Tacoma Washington — April 1956

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Keywords: april, astra, durham, objeot, minnesota, rotating, ro1j1l, smral, weterl1, 4lreet1oo, un1csenuf1e4, propull1on, dozothj, ourrlor, ltasee, ohueetts, fanome, massachucetts, currier, cofeyville, wtiio, ioun4, r1cl1ns, l1shta, graee
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Bolloon !Tacoma, Washington o Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME OAOUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 GroundRadar Alrlntercept Radar 0 Waa Aircraft r:2C~robably Aircraft 0 Poulbly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Yes . 0 Probably Astronomical ll'lilo Civilian 0 Posaibly Aatronomlcol three minutes [to. BRIEF' SUMMARY OP SIGHTING One slim object, 2" wide and 18" long with red light on each end, no wings. Heading east then turned north. Sound of piston engine(s). ATIC FORM S2!J (RBV 26 SKP 52) 11. COMMENTS to sound, duration, course, color lights, this sighting probably generated by a/c. No Case (Information Only) Cumberland, Beach No Case (Information Only) Baudette, Minnesota Apr. ll m.za.. -h\ A~l ut O.ro1J1l Cl&J, oo tut.J appa,.nt.lJ t.alUo objeot., ..,.,ln ln sMral weterl1 4lreet1oo at. hi!)\ "t.e or apee4. n:. un1cSenUf1e4 o'bJeot appa~nt.17 ha4 r.o v1na nor lal ble ... ". ot propull1on. A re90rt. &Se t.o t.be No Case (Information Only) Manomet, Massachusetts . On .a.pril 14 Nl Ai% ror~e 170F w.ea DozothJ . . Ourrlor of Otis &11' rorce Baao 1n ltasee.ohueetts pbotogre..phed a dome-topped eauoer-s ed object, which rotating lights, before Q&Jny eyewi tne~a-. O:l ~ril.lh, 19$6 over l.fanomE'l' Massachucetts a object with rotating lights and landing wheels was taken by Mis a Dorothy Currier of the Air Force. snc. :~. ort-.erl t.hAt Lhe object was seen by a group of pe~sons and that a "hununing" sotm~ wru~ heBr\1 coming from the .strange "~g sauce!'-shaped objeot.n No case (Information Only) Cofeyville, Minnesota Case (Information Only) April 1956 Monte, California . a bal III.Jeet\ wtiiO'ft I.Stte DO IOUn4 &!ld ...... a brU b. ho .. rt~ about 1.000 tHt ~ hla. It ba~ DQ r1cl1ns l1shta." be lat<S. "anct that foc. dha1" T fln\ ~t that. 1t. wa. a plane. MJ-. Graee add" t.be obJot tinallJ "il. &fl &Mt" &!let b1a4e4 No Case (Information Only) ApP, ~ lbotn&a. 4r1a.-at hoaJ"O, vUb hh taa1l7., ~,. dr1.Y1Qt ;.M Loe ns-1 \o <bavlo~. Coan. He,.. 1e Ma to,.,, ~ w _,.,.. atart1ft8 wt ln tlw 110rnlft8 oa the hlgh.-y to Te~l. Arlaona (bet.veen Jthoenta and Tuoon). r1:1 tat.l-.er ,... .... rkeiS about a~: obJ-ot 1n ttM llJ to the rlgbt tro~t or ut. vt-.en l tlrst looncl 1 .. " a loft8 elhr o'bJHt v1 t.h eo .. thlr-8 ... 21~ t.o ahoot "7 r .ro2 1t and to the rltbt or ua. I t ecllat17 t4 tor the larse p4lr ot blnoculan I Jmew ., llr on woul4 ~ 1nerrecth ~n I looll4 I dtom't. han t.'he11 ln tocu r1sht awa7 but I co\ll4 t.ell that t~ objeet ~ a lons cl!r eha~wl~h a 4ark ~ot., or bol, tn the center. l then handed U..e glauea to 111 tat~r. Arter a while he 1d h eaw ~t look~4 ll~ a row of window or port that kept. n .. h1ng 11!bt. or naa .. alofl! the etde of the th1f16, and that vh11 t'..e vas vtatchlns. otb1~ like a 11 t.tle t.eor c&~ hootlns out of the bot~. About th1a aaae t1ae I noticed tbt the th1"'! eeed to nare up, atteP vh1ob 1t appeared t.o be tar- "Al.07\8 the al4e ot the h1!bwar were t.ehpbon pol two tn a row. 'J'hh h llr,)ortant beca\1.8 the obJect. ee..-4 to follow the polee vlt.n each end touob1~-at le,.t, tor a eort t1rM. F!nall7, art.er woe vere out or the t.rattie. owe top~4 alons 114.1 or t.be ro44 tO set & bett.r look at the ObJeCt. ~ thll tl .. it ha~ ~OYed the r1~ht to the lett ot th b1~h~"7 and a~r tro~ the tele- phone pol. It vae now OYr o ~t.al'!\e 1D the dhtanoe and 4 to ba., ~ot.hn there rather quloltl7. I !Ot. one last oo4 look at 1t t.hroU6}1 the b1noculare before ve t.n4 1t !BOYle! -1 It. lootecl Ull a b\IJ ~ll po1nt. pen that. vaa !lovlne on top an4 dan UftMiiwath. ~ a1pt.lna, lD all, lut.ect t.ea a11Nt.11. (lb-. h- .. ro eUt.e tbe obJeot lens~ aa ~. 75 cles .. -1:4.) (en rtle.) No Case (Information Only) East Mansfield, 4Peo:rt t. ap~at""" t.o ~nrtre h t.hl t7 at 8115 p.a. Shl 14, "It ca .. Yh1et.llns down an4 "plu,geted to tht et.re~. Jut. a tev teet. rro::a" blr boule. ... 'ball or rtre, tlw 11:. or a bala.t.ball,. thin "ahot. \.ll)werd 1t h1t t.hl 1"0&~. 1!1 bunt or orens na.. . 'rh nllftpa~r account. a4ee4, s.au rra~ntt burne4 on the SJ"''..Ul4. Th7 wre bl"'\.&ght 1nto the OU.ore ho, b\4t ae !.beT coole4, tn., r~4 &va1, 41aappeare4 wlthout a tr&OI. In rew ~o nta, U.re waa. notn11l6 lett Onl.J a atr&f16 bw"nt. ~!1 in ~rel on \tw roablcSI .,._,.. thl rlre bume4. ()lanfhl4 l!ne-nwa. 5/,.) Massachuset'ts :;..,lt c-e, nnyl2nd { p:.:crros) Fl'lot c !.'~,r~ 1 c n'!le~t r:~ri?::~tt~' ~isconsin Oxford, ~n!lsyl "Ta..'"lia O!t1e.homa City, Okl~otnft W.t3.uoon. Hisconsin Other ( LIG?.'.:'S) Insuffi~!ent D3ta '..late!"'Ville, Morri.sv111e, Ve:-mont i~lti Canto:1, .~.lliance, Sprin;field, Ohio Multi iJilt::l':ire Crestview, Florica Rochester, Indiana Al!quippa, Pennsyl~rania Colo do S~rings, Colo=~co Wisconsin (CASE r1ISSUTG) lake !.eela~au, t'lichiga!l Licon, Colorado Retsil, ~-~ashingto!'l ~-;auptL'"l, ~7isconsi:l . los .~geles, Cglifornia PaL~ Zesert, Celi?or~i~ ).d a, O.:elahoma ?ueblo, Colorado Eroo~s?ille, Flo~ic~ Sa~ Lui5 Obispo, Califor~i3 Colt:"oia, Tennessee ~.bea~c::J., Illi::oi.3 Amarillo, Taxas D~yton, Ohio :l,i ibnroe, Loui3 i::u~a Lu-:.:;er"t~n, Ohio Stei:acoo~, washington !-'..i 11 tary Air ! lti Lyles) ?lushi , Lo.cg Island, rfe ,; "!o-::~ :Jayton, Ohio 31 '!o ~o L!s~i:le :~3, Calilorz::i2 Sal~ Ta e City, r;e-.J sc li p:p i. .:13 rr~..,sc li pp i Insufficient Data ~stro {c LL~) Other ( I}ROL'"i'TD LIGHT) Other (EIRCS) Astra (lA.E'~':!!OR) Astra (B:--TtJ3) t-..:!.r::raft As-:ro (NJ.:."J!EOR) .r\ir-=r~ft :'\stro (V3ln.J5) Insuffici=nt t a .A.;tro C"8'..t~OR) Ir.su.f..;:'icie:r': !:at "l Astra ('J3rTU3) .:-alloon I~suf:icient D~ta t-\~rcra.r .. \i PD146 YDC~7G XYC142 XiIBZ72DHA072 00 RJEDZI~ :1JZ.Iw.P RJEPHQ RJHPSD F~1 COHDR '25TH AI R DI V NCCHORD AFE H~! TO RJ~DEN/C0:1DR /\ DC EI'iT AFI3 COLO RJEDtJP/CO:iDR ATIC ttJRIGHT PATTERSOH AF B OHIO P.J!:PHQ/ DIRZCTOR OF I NTELLIGHECE HDQS USAF ~lASH 25 DC RJ~lPSB/CONDR HADF HANILTON AF B CALIF B 21/ WIDE 16'' LONG J!.JJ LI GHT 01~ EACH 2~D lf ASTON DRIVEN ENGit:~ POSSIBLY T~JO LJi L..J n~o RJHPD~1 12SA er -~vi;J) TU~l~ED I\Ort Tl1 E OUT OF 5 IGi!T 2220 E 3oTH ST THCOHH TAC0~1A ~Jtl B SEE:'J:!:D RELIABLE A V!:Til hLLE HIGH CLCUDS ?AG: TI-;nzr: RJ~TPDt1 12EA C BROKEN TO Nv1 REST CLEAR E 1/6 COVERAGE 01/~656Z t1AY RJWPDM No case (Information Only) 2 April 1956 Coffeyville, wue ea alar._4 oter t.ne 1rwrlDC looi t.r of t.he wtftd tbol"\- 11' att..P e P Salt twr r "'" out.11~ to ehaol the elo.ata an4 to .., Uoa1al'as~at. Mv t.bh 111.,.1aat.e4 ob~eot ~141~ 40Vft ~1'4 a ne,._bboP'e bJias. nw,. "' no 1'ravortr Yb1ble, but. Uw lJ.abt44 No Case (Information Only) 4 April 1956 Durham, North Carolina . On the night. of Apri 1 4-tb., e. bout 15 or 20 people in Durham, N. c~,-reported seeing a silver-colored ~ngel flying north over' I the local u. S. Steel plant. One man said that he could see it flapping ite . No Case (Information Only) 4 April 1956 No Case (Information Only) 6 April 1956 Brown's Gulch, Case (Information Only) 7 April 1956 Tallahassee, , 6ftidaftt1tl~ retde~\a witneaaed a ..... 1aa..,. loacect ra lln balbDt~. ~ eppa.N~ttlr obane-bape. (1'allabellu ~