Seattle, WashingtonJune 1947

Insufficient Data

Summary

In June 1947, a civilian in Seattle, Washington, reported a sighting that was later sent to the Air Force in a letter. The observation was made visually from the ground.

The witness described several round, silver objects. The objects flew at high speed. The report lists an altitude of about 3,000 feet.

The record gives little detail. The length of observation, course, sound, and maneuvers were not reported. There were no photos and no sketches.

The Air Force conclusion was "Insufficient data for evaluation." The card notes the report came from a letter from a civilian and did not include much information.

Reported location

Seattle, Washington

Date of incident

June 1947

State / country

WA / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 1

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP: June 1947
2. LOCATION: Seattle, Washington
3. SOURCE: Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: Three
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: Not reported
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual
7. COURSE: Not reported
8. PHOTOS: [ ] Yes  [X] No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: [ ] Yes  [X] No

10. CONCLUSION: INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION. Letter from civilian. Not much info.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: Round, silver object. Alt: about 3,000 ft. Slow speed.

FORM FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)  Previous editions of this form may be used.

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