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Case FileNARA NAID 29001030 · T1206 Roll 48

Project Blue Book Case File

Seattle, Wash, June 1963June 1963

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Seattle, Wash, June 1963 in June 1963. 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 48.

Reported location

Seattle, Wash, June 1963

Date of incident

June 1963

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 48

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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| | 3 DATE-TIMEGROUP ~~ lq TYPE OF OBSERVATION —————— 0. Pexsibly Bellgon,: : iii;
BE XX Ground- Vi sual O Grovnd-Radar 2 A ff of
3 MO 00452, O Air Visuol Q Air-Intercept Radar (D Possibly Aircraft
© | 5 PHOTOS o O Was Astronomicol
i; O Yes O Probably Astronemical |
- XXt2 No Js O Possibly Astronomical
"| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 OMMSP di iad EL
4 O Insufficient Date for Evaluation
NE 20 min one NNE Hise |
1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Es 11. COMMENTS : : |
® | Apparent satellite in position at estimated Called by Dr Hynek. Object disappearef
© | altitude of 300 miles. Speed estimated at 15,0 at about 40-45 deg past true vertical
1 mph. No change or color during observation. No Time double checked with clock in
3 color or blinking lights noted. Yetness researc¢h kitchen, duration 20 min firm. Bright
§ | Engr from Boeing a/c. Object brighter than Sput- ness 11 times brightest star, Brilli-
» | nik and mich slower. ance faded but not dull to naked eye
Eb Checked with Boeing in Seattle. No a/c in air with looked like star. No shape. Brilliant \
I | device that could be interpreted as a steadylight white » No color, and steady. Absolute y
® | Had 2 experiemental afc in air, 1-C-45 ana 1-F186. straight flight. Passed through 100
* | Navy from Whidby experiementing with a Strobe deg arc in 20 min. No sound. Witness
* | light at high altitude. (over) has nok observed ECHO but did see
| mrtnik.
§ ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 852) ;
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