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Case FileNARA NAID 28969659 · T1206 Roll 27

Project Blue Book Case File

Kent, WashingtonApril 1957

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Kent, Washington in April 1957. The full case file (3 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 27.

Reported location

Kent, Washington

Date of incident

April 1957

State / country

WA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 23 April 1957
2. LOCATION: Kent, 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 ___ GMT 2410322Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar [ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar
6. SOURCE: Civilian

5. PHOTOS: [ ] Yes [ ] No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: two minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: stationary

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Ono? metallic white disc shaped object the size of a basket at arm's length. Object was stationary and was seen for two minutes.

11. COMMENTS: Description, duration, indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft flying away from the observers.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28969659

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Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

BOEING FIELDKentKent, WAKent, WashingtonMCCORD AFBWashington

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19571957-04-0123 April 1957

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