Fairchild AFB, Washington (Spokane), September 1950September 1950

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Summary

On September 8, 1950, near Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, witnesses reported a bright light, one of several sightings near the base around that date. The report is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

A pilot walking in the officer housing area about 10:20 p.m. saw a bluish white light, about the size of an auto headlight, coming from the north. It passed over the western edge of the field, grew larger, gave off sparks in a trail for a few seconds, then abruptly went out. No sound was heard and no aircraft were in the area.

The file also describes other sightings. The wife of an officer saw a similar light from a car days earlier. An observer relaxing in his Spokane yard saw three flat, pancake shaped objects, 20 to 30 feet across, that moved on their own and hovered before heading toward the base.

The Air Force listed its conclusion for this case as a meteor observation.

Reported location

Fairchild AFB, Washington (Spokane), September 1950

Date of incident

September 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD : |
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
8 September 50 09/0620 Fairchild AFB, Washington (SPsicANE
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION :
Military Astro (METECR) : :
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS :
One Evaluated as a meteor observation,
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Few Seconds " Object was a bluish-white light about the size of an auto head |
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION light approaching the field from the North. Observer watched :
it as it messed over the Western edge of the field where it :
Ground-Visual enlarged in size, emitted "sparks" in the form of a trail far 1
7:- COURS : a. ew seconds ard then abruptly went out. No sound.
SW R / ; :
8. PHOTOS : :
0 Yes
Al No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0D Yes ; ¢ ‘
XX No : :
FORM ; |
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