Project 10073 Record - Leavenworth, Washington Sighting

This document is a collection of records regarding a series of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings reported by a housewife in Leavenworth, Washington, between October 19, 1968, and December 14, 1968. The observer reported seeing five round, red lights on the hillside near her location on Chumstick Road, approximately five miles north of Leavenworth. The lights were observed moving up and down the hillside, as well as left and right, and were described as changing color from orange-red to blue-white and varying in size from that of a golf ball to a volleyball. The observer noted that she watched these lights for up to two hours at a time but never saw them disappear. The sighting was reported to McChord Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that there was insufficient data to make a definite evaluation, suggesting the observer was likely seeing ground lights or stars. The report notes that at least eight people in the area had observed the lights, and a local newspaper correspondent for the 'Leavenworth Echo' had written an article about the events. The observer also mentioned that television interference occurred during the times the lights were visible. The documentation includes a completed 'Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena Questionnaire' (AFR 80-17), personal correspondence from the witness to the Aerial Phenomena Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, and internal Air Force incoming message traffic.