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Spokane, Washington, March 1956

Date of account
1956-03
Location
Spokane, Washington
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 3 March 1956 Spokane,Washington 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Bailoon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual XGround-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local KXProbobly Aireraft GMT_04/0040Z D AirVisual XDKAir-Intarcept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probobly Astronomicol Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol XNa 7.LENGTH OP OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口, Othar. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 30-45 seconds one unknown 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Blip on radar scope,blip moved up Rilot thought if object other the scope mapidly and faded - 2 other a/c would be F-Do series fighter a/c had contact in similar position. due to speed.Ground radar and other a/c radar indicated a/c as probable target. ATIC FORM 329(R3V 26 SZP 52)

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