PROJECT 10073 RECO~D Spokane, llqshington 10. CONCLUSION other (BIRDS) .i. Lci;wen Cr c;;cRVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS : Not Repo~cd Ji erver was attracted by a sound similar to a f ormation of -~--T-Y_? O_r_O S_c_R_V_A-TI_O_N--~jet aircraft~ j.pe only aircraft he saw wa s a B-29 heading from -=--to \lest. t an estimated 1000 t above the B-29, G: ~ i..&U!\, traveling in tne same direction and at much graater speed he CCUKs.:'r ~... -----~..: )1ted 8 disc-shaped objects. : ~.,...,...... ~ ggoup of birds flying at a much lower altitude than '-PHOTOi -rsstimated could have the appearance ot large obje cts trav~ling lat high speeds and high altitude. It is of TJ3' opinion that c v.. +nis waa the case since the pilot ot the B-29 had observed i 9. PHY$1CAL ~ VIO~NCE t f~J\.1 f,. SSlF\F..D I NCIDEtJT NO. 412 1. Dat e of Observation 26 July 1~49 Date of Inter v iew 2. Exact Time {local) 2020 p 3 Place of Obse rvation Spokane . \'ttlohin~ton 4. Position of observer Ground 5 Ylliat att r acte d attention t o object 6. Number of obj ects S 1. Apparent size g. Color of object 10. Altitude Larger than H-29 Hot atated Diah ahaped 11. Direction from observe r 12. Distance from observer 13. Direct ion of flight of objoct ( s) Eaat to \lest 14. Time in sight Faater than B-29 16. SoWld and odor S1a11ar to tormMtion of jet a/c 1g. Luminosity 19. Project ions 20. taneuvera 21. Manner of disappoaranoo 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional information conoorning objoct 24. Woathor Conditions 1.4,000 lowur broken olouda, upper broken olouda 22,000 ~iaibillty ~ milea UNCLASSIFIED I~uoo and o.ddr vss of obs,.:r vc:lr: Occup !.tion ~d h obb i v s : Commorc i&l Pil ot Incide n t ~polcunu ... ushiz.l; v itJw 7t..J~j Commen t s of Intorrogo.tor r c lut i vo ~ into lligoncu o.rJd c ho.ro.cto r of obs"'rJ..Jr ( UAR..lU\l'r~:; StP.ihlARY s Oenertll r~carlca a ported he wa:~ i n hia homo nnd 1ma attracted by a similttr to .,. for::w.tion or jet airorllft. He wont outside hi a horae and the o r.ly aircraft in aicht was .,. B-29 head from ou.st to vJeat. t an esti .A.4tod o:ce , 1 ) thouaancl teet a hove the rJ-29 t~. reported he aaw o. formtion or ei~ht (d) a iah ahapecl objoots . oaoh lllrr,~r than a 3-29. truvolin~ in tho some uireo~ion aa the ~-29 and at a much ':rout e r spe.Jd. The pilot o!' the ll..C9, A'l-77L:e.. a tatod he was at thirteen (13) thouaar.cl rive (5) hundred toet at the timo a11c had not sightod anythi~e urusual. Mr. tated that he had not been cirinkinc and hnd good vision. f ~!CLASSIFIED r.rCCHORD FLIG!iT Sl:.:RVl C!:: McChord Air Force \'/ashint;t on tJ NCLASSlflE.D SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects TO: Commanding General Air Materie l Command Wright-Patterson .\F Base, Ohio ATTENTIClT: I.IC IA.X0-3 1. The following report of sighting unidentified fly - objects is submitted: a. Location and time of sighting: Over the city of Spokane, Washington, at 2U20 FST, 26 July 1 949. b. Weather at the time: The 2 030 PST weather report tor Spokane, Geiger Field, estimated ceiling fourteen (14 ) thousand f'eet, broken, lower broken, visibility f orty ( 4C ) miles, upper broken clouds estimated at twenty - two (22) thousand feet. Nan1es, occupations, civilian commercLn ard addresses of witnesses: Washington, Phone Number d. Photographs of objects, if available: Photo- graphs of objects were not available. e. Sketches of object's configuration: Sketches ot object's configuration were not available. Objects sighted: (1) Number: eight. (2) Shape: Dish shaped. {3) Size: Larger than a B-29. (4) Color: Not reported. t 1NCLA55lFJEJl UNCLASSfFIED Unidentified Fl ying Objects 5) Speed: l.~ch faster than a B-29. (6) Heading: From east to west. I,!aneuverabil i ty: Not r eported. Altitude: Estimated fourteen ( 14) five (5) hundred feet. (9) Sound: Similar t o a foi"Ination of jet (10) Exhaust trail or not: not reported. g. General remarks: . reported he was in his home and was attracted by a sound similar to a formation ot jet aircraft. He went outside his home and the only air- craft in sight was a B-29 he a aing from east to west. an estimated one (1) thousand feet above the B- 2 9 f,lr. re- ported he saw a formation of eight (8) dish s haped objects, each larger than a B-29, traveling in the same direction as the B-29 and at a much greater speed. The pilot of t h e B-29 , AF-7742, stated he was at thirteen (13) thousand five (5) hundred feet at the time and had not sighted anytr.ing unusual. )~. tated that he had not been drinkin g and aad good h. Mr. gave this report to Spokane Radio forwarded it to Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Cen- ter who in turn forwarded the report to the l,!cChord Flie;ht Service Center. C onanand ing LASSIFIED MES$AGI:: INCOMING MESSAC: --UNCLASSIFIE:D Thh copy will 1M fe-rcletl with tho er-tott core Ufttil octi... le nMplotod. o t which tiMo it will Ito proporetl for dottructiOR 1ft occor .. onco with Section IV. Hq. Ofliu lnttructiOR N.. 11-2. Wfl 11 HI 4t lSM