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Tacoma, Washington, August 1958

Date of account
1958-08
Location
Tacoma, Washington
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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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 1 August 1958 Tacoma, Washington 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local RGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT 01/1050z AinVisuol D Air-lntercept Radar 口 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical aYes 口 Probobly Astronomicol o Military & Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE xxothor Corfliting Data NtoS 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 45 mins WtoE 口 Unknown one 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS White obj, shape of ice-cream cone Although obj has caracteristics on underside,very bright.Conflicting of balloon,cannot conciude with statements as to direction. inconsistent data given. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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