Seattle, WashingtonNovember 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 6, 1960, in Seattle, Washington, a civilian reported two white circular objects. One object was above the other, with a size of street light. The objects had a bunch of rings around them. The light faded and brightened. They were still in sight at the end of the call. The comment notes that the planet Saturn coincided in position with the sighting given by the witness. The description of the object and its maneuvers also coincide with what could be expected when viewing the planet.

Reported location

Seattle, Washington

Date of incident

November 1960

State / country

WA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 6 Nov 60

2. LOCATION: Seattle, Washington

12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes] Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical Saturn, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 1922 hrs

QUT 07/01:02

5. PHOTOS: [] Yes [X] No

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [X] Ground-Visual [] Radar [] Ground-Radar [] Air-Visual [] Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE: Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: [blank]

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: two

9. COURSE: Maneuvered

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Two white, circular objects, one above the other, size of street light. Looked like ball with a bunch of rings around it. Light faded and brightened. Still in sight at termination of call.

11. COMMENTS: The planet Saturn coincides in position with that given by the witness. The description of the object and its maneuvers also coincide with what could be expected when viewing the planet.

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