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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3 March 1956 | Spokane, Washington | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 04/0040Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☑ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☑ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30-45 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE unknown  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Blip 
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UNCLASSIFIED

Witness
LARSON A/S ROSEN LAKE WASH
COMBE ARC ENT AFD COLO
RICH FLE SPONANE WASH
TO ATIC SPARE ONIC
INFO COFS NO USAF WASH DC

DATE 1/1-1 1955.
S/N ARC 255-2 ALD NO COM ABC, CODCT, THE FOLLOWING INFO IS SUBMITTED
IN CONDITION OF ORIGIN: SHAPE: RED, SIZE: UNKNOWN COLOR: UNK.
1. FORMATION: UNKN DISCERNABLE SERVICE DETAILS: UNKN. TAIL, TRAIL
MANHURST: UNKN SOUND: UNKN. OTHER PERTINENT OF UNUSAL FEATURES
UNKNOWN. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. WHAT FIRST CALLED ATTEN
TO 003 QUESTION HAS BLIP ON RADAR SCOPE ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND ARRIVED
ON OBSERVER FIRST OBS
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3 4/0040Z
Multi
ACTION
1) 35
2) 35
3 44
4 4
WPA082 YDE049 XYD094 XMA033 XXB014TTGRA022
MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJWPDM RJWPSB
DE RJWPGR 57
M 082240Z
FM COMAIRDIVDEF 9 GEIGER FLD WASH
TO RJEDEN/COMADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
RJWPSB/COMWADF HAMILTON AFB HAMILTON CALIF
RJWPDM/COM FLT 1-A 4602ND AISSRON MCCHORD AFB TACOMA WASH
BT
/U N C L/90DI 1260 PD UFOB PD 1: A, UNK. B, UNK. C, UNK. D, INE. E,
NEGATIVE. F, NEGATIVE. G, NEGATIVE. H, NEGATIVE. I, NEGATIVE. 2: A,
BLIP ON RADAR SCOPE. B, 45 DEG RIGHT, ELEVAT
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PAGE TWO RJWPGR 57

TO 8000. D 20 MI. E, 8/10. F, NEGATIVE. 8: NEGATIVE. 9: TWO OTHER ACFT OF FLT HAD CONTACT IN SIMILAR POSIT. 10: NEGATIVE. 11: CONTROLLER AT 760TH ACWRON WAS CONSULTED AND HE STATED THEY EXPERIENCED A NORMAL FADE: 12: NEGATIVE. END BT 08/2248Z MAR RJWPGR
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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contac
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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One):
a. Yes
b. No
c. Don't remember

10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One)
a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. S
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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound unknown
b. Color

17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
unk

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
e. Other ink

19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many 
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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

[Diagram: Two horizontal lines labeled "Target" and "B" with a vertical line labeled "30 to 45 secs later". An arrow pointing left to the diagram: "moved very rapidly right off scope while still attempting 10K-on. Had good spotlight on target and looked like a good target center. I'm very much aware of this. A. S. M. M."]

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size o

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