Redmond, WashingtonMarch 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 Redmond, Washington in March 1957. The full case file (4 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

Redmond, Washington

Date of incident

March 1957

State / country

WA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

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4 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
i I. DATE : "| 2 LocATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
g yon J (14 3 |
py 16 0 Wos Bolioon
4 aT - I2rch 1557 admnond Washincton 0 Probably Balloon
i For - = i = 0 Possibly Balloon
4 3. DATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
i : O Was Aircraft
bE EE Eu A AMF DRA 0 Ground-Vi sual ~ DO Ground-Rodar QO Probably Aircroft
i GMTo / 23 30° 7 XB Air Visual O Air-Intercep? Radar O Possibly Aircraft
by 5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
i 0 Yes ; O Probably Astronomical
o - ; TG ay QO Possibly Astronomical
3 2 iviliian Fue Ral
I .17. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE [BOthdR asi tt HS
ji : : BX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
yo ME O Unknown
g Qo nd nute : ones i unls QIN
| 3 EERE DU —
i 0. Z2RIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [1). COMMENTS
4 One dull grey and silver kite shaped, lobject viewed from a/cl No mention |
i orignted vertically, object. CbRect | of heading or speed of own a/c. ‘
fit . Liq |) - . | - . “ . .
b was s@en rotating clockwise at an Vertical orientation and grey- : 4
EL ait of between 1400 and 1600 feet, silver color indicates bailoon., P
bh Obj=ct was seen air v isually for one Possible a/c nowever data furnished |
a minute. for analysis is insffficient for
A evluation,
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3 ATIC FORM 229 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28969401

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Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Redmond Redmond, WA Washington

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1957 1957-03-01