342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949

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TCM 452

23 August 1949

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects

sighted and reported that it bore no resemblance to any aircraft they had ever seen before.

2. a. Location and time of sighting: Approximately thirty (30) miles west northwest of Seattle-Tacoma Airport, 1920P, 22 August 1949.

b. Weather at the time: Clear, visibility unrestricted.

c. Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses:

(1) Ben Frieman, ARTC Controller, Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center, P. O. Box 3224, Seattle 14, Washington.

(2) Howard Watson, Senior ARTC Controller, Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center, P. O. Box 3224, Seattle 14, Washington.

d. Photographs of objects, if available: Photographs of objects are not available.

e. Sketches of object's configuration: Sketches of object's configuration are not available.

f. Object sighted:

(1) Number: One.

(2) Shape: Similar to an F-84.

(3) Size: Similar to an F-84.

(4) Color: Similar to an F-84.

(5) Speed: Similar to an F-84.

(6) Heading: Object was heading from south to north.

(7) Maneuverability: Object did not maneuver.

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