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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  30 September 1957 | Cashmere, Washington | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local OHT 01/0200Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Reder ☐ Binoculars ☐ Air-Intercept Reder | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS six | 9. COURSE NW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Six obje…

Multi
2 Oct 57 22 30a
1) HE4
2) HE4
3) 4-4XZA
4) RSO

O WPF124 XYA252 XDD127HKA076
PP RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWPHK 45A
P 010130Z
FM COMDR 62D TRPCARRWG H LARSON AFB WASH
TO RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
BT
UNCLAS FROM TCOIN 022. HQ USAF ATTN: DIR OF INTELLIGENCE. SUBJECT: UFOB

1. SIX UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS WERE SIGHTED WITH THE APPEARANCE OF AN UPSIDE DOWN LIGHT COLORED CONE. THE CONE WAS DARK ON THE INSIDE WITH STRINGS OR ROPES HANGING FROM THE OUTSIDE PERIMETER. THE CONES APPEARED TO BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER AND AT FAIRLY LOW ALTITUDE. ONE WAS LOWER AN…

MRS PIONEER DRIVE, CASHMERE, WASHINGTON.

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7. A. CLEAR WITH VERY HIGH CIRRUS
B. 6,000-080/05
10,000-170/05
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
B 16,000-180/25
20,000-200/20
30,000-220/60
50,000-230/40
80,000-N/A
C. NEGATIVE
D. CLEAR/15
E. NEGATIVE
F. NEGATIVE
8. NEGATIVE
9. N/A
10. NEGATIVE

11. ASSISTANT GROUP INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 1/LT ROBERT B. FINLAY.
DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS VAGUELY RESEMBLES THAT OF SOME TYPE BALLOON.
HOWEVER, ALL NEARBY WEATHER SERVICES, AND BASES WERE QUERIED AS TO
BALLOON LAUNCHING. FOUR LAUNCHINGS OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT TIMES AT
DIFFERENT AREAS. THER WAS NO RADAR CO…

BUT YET THEY TRAVELED QUITE FAST.

2. A. UNKNOWN
B. NEGATIVE — direction? Elevation?
C. NEGATIVE —
D. OBJECTS TRAVELED IN A NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION DISAPPEARING OVER THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS. VERY ERRATIC IN MOVEMENTS, APPEARING AND DISAPPEARING.
E. NEGATIVE
F. 3 MINUTES IN SIGHT
3. A. GROUND-VISUAL
B. OBJECTS WERE OBSERVED THROUGH TWO UNIDENTIFIED TYPE BINOCULARS.
C. N/A
R. A. 0200Z 1 OCTOBER 1957
B. DAY
0200 — 8 = 1800 hrs (6.00 PM Local)
5. CASHMERE WASHINGTON
6. SIGHTING WAS RZPORTED BY 4-5 ADULTS AND BY 8-10 CHILDREN, ALL CIVILIANS.
MRS [redacted], CASHMERE, WASHINGTON.

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TIME. THE FACT THAT SEVERAL ADULTS, AS WELL AS, CHILDREN IN ONE GROUP SIGHTED THE OBJECTS PROVES THAT IT WAS MORE THAN HALLUCINATIONS. IN FACT, THE INVESTIGATING STATE PATROL OFFICER STATED THAT UPON HEARING THE STORY HE LAUGHED, AND THE PEOPLE BECAME VERY INDIGNANT OF HIS MISBELIEF. NO LOGICAL EXPLANATION IS OFFERED FOR THE SIGHTED OBJECTS.

12. N/A
BT
02/2145Z OCT RJWPHK

TIC Comment: Description and Cautions checked indicate that objects are probably balloons. Words from SE to NW. Balloon (winds at Larson (SE of UFO sighting). Also, Hanford AEC restricted area SE of th…