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Richland, Washington, July 1955

Date of account
1955-07
Location
Richland, Washington
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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UFOB.INDEX CARD AISS-UTOB-229-5S 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 21 July 1955 Riehland, Washington Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION BGround-Vi sual Local. Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 21/13372 to1山20z Jul Probably Aircraft 155AinVisuol GMT Air-Intercopt Radar Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes Probably Astronomical 盖No Military and Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE D Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Forty-threo(43 Minutea One Drifting Slowly 口 Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One (1), tear-drop shaped object, silver in The deacription of the objeet has tho color, and haripg the appearance of a large characteristics of a balloon.One balloon, and also having the appeazance of pilot stated the object waa a balloon. a plastio bottom. In

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