PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION l2. CONCLUSIONS 2~ J une 55 Poulsb o , \!ash 0 Was Balloon Q Probably Balloon 0 Ground-Radar Cl Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft D Air-VIsual 0 Alrlntercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft SOURC 0 Was Astronomical ;o~ Ground Vi sucll D V 0 Probably Astronomical J'nNo c i vilt a n 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH 0' OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSe 0 Other _ 0 Insufficient Data for Eva1uatlan 10. BRI!fl SUMa..-'itY OJI SIGHTING Ova l . Rosy :pink to b l ue and b ack aga i n t o pink . 'I\ro small on e s 1 la.rge one . ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS PosGibly hnlloons. Rn R "JED EN R.J.SDHP RJEPHO. Fl"l COI:DR 635ACt~R01'1 MCCHORD AFB HI\S H TO R.1EDEN/C0!1 DR ADC n~T AFB COLO?. A DO SPRINGS COLO ~f J /-, ;> <':. _ _, ( R AIR TECHNICAL I NTELLIGENCE CENTER t~RIGHT-PAT1F'RSOti AFB OHIOV'"' RJPHQ/DIRECTCR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF t~ASHii;GTON 25 D C Ztl/C01'lDR 25TH ADIV tiCCHORD A 1='8 \Jtl /U N C L/635AC~tJ 228 . FOLLOvJING UF03 REPORT S UBt1ITTED It~ ACCORDAn CE: 1;JITH AFR 200-2 PARAGRAPH 7. 1. A. OVAL B. 1/2 I~CH DIAMETER C. ROSY PINK TO BLUE AND BACK AGAIN D. THREE E. TtJO S~iALL OI,!fS, 1 LARG Ot-JF. F N/ A G. N/A H. N/A I. LIGHT GOES O~i At\:D OFF 2. A. t-10VEt1Et1T B. 70DEG 3 ~1ILE5 SOLITH~vEST STATICN c. N/A D. BOUNCE AROUllD UP Ar;D DOiJJN 4 (1ILES E. N/A F. ONE HOUR 3. A. EYES VISUAL B. NONE C. NONE 4. A 22/0 8452 B. CLEAR NIGHT 5. NC2143 G. A. MRS OULSBO, WASHINGTON, CHIEF OBSERVER B. T/SGT CASE 7. A. CLEAR B. NOT AVAILABLE C. UtlL!MITD rJ ''"TL!t-1ITrD 1:' SPARSE e. t~OTHING 9. NOtlE 1C. i~Ot:~ 11. TRAI NitlG OFFICSR A F FORt .. ; 112 t.JI LL N CT BF. S UBi'1 ITTZD. CCI .. \.) WIC \ rtOr.) UNCLASSt,:-rE[, AF FORM 112 C'IJI ' T t Y P,IR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT S''T"~IGTCN 1/Lt, U~:AF Fli ght 1-h , 4b02d Al3S NRS. \lAGHOHN PAR'l' O:JE: De3cription of s:ighting ~y r~. i/aghorn, GCC Chief Cb3erver, Poulsbo, \iashingt on. PA:rr TiiC: Su ppleina:1ta.ry i n vesti ge. tive effort s . PART TH?~: Comments of preparing Cfficer. . I I . SiJN '\ 'R.Y: 'f\; ~ U-"Lident ifie d f l ::'ing oc j e c t wa.3 sig~4tea by scr~c~ while on du t y at a GCC post a t ?oulsbo, \ lashington, (G.F.C!?.SF D!<UC 2143) a t 22/0B4 5Z Jund 55. The s i .;hting was rrad e i n a south we9ternl y dir ection o r f rom th~ Seattle, ~:aehington a r'3a. Infomation containe!d in this report was gle~nad fro~ the prel nar/ repor t a nd tel ephona conve~sations. III. I!:VE3TIG.'.TOR: 1/:.t RICHAR!J E:. P.Ai~S:N, ACJ009942 See indivi dual oart8 P..ICHA:?JJ E. HA.~iS~J 1/Lt, USAF Officer I n Gr.ar 3e l.<b. i'' , 'J":Ivtl t:li' Of"l ~I h.\ TO R D/I, US:17; Comdr A':!C; D/I, 25 ADiVJ Corndr, 46o2d AISS; OIC Flight 1-~. h6C2d ~ISS AF FORM 112-PART II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Flight 1-A, 4602d AISS . I lA-UFOB-2-55 I. SCURCE: Mrs. \'iaghorn Address: Poulsbo ,iaahington Age: Unknown Occupation: Unknown Education: Unknown Qualifications: GOG Chief Observer II. R?:LIABILITY: The eourca l'id.a not contacted and relic?-bility cannot be dstemined from information contained in the preliminary report. III. SOURCES DE3C5'.I?TION OF SIGHTI~G: 1. Sourcedescribed the object as being oval in shape and one-half inch in diameter 2. Three lights were sighted which flashed to blue and back again. There were two snall and on and off from rosy one large light. J. The object appeared to bounce up and doNn 4. The weather condition s were cl~ar with unlimited ceiling and vi~ibility. Tl!e sightin3 was ma.de with the naked eye and tbe length of time obs-3rved wa.a o:te hour. ,Jr, j (l'{ 'cl'c. .v~t ".TIIJ' Ill \I 'J~Ii' , J i IN 1".tiY "M\iiiH'' TO A~ 11:4AtJTriC'I,t!r!l PI ~',...)'4 I r;~OH111ili:IJ Oft.'.'/, lJ IV C LAs~,-:: r I -.!J AF FCRM 112-PART II _IJA CJ.tlSS.lJ:J E[) (C\AiSI FICA no~ ,\I~HO\ U1 1 JUNE t~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Fli ght 1-.\, 4602d AIS3 l A-lJFCB-2-55 J.:J.rt two SUP?Lfl~ErJT.\1 r~VES'r IGATIO~I E~?ORT~: 1. A chock with ~:cChord Fli,~ht Oper~tiuns W3.3 made by ?'lt 1-A, 4 t02d AISS for aircraft in the area at the tima of t h e sighting and non?! \<!ere present at the time o.f t.he s:tght.ing. 2. A check with the L.?70th Ground Observer Sq resulted ln no further a~plifying details an the sig~ting. 3. A check with the 6.35th ACfdv Sq re.3ulted in neB;ative l eads. 4. A telephonfJ call wa s placed to the Se.ndpoL"lt Naval Air .:Jt a tion, Seattle, ~'lashington (S.EOR.EF DY.NC 4232 ) and the following inforrr.a.tion has a. A wer\ther balloon vf3.S Nleased from Sandpoint NAS at 22/0C31Z ~iind:; a t that. time w~re e..s follows; c. Sandpoint UA3 is 20 n.rn. south and \vest of Poulsbo, Tt:aahington. !; .A',O .Q.f."I\Mi:.NOE":; IY'J TH\:~s~I,SIl"-Ori r~<r n~ J~IJ'Irtl)~, 0~ t r ('('t'lrrnsii.M~Y ~,A.,~li.P ro MIJ; t;.\',T'" P l i r !ff1'r)r , li PHG'dt~.n::1 ' Y i ... V' IT ~1t\Y NOT HE HtP~ODllCrO IN ,,Hf)!._L: C.lrt ir~ p,\,;H, UY OTHEr< fll'U u:mr.o :.il ,",fi::i AlP ruRC.~ AGENC.It3, C./':L~i .Y PH~.,,:;:\10/i Or Hll-. ntR'::\'. I:-. f L L! IC.E:J~CE, USAf-. Ar f.ORM 112-PART II AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATiON REPORT REr'OIH 110 Part three co-:.n~3l,iTS OF P:?.t:PARING OFFICER: 1. The opinion or the preparing officer is that t~e sighting was prob- ably caused by the Sandpoint NAS weather balloon for the following reasons: a. The .duration or the sighting, one hour, object was not self propellant, a.nd no aircraft l'lere including heli~opters. p-.points out that the reported in the air# b. The balloon released at 08312 with the prevailing winds fro~ li,..0-27Q degrees would project the balloon in the general direction of Pcul!:ibo, ~{as hington. itudes would The l'tind variations in velocity and create an appearance of bouncing of direction at various the object a s SOU~CE r eported. d. The balloon was reported t~ have been aloft fo~ ona hour and thirty minutea which would cover the du~at.:ton of' the sighting. CO~ .. ~ITS OF APPROVTIIG OF.lt'ICEJt: RICHAR!J E. HANS~I Officer In Charge Conour in the opinion of the PrP-?a.ring Officar that sighti...'1g vas pro~ably c aused by the Sandpoint NAS rreather ba..llo~n. NOTE lW.r.ocuo-'E-.rro~rAJ';';~ o;:cJ~.nrlr. r,i'ffTI:,. .. :; nr NATtOt..\LI1FICN':'li ')F1~rt rc.us-rA vtTtltN THE~.-1:-ANING' 1 t HI csp,o:I~GEACT,511...; ' i ~ l:tl LH~i.t'.C L. lJS-'1-.