Spokane Washington, August 1951August 1951

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Summary

On August 20, 1951, near Spokane, Washington, two civilian witnesses watched an object for about 20 minutes. It was first seen around 1110 (11:10 a.m.). The object was elliptical and looked flat. The witnesses judged it to be about 2 feet long and 8 to 10 inches wide. Its color was white or aluminum. No trail or exhaust was seen, and no sound was heard.

The object first appeared low in the air, then rose slowly straight up. When it reached the height of a nearby hill, it turned south and climbed steadily at a 30 to 40 degree angle until out of sight. Reports noted weather was dry and calm with no clouds. Officers checked the area on foot and found no physical evidence. The Air Force evaluated the case as a balloon.

Reported location

Spokane Washington, August 1951

Date of incident

August 1951

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

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oft ate PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE | : 2. LOCATION ( 12. CONCLUSIONS 5
Wos Boll
20 Aug 51 Spokane Washington & Probably Ballson
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
0 Woes Aircrof
Local ger EE B® Ground-Visvol O Ground-Roder 0 Petals Roored
omy 20/1910Z2 O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |O Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS Ro o UR a Was Astronomical
es i
Si Not Given 8 Poosuily Actsnsmiont
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CE RRR
O Insufficient Date for Evaluation
20 Minutes 1l S 0 Unknown
BRIEF SUMMA T 1. co T go
onject Was a tipereal & seemed flat in appear- —
ance. 2 ft long & 8 to 10 inches width. Color Case evaluated as a balloon.
vhite or aluminnum, No trail or exhaust.
Climbed slowly. Weaving or fluxations hot
noticedWitness judged object to be about 2 mi
before dissapearance,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939401