Seattle, WashingtonJuly 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On July 18, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, a civilian reported a white object shaped like a star. The witness worked at Boeing and had four other witnesses. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The object was white and looked like a star. It flew up and down and side to side. It was still in sight when the first report was made. The sighting lasted about 30 to 35 minutes. Weather was clear.

A later card noted three white objects, each the size of a star, seen over the same period. The Air Force gave two views in its records: possibly a star or planet, and possibly a cluster of balloons reflecting city lights. Officials noted that a nearby naval air station released many balloons that could drift over Seattle.

Reported location

Seattle, Washington

Date of incident

July 1955

State / country

WA / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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ST EGR i PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ge
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
18 Jul 55 Seattle, Washington 5 Sroieiy Salo
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4& TYPE OF OBSERVATION Et Lape |
LHC RN PSE EX Ground- Visual DO Ground-Rodar a Probes Riverets
| emt _19/ 06052 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |O Possibly Aircraft
|S. PHOTOS » SOURCE O Was Astronomicol Star/ Planet
OVYes : : O_ Probably Astronomical
a No civilian | OX Possibly Astronomical
| LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 1 DTP isinipahiniiiimiasian cn
- tdi Data for Evaluation
nknown
0 min Still in sight ; n/a
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS :
Shaped like star. White. Flew up and down. Possible star/Planet. Positional data
Side to side. not included so that specific astro
body can be noted.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28962867