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Seattle, Washington, October 1959

Date of account
1959-10
Location
Seattle, Washington
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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

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PROJECT 10073 RECCRD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 20ct59 Seattle.Washington 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Bailoon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Locai_Q820z QGround-Visual aGround-Rodar 口 Wes Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft DAirVisuai Air-intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical Yes 口 ProbablyAstronomical Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Otherprob mirage 口 Insufficient Data forEvaluation 口 Unknow 3hrs nown erratic 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING !1.COMMENTS Five objects tracked on radar, several othefs It was concluded that a temperature of quarter, white and blue wifliekering light both visual and radar, was the cause of Weak blip on radar. Faded after approximately this sighting. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SEP 52)

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