Kelso, WashingtonJune 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On June 25, 1956, in Kelso, Washington, a civilian observer reported seeing one small round object with a green flare and white light. The object moved back and forth for 51 minutes. The witness reported multiple sightings at times 8:00 a.m., 8:14 a.m., 8:46 a.m., and 8:51 a.m. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data for analysis. Positional information was missing, and investigators found no way to determine if the object stayed in the same location or moved. The evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

Kelso, Washington

Date of incident

June 1956

State / country

WA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
25 June 1956

2. LOCATION
Kelso, Washington

12. CONCLUSIONS
[Checkboxes for:]
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local: 25/0800Z
GMT: 25/0800Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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Ground-Visual (checked)
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No (checked)

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
51 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
back & forth

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One object round small - color of a green flare to a white light. Object was traveling back and forth for a period of 5 minutes. Sightings as 0800Z, 0814Z, 0846Z, 0851Z.

11. COMMENTS
Insufficient data for analysis. No way to determine if object was always in same position or 4 separate sightings from data submitted. Positional information also missing.

ATIG FORM 328 (REV 30 SEP 51)

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