Project 10073 Record Card and Associated UFOB Reports — Narrows Bridge, Washington, 29 June 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and several associated military teletype messages regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on June 29, 1956, near the Narrows Bridge in Washington. The primary witness, A/3C William H. Weddington of the 1905th AACS at McChord AFB, described observing a round object resembling a large sky rocket for approximately three seconds. The object was reported to be blue in the front and yellow toward the rear, with a tail or trail that appeared to be breaking up. The witness noted the object moved from east to west at an altitude of 700 to 1000 feet and produced a sound similar to a jet breaking the sound barrier. Multiple military personnel, including Captain A.K. Anderson of the 317th FIS, were involved in the reporting process. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card is that the object was an 'Astro Meteor.' The documentation also references a reporter named Jerry Pratt from Portland, Oregon, who claimed to have received reports of similar sightings from Portland to the Canadian border. Furthermore, the reports mention that the sighting occurred seven to ten minutes after an explosion that was noticed throughout the South Tacoma area, though the relationship between the explosion and the sighting is not explicitly defined beyond the temporal proximity. The reports were forwarded in accordance with AFR 200-2, with various military units at McChord AFB, including the 635th ACWRON and the 25th Air Division, participating in the reporting and evaluation process.