Farichild AFB, Spokane, Wash., April 1952April 1952

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Farichild AFB, Spokane, Wash., April 1952 in April 1952. The full case file (5 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 9.

Reported location

Farichild AFB, Spokane, Wash., April 1952

Date of incident

April 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 9

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5

Transcribed text

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4 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : :
Bu pms ( 2 LOCATION TR of [ SONSANS or
2h Apr 52 : '!  Fearichild AFB, Spokane, Wash. [0 Wos Balloon

| fh, Probobly Bolloon
3. DATETIME SROUF 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gr RSENS STOR
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Local . 10 Bol | IXGround-Visua! O Ground-Rador a ane Log 7A |
GMT. 3 ; 0310 <- OE —— 0 Air- Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rodor OD Possibly Aiecraky |
|S. PHOTOS a SOURCE 0 Was Astionomica!
: CT Yes ) 0 Probably Astronomical
| Bn AF Pilot 0 Possibly Astronomical
il Fe RE RR i i CN FC BRANCH BLR INDO
7. LENGTH OF OASERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CE RANE CXR CO
4 0 Insufficient Data for Eveluation
T minutes 1 : 0 Unknown
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I Te
Glowing red color. Circular. Light, size of pencil eraser at :
Possibility of Beacon over horizon arm's length observed on beariug of O42
vas checked, nope close to line of vision. true. Object increased and decreased
Ballon launched at 0300. Very possibly in brilliance. Was brighter than
| this was object. See folder for further clearance lights of e/c in area.
details.
5 a — ————————————— ——— ee eet SA eg etme wr eo he tet i rg ger
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2) : :

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28941576

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Farichild AFB, Spokane

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1952 1952-04-01