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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  24-25 Jul 59 | Yakima, Bremerton, Bellingham Washington Area | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2030, 2100 CMT | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☑ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION varied | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS varied | 9. COURSE varied  |
|  10. BRIEF SU…

AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: AFCIN-4X1

SUBJECT: Clippings on Observed Lights 5 September 1959

TO: AFCIN-4E4 (Major Friend)

We would appreciate your comments on the three attached clippings.

A. 3 Atchs
Scientific Advisor Yakima Newspaper 27 Aug 59
AFCIN-4X1 a/s

NOTE TO SHERIFF: Your Guys
Saw Lights in the Sky, All Right

Memo to Dean Jones: It's okay, sheriff. Your deputies weren't hitting the old jug. They really did see lights in the sky.

The unidentified flying objects they saw Monday night really shoo…

THIRD HOUR MYSTERY, ALL-NIGHT FOUL-UP
Things in Sky, and Everybody---But Everybody---in Act

By GENE GISLEY
Wishing and blinking brilliant red, green and blue lights, unidentified flying objects filled Kitsap skies last night from 8:45 to almost midnight.

Larger than an airplane, the UFOS (as the air force calls such things) hovered noiselessly high in the sky, sometimes giving the impression of motion, said several sheriff's officers — just about as credible witnesses as can be found.

Explaining that no investigation was instituted last night because civil defense communications apparently …

DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
25TH AIR DIVISION (SAGE)
United States Air Force
McChord Air Force Base, Washington

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: 25ODI
15 Sep 1959

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO)

TO: Air Technical Intelligence Center
ATTN: Major Friend, AFCIN 4E4
Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio

1. Your request for information on UFO's in the Bremerton, Washington area has been referred to the Chief of Intelligence, 25th Air Division, McChord Air Force Base, Washington.

2. Intelligence records show that three UFO reports have been received from Bremerton since 1 July 1959. These reports occu…

AFCIN-4E2

UFO Sightings, State of Washington

SAFOI-3d (Maj L. J. Tacker)

1. It was brought to the attention of ATIC by Congressman [redacted]. State of Washington, that during July and August of 1959, there were a number of sightings of unidentified flying objects in the areas of Bremerton, Yakima, Bellingham, and Hoquiam, Washington.

2. These objects were described as red, green, white, blue, and yellow by the various witnesses; all sightings occurring at night.

3. ATIC contacted the 25th Air Division, McChord AFB, Washington and requested an investigation of these sightings. The Directo…