Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Poulsbo, Washington, 22 June 1955
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1955 UFOB Index Card reports a sighting of three oval objects in Poulsbo, Washington, which were officially attributed to balloon characteristics. The report also mentions an ongoing investigation into a potential connection with a submarine sighting in the area.
This document is a UFOB Index Card (ATSS-UFOB-187-55) detailing a sighting that occurred on June 22, 1955, in Poulsbo, Washington. The report describes three oval-shaped objects, characterized as one large and two small, displaying colors ranging from rosy pink to blue. The objects were observed for a duration of one hour at an altitude of 70 degrees, located three miles southwest of a Ground Observer Corps (GOC) station. Witnesses reported that the objects appeared to 'bounce up and down' and exhibited a light that went on and off. The official conclusion recorded on the card suggests that the objects fit the characteristics of balloons and may have been a balloon cluster. The document notes that an investigation was authorized for 'Flight 1-A' to determine if the sighting was connected to a submarine sighting reported in the same vicinity on the same date. The card indicates that further results were to be filed upon receipt of additional information, referenced as '112'.
Objects seemed to 'bounce up and down'. A light going off and on was noted.
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Official Assessment
The objects in question fit balloon characteristics and possibly the UFOB is a balloon cluster.
The sighting was reported by GOC personnel. An investigation was authorized to Flight 1-A to determine if there was a connection to a submarine sighting in the same vicinity on the same date.