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Tacoma, Wash, April 1951

Date of account
1951-04
Location
Tacoma, Wash
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 12 Apr 51 Tacoma, Wash WasBalloon ProbablyBalloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Wos Aircraft Probably Aircroft GMT_13/0340Z AirVisuol D Air-intercopt Radar Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronornicol Y.s 口 ProbablyAstronomical No Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE D Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion 2-3min 口 Unknowm 1 SWtoNEtoNW 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Speed was tremendous.I Descending,level and Possible aircraft. straight up. ATIC FORM329(REV 26 SEP S2)

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