Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Spokane, Washington, July 1955
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AI-Generated Summary
A July 1955 sighting of a round, shiny object in Spokane, Washington, was investigated and officially identified as a weather balloon.
This document is a UFOB Index Card (AISS-UFOB-252-55) documenting a sighting that occurred in Spokane, Washington, in July 1955. The witness reported observing a single, round, shiny object for a duration of fifteen minutes. The object was described as appearing to be the size of a baseball held at arm's length and was observed to be drifting slowly. The type of observation was classified as ground-visual. The report indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The final conclusion recorded on the card states that the sighting was likely generated by a weather balloon (WX balloon) that had been released from Spokane at 0315Z on July 31, 1955. The evaluator concurred with the reporting officer's assessment that the object was a weather balloon.
Concur with the opinion of the Repoting Officer that the sighting was probably generated by the WX balloon that was released 31/0315Z Jul 55 from Spokane.
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Official Assessment
Concur with the opinion of the Repoting Officer that the sighting was probably generated by the WX balloon that was released 31/0315Z Jul 55 from Spokane.
The object was identified as a weather balloon released from Spokane shortly before the sighting.
Key Persons
- Reporting OfficerOfficer responsible for the initial report