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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  31 Jun 47 | Spokane, Washington  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | BALLOONS  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Not reported | Observer sighted discs or flashes of light which were quite large. They were silver and flying slower than an a/c.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | B.S.  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be u…

Incident #22 -- Spokane, Washington -- 21 June 1947

This incident does not have any obvious astronomical explanation.

The information given is too limited to suggest any definite interpretation. It would seem, however, that the objects might possibly have been a series of balloons.

Spok 8, Fwk.
27 July 4th, 1927.

Commanding Officer,
Vrijwillers,
6th, Calif.

Dear Sir:

Re: Letter of reported Flying Dishes.

On the 24th of July, informing immediately on Saturday June 21st, shortly before noon, I was in our yard at home when I happened to chance up at a panning plane. I am not to familiar with the various kinds of planes, but I would say this was a ten motor-pillock type, one of which I could not avoid at about 10,000 or 15,000 feet.

On the same night I was in a plane, but his ship's fresh attracted my attention, chain, from approximately 500 or three thousand feet lower…

UNCLASSIFIED
CHECK-LIST - UNINSULATED FLYERS OBJECTS
Incident # 22

1. Date 21 June 1947
2. Time Shortly before noon
3. Location Spokane, Washington
4. Name of observer
5. Occupation of observer Not stated
6. Address of observer Spokane, Washington
7. Place of observation Spokane, Washington on ground
8. Number of objects one at first. later others more indistinct
9. Distance of object from observer Not stated
10. Time in sight Not stated
11. Altitude 7,000 or 8,000 feet
12. Speed slower than 2 motored plane.
13. Direction of flight South, a little to the west of south
14. Tactics Flashed repe…

HEADQUARTERS
AIR MATERIEL COMMAND
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

MCIAXO-3/HWG/ra
Jan 5 1949

MCIAXO

SUBJECT: Project "SIGN"

TO: Chief, Air Weather Service,
Andrews Air Force Base,
Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: DSS

1. Project "SIGN" is responsible for the collection, investigation and interpretation of data relative to sighting of unidentified flying objects. Attached Incident Summaries 1 thru 172 from the files of Project "SIGN" are forwarded for study and recommendations as to which of the incidents may be eliminated as balloons released on routine synoptic ascents by the Air W…

Hq AMC, Chief, Air Weather Service, Washington 25, D. C.
Subj: Project "SIGN"

4. The form used in interrogating witnesses to sightings is inclosed as a matter of interest. Comment as to possible improvement of the "Essential Elements of Information" in regard to routine synoptic balloon flights is invited.

5. It is requested that correspondence be forwarded to the Commanding General, Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, attention MCIAXO-3.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

2 Incls:
Summaries 1-172 incl "EE1"

/s/ W. R. Clingerman, Col, USAF
for H. M. McCoy
Colonel, USAF
Chief, Intelligence Dept

…

UNCLASSIFIED

On Saturday June 21st, shortly before noon, I was in our yard at home when I happened to glance up at a passing plane. I would say this was a two motored one from one of the army bases, flying south at about 10,000 or 12,000 feet. On the mere glance at the plane a bright shiny flash attracted my attention, coming from approximately two or three thousand feet lower than the plane, but slightly ahead of my line of vision of the plane. My first thought was that the plane had thrown out hand bills, but this could not be as they (the flashes or disks) were ahead of the plane. One thin…

Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT.

INCIDENT INDEX

1. Astronomical

a. High probability:
#26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140, 147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216, 219, 238.

b. Fair or low probability:
#19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 35, 36, 46, 50, 63, 67, 80, 82, 93, 100, 112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192, 199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240.

2. Non-astronomical but suggestive of other explanations

a. Balloons or ordinary aircraft:
#3, 11, 22, 41, 42…