PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
4 April 66 04/06452 04/06452 Tacoma, Washington (1 Witness) (1 Witness)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION suniteblod oforats suniteblod oferts
Civilian AIRCRAFT Prrt.
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
20 Minutes Object was rounded coming to a point at each end. Size of a
TYPE OF OBSERVATION silver dollar. Its color was bright orange. Object was at ar
6. estimated 5,Ooo ft., traveling east to northeast. Object trayelc
Ground-Visual in a straight line in an up anddown manner. Object a appeared
7. COURSE twice in the twenty minute period. It seemed to be traveling la
circular course. The observcr saw it on the northeast leg eaqh
E to NE time. Object could have possibly been satellites but are more
. PHOTOS probably aircraft. Sighting is consistent with an aircraft
sighting and probably is of two separate aircraft rather than
Yes one although it is possible that one aircraft could have circ ed
DCXNo the area but if that were'the case the plane should have been
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE observed making manuevers,
Yes E
XXNo
FORM
FTD. SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Prevlone edjlone of thla form mey bn ueed.

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 60964 (21 Apr 66) A/sah Pg l of 4
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO : XOPX-2, XOP-1, SAFOS RDC-4, DIA-1 (19) ADV CY DIA.
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UNCLAS 313FIS 00677 APR 56. AAA
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FOR: USAF (AFNIND, OSAF (SAFOI). SUBJ: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING CC
OBJE CT. THE FOLLONING INFORMATION IS SUBMI AN UFO ISS
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SIGHTED 4 APR IL 66.
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. E
ASHAPE WAS ROUNDED COMING TO A POINT ON EACH SIDE.
B. SIZE COMPARED TO SILVER DOLLAR.
C. COLOR WAS BRIGHT C. COLOR OR ANGE OR ANGE
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 60964 (21 Apr 66) - Pg 2 of 4
D. NUMBER WAS ONE (1).
E. NO FORMATION.
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F.NO TAIL, TRAIL,EXH F.NO TAIL, TRAIL,EX ARST. RST
G NO SOUND GNO SOUND
NO OTHER DETAILS NO OTHER DETAILS
? DE SCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. DE SCRI OF OBJECT.
B. OBJECT EST IMATED
NORTHEAST.
MANNER.
DOBJECT APPEARED TWICE, SEEMED TO HAVE TRAVELED IN A
E. OBJECT WAS SEEN TWENTY (20) MINUTES.
3. WANNER OF OBSERVATION.
AGROUND -VISUAL.
B.7 X 35 BINOCULARS. B. 7 X 35 BINOCULARS.
4T IME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. - -
4. T IME AND DATE OF SIGHTING.
4.0545Z, 4 4PR1L 1966. 4. 05457, 1966.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 60964 (21 Apr 66) Pg 3 of 4
NIGHT
5.LOCATON OF OBSERVER. TACOMA, WASH. 47DEGREES 12N, 122 DEGREES
256. OBSERVER: WISS 26. OBSERVER: WISS
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7"EATHER AND WIND
A. OBSERVER REWARKS WINDS CALM AND SKY CLEAR WITH MOON
SHINNING.
B. ALT ITIDE WIND DIRECTION. VELOCITY VERT TEMP GRADIENT
SIRFACE 040 DEGREES 5 KNOTS 49 DEGREES F
5,390 043 15 PLUS 5DEGREES C
13,000 350 15 -1
16,003 350 20 -15
20,003 353 25 -21
39,330 3-0 3511 -47
)9,313 58,510 320 320 TIU TTU 40 49 -60
C. CE ILING: UNLIMITED. .
D. VISIBILITY: TWENTY (20) MILES.
E. NO CLOID COVER.
F. NO THUNERSTORMS. F.NO ORMS.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 60964 (21 Apr 66) Pg 4 of 4
G. GIVEN IN (B)
H. NO OTHER CONDITION.
I. NO INTERCEPT ACTION. T. m iwenar Aorrowe
J. NO OTHER A IR TRAFFIC. J. NO OTHER AIR TRAFFIC.
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DJAMES L. COTTON, 1STLT, 31STH ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER NO
PREL IMIVARY ANALYSIS. PREL IMINARY ANAL YSIS.
L. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
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