My name is and oI live in
Seattle, Washingtor and dam 14ppiaeAd.
While staying with my grandparento who
live on Ireas dsland, Washington we saw four
brigit objects in the skr. I he objecto were \
ao we watched then a little longer a
couple of them fell out of formation and went
to a lower altitude. Then ina little while the
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watthed fo a litthewh none of the bugt and ine ifie ltgnt
objects retuned; but scon anished like the thns
This ocaured on the night of Ougust 28, lete This ocured on the night f Ougust 28, betice
in 9:30and10. P.M.
You probably get hundedo of thee ltero You prbably get hundredo of these litters
eack year concerning U.F.os bat I thought

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our sighting of thee strange obecto mightbe
of importance to you.
I dea pictuve of what the scene looked
like thatnight. like thatnight.
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