DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9734216
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONSeattle Washington
FRAMES8

Machine transcription · mean legibility 46.2/100 · engines: tesseract-200dpi

Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 008tesseract-200dpi
— ———

——

PROJECT 10673 RECORD CARD

1, DATE

| d i - - ° ‘
Lf Ot i) & Py

2.
1,

- }
pDeATCT LE y

-_—- ———- _-_~-- =: —_ - —_—<<

LOCATION

Washington

a DATE-T ime ‘G20uP

toca! = sain -
CMT ] J Uv 18 J7,

4.

|
|

3. PHOTOS
O Yes

x Neo

ee ee

|

§. SOURCE pa,

—— t— - ee we ee--

TYPE OF OBSERVATION
1) Ground-Vi sual
O) Air Visual

+s ee we | een ee ae |

O Ground-Radar oe

0 Air-intercept Radur

si ert 7
civilian

Ms win tat OF CBSERVATION

Le FS —_—-*

2 > 4 ad 5 reel in

wee ee ee

NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

“es ~

Object appearing about the $s

ctn

in flight. Constant light, n

Pligat about to colide. Visible moving

star sassed other witnout inci

bo ew

Obj seemed very high, Watched for a few minuteb
icnal objs. Noticed |
n Opposite direction. ike
3-5 minutes SE.

a | -* “ m4

id seanned sky for addit

« . . -~ . .

another obj in flight in ¢
** o 3 — oA. > o , 4s. &
oecond obj total opservsatioa
Ce > _ ~, + 5S - eo.
~Vreigay Lil~Ate LEU UDJESCT

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

in flight ee

12. CONCLUSIONS

- 4. “9 } 4 . - ' -<-
s, 4 Orherad 4S p= \, Ae, a
10 Unknown

fl Was Balloon
O Probably Balloon
O Possibly Bolloon

Tix Was Aireraft
11 Probably Aircraft
fi Possibiy Aircraft

O Wes Astronomical
Cl Probably Astronomical
Q Possibly Astronomical

O ‘Insufficient Date for Evaluation

* .
me size as a star The second obj is presumed to be an
. . - > p /. a4 : eee ee fr. = = Fa
flicker inlz. Tvo QafC OOSSYrvavioOn. LHe descriptio )
Ne mah 1% t; fe) 2 eh a 4 2
Utit VW 4.3 “> . 4 fsa : idk —
4. \f -* - 4 <* £. | + -~ 4 -* r . -
dent. No sound. UTaLLON O2 UNS SleNCIAZ are con stant
‘ _ vy 7 oe
Lysis. The first obj is

Ct, + } ~ 6° ££ a |S * *
South of Seattle at

vation heading
FRAME 002 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
HEADQUARTERS
MCCHORD AFB and 325TH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP (ADC)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, WASHINGTON

“A ,* ‘7 . ’ “
REPLY TO zs SE LEP 10h
PRAT A ah J Ff |
ATTN OF: CGULO/ 5939 ;
° Mnmawamfbteany AP Tektar Ranori ne | ‘O
SUBJECT: LYansmivovadL OL LEeLLeL Repor we ts Ut
Ssop-evatawmyr of the Ate TPawnea (CQATIVYT }
TO: me oe ae as as 4? Oo Vis & Po Ue & & Pign VS \ bs ee ne y
- : A: ry
sa 22> DL
“- “4 7 3 ryt ++ > Oo} So saat a ary ” a Tatata ; .
‘ads - > 1 WwW vacned “4 Ut er O - _— ' wey ut ’ LL oH 4 - > Best ~ © ha ern “>
ve TAT) $ alt > . " Cc ~:t- ve ; =~ > vet ” 4 me a wey 4 ; “ m +> °
2rmnwurwWU Saki rp Rohn Of) ] j we yoCcmoer aS Lor’ 2r 3G. UNAS DYrovV t 2094 One Tr H
P 5S on” “
fs 5 eH-2.

Wht ry a COP MATIDER
~ eS Lh me ol OLS Aethet. Se ae
FRAME 003 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
; ’
. : Ad ;
, <4 iA ji ‘ : / ~ 4
2 ; i; # ; ; |
4! , no , ; i, ji» , .
J ji ' [ iM , é L f ij 4 r J » a
é. . : ;
} . . ;
j ‘ - .
r f , . . =/ f f .
j ao CA gO 4. ? "4 } ; a? ‘ : { #
f /
4 . ; o :
. ~ f ~
ce Law fag f /
; ; \ » ; “‘« i
: j ' rf Je j4 ¢ “4 - ax
‘ j /
wv
f ¥ / M . /: f, 4 , ;~ f r Z \
f cr / 4 Pf / / 5 ate / f ; / i i / f. ;
Littchit hf -Od . pf tifice ¢ Af (Ut Lt
¥ ; ; 4 : 4
vu J 4 J
ts
}
L- / . 7T ” a f ~~ ; 4 / 7 7 ’ r
; ys - “ j . . ‘
7 ’ t- J : P - , ; ; . - :
/ é / 7 F / _ al ; ) 4 / (q+ a “¢ _ 4 : , f ;
;
4 ’
, ;
+. * / 4 “7 ets
f
J , ‘
a7 at eau > f /
if 4 . wn, . -
(LEAP OFT ALAG Atte : pf 4 :
; / ’ / f : i = . eae “—_
J Pt f
y / Pi
’ ; ' ‘/
~~ Pa . ‘a J
; ; =
c¢ 4. #4 es {4a fs ‘
. }: iy a L
;
‘ ’
| j 7
zs . 4
; ~ 7 4
. i { ; 4 i : f r. Ain ; Jy ww aad 4 / J ,
‘ - , “4 *
we 7 i ’ ys *, , 7 , ry, yee 4 4 oP , . 4
j iy ( Pa -% j é ~ f a < c / { foone Ld ¢ { ft t/v4 wnt 7 be’ be. gf { Pal {_* j** na? é 4
= F / : ~ . : °
ae / ; ,
ff) 4 4 '
> © , ¢
) # /3 fy , £7 2 yt CF com ; 4s
4 4 7 wil 7 / J ff ; * 4 SP —— 4
a het ar = f * a 4 A a a! P a, A , é a“ a a ’ / f *
é d i me wt we «~-%3 - Z a f -:; a é /. lo 4 . a
’ f; <i ‘

\- -- 4s Ps ‘ ¥ 6
‘ ; ; i -t4 , } =" L/ C4 2 l sp , - a ; ~/ p Ty 4
/ ¢ —. ¢ i ‘- = e
; fi
_g f /, v
re * ’ . . ’
fe Ata Att” we iy li,
y 4 ae ) of it : J P ¢ 4 , Z 4 ; Se"
- i. ELL ACC OL L-h -{ 4 tg / Cth"
” - | 2 ’
‘ . P -
tt : i ¥ «/ 7 , 7 i : “f
Pd . » - = | 3 / ef - Py ”
. cys Z din & UL Ler aru —_ tL -</ / ix ut tls
wprahey ‘ / r gd, ee ed . A ;
V7 ye “— ‘ 7 f
0¢ bic a (
U ( Ll —/ 4 ACA = Ad 4 2¢ % P f, hb.
’
a” ad 7 »
- ‘yy ‘i ~, be
a a . .
Pw 7 wd Lf ] x fi? 4 r £ y 7 — 7
ie 7. v . ~. ee al 4 SF —7 An ff a Po 4 ,
-_ fein — - J . "
ie | c oe f° Z fe 2 /
— . ae |
f)
2 . / + / f Z
f/ if - / f/ f /
t A Ci Oh’ 4 f hay y aie ’ p F
, > At & 4 ~ i. y Cr ; y t a 46 Ad a / ,
/ f —
‘ , -
j ‘ - - aa . " J
fs i / 4 ~
iA f ; Hehe "le P/, ~e A
' ’ ’ 4 * J ‘ - . ‘
- / e ° t. t af . er 7 ve ; if f , ’ fi; 7 +
i é ¢ 5 : / ‘ : \ .- / ,
J ‘ Z ¥ é
t ‘ 4 / , 7 . ,
; < ¢ i ’ ¢ Z 7 * — ’ —
j a ¢ oF yo ao , ( ; , / a
f/f 7 s Y .
if ff fs f i
- - i - fi ’ m , : o
f : } . ce ; (3 /
; / 3 J ‘4 4 4 , '

~
**
=
FRAME 004 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
(no machine-readable text on this frame)
FRAME 005 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
* *. 7
F P ;) j "
, . - eo *, » «if ie ws oe eae 4 : f
> » © 7 . 7 5 3 $
- > = 4 “se
- , = — ’
i f ,. 7? 2 4 .
> > +
;
. ; ’ ‘
; ; J ~
a
>
a >
é7~
7} _~— « —— —s » ——— o - 3
Bia j
, ~/
7 a
/
-_~- ” *
oe? - oT -
- ‘—.

~~

ia
7
—_f
~~
a
FRAME 006 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
(no machine-readable text on this frame)
FRAME 007 / 008tesseract-200dpi
“” io ~ P o. ts va ‘ .
reply to your levter jated
.

whieh you reported a signs

NS bw, +> ~h tank “Pe AWK 2
OF the two objects you oose
é fu 3 - = | ¢ : 1. }

troraft. We base this on cone

was probably an airc?r
duration of flignt accord
The second object you observed as Leno satellite.
was south of the city of Seattle at an

379 moving in a southeasterly direction

b 9:02 p.m, the evening of September 1l7th.

ing to your calculations.

'
waora ¥

elevation of

—,
Sincerely,

MASTON M, JACKS
Major, USAF
Public Information Division

OPfice of Information

Washington

Lo) >
FRAME 008 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION