PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9670098

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONBakersfield Calif

FRAMES7

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RC Incident #107
ATTCIO. DATE OF 8 Mar 1948
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AP 1O. Bakersfield, Calif
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arousually Projeot Office. These
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weather service stations the Department
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Summarias 1-172 inol Colonel, USAF
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AFOIR, Hq. USAF
Capt Trakowski, Caophysios Lab
Major Kodis, WCHEEP
Colomel Neal, MLAWS
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13. Dirootion of flight Earthward
14. Tactics N/S
15. Sound N/S
16. Size n/s
2Ls None
25. Manner of disappoarance h Fall to eaaih
26. Romarks: See sapp Inoddant f106.

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of two objects falling to earth from unknown source on 5 March 1948 between
16l0 and 1655 hours. Description of objects similar to falling aircraft
with snoke and debris trailing. Observation made at Bakersfield with objects
sighted 3outhwest rard Buena Vista Lake,California.
be Obaervation by 16 employee of the Pacirig General Elect..ie
Company, Bukarsfiold, California, of two objeats which fell to oarth from
unknowm source north of Bakersfield, Califarnia, 8 March 1948. One object
seemed to be on fire with red and black smoice trailing behind.
2. Ini'orman that searchin par aircraft and rescue
units have made attempts ate objects without
UNCLASSIFIED

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b. kookets, flarss or falling bodies:
4,5,6, 12, 13, 14,
108, 1 .218
o. Miscellaneous 3 Burora treame
39, 39, 231, 234.