t: 04 TE ,.\ TIME GROUP NUMBER OF OIJICTS s. LENGTH OF OISIRVATION L., Hinutes 6. TYPE OF OISERVATION 2. LOCATION Bellin :::ha,jl, 10. CONCLUSION n. T""--ITE 11. IRtlfl SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Round ~.nit e-bluish object cru~E fran South hovered cNe-;o Bellingham c.rrl preceeded to the ~iE fa~ n..:; over tha horizo:1. In si&tt for 4 :u'tinutes. 1. COURSE observation based on descri!)ti on and f'li;ht .; s .r~llL"tX ~s a s duration. Uo identificC'.tion of a/c li:;hts, tl1erefore it is t-------------1nore likel.f that a Satolli te ':Tas observed. )!ot :;!;CHO I or 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENC! Pegasus I. l:fo schedule for saro II. Lil-:el y that the object ras SCr!O n or one of the briz !!ter Satellites suC:'l as Ccntc~.ur 2 , Saturn 5, or 1'-Jros 9. REP\. V TO ATTN O f": HEADQUARTERS 25TH AlR DIVISION (SAGE) UNI TED !JT~TE::i A I R FORCE MCCHORO A I R F ORCE B A SE, WASHINGTON 984 l!S susJEci: Cleport o.f Unidaotlfied Flying Object TO: S.i!:ADS (SEOIN) 1. T~a attached lettsr fr o.f ~/ester a W3.shingtoa S t.1. ta o for appropri~te action in accordaace 2. Tha letter was forw~rdeu to this offica by Sgt Carl B . Broyan of Blaine AFS. FOR THE COMMAND&R ~U.RY ;:( DBLSMAN, Ca 9t, USAF Chiaf, Community Rel~tioas Div Off~ce ol Informatio n Western Wash. State College 6 Aug 65, to Blaina AF S Pl. Y TO HI!!ADQUART!RS SEATTLE AIR DEFENSE SECTOR UNITED STATES Alll FORC:! MCeHORO AIR FORCe BASE, WASHINGTON 98439 SEAOS (SEOitJ) R~port of Unidentified Flying Object Com!llandet: 57tn ~tt: Gp (Ait: Def), Hq ATT~: Intelligence Office r Pai~e Fld, Wash. 98205 The attached 25th Air Division lett~r and U.F . O. R~port i s fvnv3~ded to your office for action i n accot"dance -with AF~ 200-2 FOR THE CO}IMAL'IDER .7 W. FIGS Lt Colo~el, t!SAE !~ecuti~e Offic TEL ELJ-1161 H!:ADQU.A RTPS 57th FIGHTSR CROUP (AIR DEHNS) U li'EO STArtS A.IR FORCE PAIN!= FIELD WASH NC fON ?3'2()5 Repon: o f Unidentifie d 'Flying Object TO: AFSC (?TO), Hright -Patterson AFB Ohio 4Sl,33 Forw~rded for your informaticJn and necessary action. FOR TrtE COHMANDER OH}i :1. OHLRICH, Najor, USAF epu:y Commander for Operations 1. SEADS Lt r, 20 Aug 1965 2. 25ADIV Ltr, 13 Aug 19GS 3. Mr LtrJ 6 Aug 1965 D);?A~fMENT Or' THE AIR fORCE STA:=r MESSAG~ BRANCH UNCL.A.SSlFIED : ~IN-7 ,fS'AFOS-3 XOP-1, XOPX-8, DIA-l (21) ZNR UUUUU ZFH-1 VV HAA 739 RR RUWHBH RillVGALE RUCDSQ RUEAHQ DE RUWHBHA 3 1871736 FM BLAINE AFS WASH TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO INFO RUYJHBH/25 A IROIV MCCHORO AFB Y/ASH RUCOSQ/AIR TECH INTELL CNTR WPAFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF 'NASH 25 OC RUEAHQ/SECREfARV OF THE AIR FORCE WASH 25 OC UNCLAS 75 700C a7-B 13 JUL 6 2. P IM HEAD l1fm IC:!ts ~1E3Sf.\GE DEPAKTMENT Of THE A IR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFtED 3. BLUISH WHITE PAGE 2 RUWHBHA 3 UNCLAS B. 1. CHILDREN CALLED IT TO THE ATTENTION OF PARENTS AND NEIGHBORS. 2. NOT KNOWN 3. ON THE HORIZON' CAME FROM SOUTH, HOVERED OVER BELLINGHAM WASH THEN HEADED N.E. FADED AWAY ON THE HORIZON GROUND VISUAL OEP,A\~TM6NT Oli "iH~ AIR FORCE STAFf 1'/\fSS.AGE SRANCH BELL INGHAM WASH CONSTRUCTION WORKER G. 1. GOOD 2. NON AVAILABLE UNCLASSIFIED PROJECT 10073 RECORD J. 0.\ TE TIME GROUP Bel1 j ngham, WaShington i. NllMSE R OF OSJECTS !J: L~NGTH o;: OSSE RVA TIOH N:>t Reportoo f . lY?E OF OBSeRVATION Grour.d-Visu3.l 7. C OURSE 8. Pr-!OTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVI OENCE CONCLUSION 10. Report conforms 1d th Sat~eJ 1 i te ob serv:::i t:.i on 11. BRieF SUMM..\RV ANO ANALYSIS Li~ted cbject due 3m~h of obsa.i:"'rer a t 45 deg elr-~Yati:::m ir:. .f1ig1t ~ .. d.th c. t-umbJJ.:1g a.ct.ion aJ.ternat..:!.1"6 red-:r~llo\odsh ore:tgt ECOO II heading SE at 1127 ?H. aft or the reported time. 'l'his satellit-e !4d.3ed ~2 mintrl es r:iD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) Prnloua edition of Utl' (tum ~:1 be uaed, CUr o1~1ce ainta1 a a S&te ll:! te 3Chedul.es 1'or tbe .?1tgaaua ::.nd ~bo tellitaa only. ~cho II waa over Bc:attla on the niallt ;u: 30 ~ ~905 a.t ll.:27 ~.m.~ ~,_., it '*'S beading uorebeaat re ~ -a;tach:tD8 a. 11.-t I'd aatel1'1 taa -md s~c:. lebr1~ o~ ~:a third n:rgpitude or cri~l:e%' 'Vixtcb ~re nai!lie :ta oi 22 ::-!3y ~;;o;. Tb::i.a lia~, o~ course, i11c:rea.sed dle ;;o recen't. ~be aigbt1:1g Wlic.l:l l'Oll re.9Qrteei ia :1mced :simi l$r to . lwuu:.ues. 3iQltl yOt& dea1re a !'Qa1t1 ideDt.1:t1cattOD-, ,_rba9a the 2csi t.Uoaian Aatroph7aiosl Obaer'latory, a:it..ar C8tal og ~&r t:uant, So G&rdeD Street Camcridge, :,Iaeesebuaetta, C.2138, -:rou.ld "be of .1ome aaaiottance. 3i.Jlcerel.y, . ;os r... SP.srn.m:ro .:.~ Colonel, USA7 d.-"tT llelat:loae D1 vision .)lftce_ o-r state C.Oll ep - HEA'JQUA.RT'::~S FOREIG N TECHNOLOGY DlvlSI-:> AIR ;=oPe.:: SYSTEH S co.t..l~ :> .~;~Ht:i = UFO Si3hting, 30 Jul 65, Bellingham, washington r;: Bq, U3~' SA.t-uiCC ( Nrs Hunt) wasb D c 20330 R'! e=ence the attached letter :t'ro!.:l il::?o:-:as.tion on j1is un11entified ob3ervatl.cm fol ng is a suggested reply: a. Dear Mr r~questlo3 Our office ~i ins satellite sch~dules ror ~e P~zaaua and 8cbo satellites only. Echo II -was over Seattle on the night of 30 July 1965 at 1127:;Yl:a, PST, hovttver, it was heading nort!least and should have been East of the city. We ara attacbina a list of satellites and space deb=is of the tbird magni tude or brighter 'Which were visible as of 22 Nay 65. l'his list J of course, i:1cres.sed due to more recent l aunches. The sighting vhich you re?'rted i s indeed similar to nany r.cport3 o:f a~tellite obse~tions. Should you desire a positive identification perhaps the Smtthsonian Astrophysical Observa:tor-J, Star Cata log Dep8rtment, 6o Garden Street, Cambridge, Naasachus-etts 02138 1rould be of some assistance. FOR THE CO~lMANDER ERIC T de JON ~ Colo!l:!l, USAF Deputy to~ Technology and Subaystema 1. L t r fm L 2. Satellite Bl3!~e ~ir ? orca Base I wi11 cegin by '::)ay:ne th1t. I d11 NOT =-~lieta l u or l i t t l e greon ~en frm othe r pllnots ;1ing ' n . Russia, ha s ?U~ e r e v1s:~-e _r:ta o my s~gn ~: --:g :..n rl~l8rous allit~e ~p of t he m~ny I m~3: Cn Friday 7)Veni:;"l, .Ju.J 'I 30, h'=t.wr::eo 11: rv~ :l~rl 11:15 o . m. I 'les :!!"iving p oma and s~ .. a ll~ht8ri, n-..... ,rlr.e ohj "')Ct r.lO'rl"'~ di~o3 santt, a:t ac~:t L..5 degrees up i~: tbe s1:y . I .. rent. i n r.~'? hcus~ lrd C<i l ed f o:. l i:-.~ -:.=' t h e south.. It ~: :e~n~tte~.=.t cban={~d fc-ot1 rerl to y~J l nw--: ~h or':tn ge . I t \.Jas not a plsne as a plane's l l l~ts tdll net flPs:1 "i.n th.:: ~ann~7 th~t t hi s did. 1 ~ttribut3 th1s ch~n r,a ~f lj~ht3 to th~ t1.uilbll:1g act.ion of the ~at8ri.t.t). I may be s l j 3htly nt'f i.n my e~sk;bn t- .i. ")t~ 0 ~ .. the ti :'11.8 hu'" 1 !lm t,(C!L.er . ng y ou ar.e any J.n orma. l .-J ~n !'~"P",rc. !.Pg a 1..:1;' at a pp roximately t hat hour.