Kirkland,=Washington, July 1955July 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 23, 1955, near Kirkland, Washington, civilian and military observers reported a single round object brighter than a star with no sound. The object moved up and down and sideways during a 30-minute observation. The object was initially sighted at 450 feet elevation at zero degrees azimuth and remained stationary according to positional data. Capella was noted at 045 degrees azimuth with a possible elevation of 30 to 40 degrees. The observation type was ground-visual. No photographs were taken. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

Kirkland,=Washington, July 1955

Date of incident

July 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 JUL 55 | Kirkland, Washington | Was Balloon
 | | Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Possibly Balloon
0900Z 23/09452(N) | Ground-Visual | Ground-Radar | Was Aircraft
 | Air-Visual | Air-Intercept Radar | Probably Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | Possibly Aircraft
Yes | | Was Astronomical
X8 No | civilian & military | Probably Astronomical
 | | Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE |
30 mins still in sight | one | n/a | Other
 | | | Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS | Unknown
Round, brighter than a star, no sound, Obj | Obj at 450 elev, 000° az at initial
moved up and down, and sideways. | sighting and at time of report 30 min
 | later. Positional data indicated obj
 | as stationary. Capella at 045 deg az
 | (NE at 30 - 40 deg elevation is possible)

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28962919