PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9670106

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONBakersfield Calif

FRAMES8

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Incident/108
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ATTE HO. DATE OF mO 8_Mar 48
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RPTOT MO. ScURcE Male civilian
LNTE OF OPONT PATF IN TO ATIC
THE OPEEMP 0830 colOR Orange-red ball of fire
static for approx. 30 sectinil
SHAPH ball SPl:D then.drifting Menur
rstin.ha
larger than small plane ALPITUDE Masdna
COURSA eastward LENGTH TINC 30 seconds
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8. Numbor of objocts tne
10. 1 Timo in sight Appro burning
11. Altitudo N/S
12. - and
13. Diroction of flight eastward
14. Tacties N/s .
15. Sound N/S
16. Size airolare
22 Weather sonditions N/a
23. Effoct on clouds N/S
2h. Skotches or photographs None
Drifted to the east cast of
Bakersfield
26 Romarks: See supplament to ircident fic6

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Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson AFB
Dayton, Ohio
ATTNI TSDIN
with ADC Ltr 45-5, Subjeot: Discs"
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dated 25 March 1948.
GGENERAL
TURNER
3 DOD DIR 5200.10
ADDRESS REPLY TO: COMHANDING GENERAL FORCE

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consuned in snoke Obse were made in Bakersfield of object to
the south and southwest, approxdmately ten to twelve miles distance, are und
1600 hours on 5 March 1948.
n 13th March 1ols, informant, stated that he observed
an object at 0830, 8 warch 1948, due north of Eakerafield, approximately five
miles distance. The object was a largo, orange-red ball of fire, sonowhat
Larger than a small airplane, appeared to remain static for approximately
thirty seconds, then split and continuod to burn; each visible as a burning
hale A parachute, with a black object langing was then observed to fall,
drift to the east and disappeared into the hills east of Bakersfield.
red flsmes aeemed to envelope the considerable black smoke
trailing in a zigzag manner for approximatel 4,000 to 5,000 feet. The
object was oboerved at l,000 feet. approximately due north of Bakersfield,
soven to lles distant at approxdmately Og3o hours.
Informents further stated that the object disappeared behind a water
tower, b was an obetruction to their view, and was near the ground.
Both infornants watched for an explosion, thinking that it would explode
upon reaching the ground, but nothing unusual was noted.
JOWRDEDAPS
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
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of ions
a. Balloons or ordinary airoraft:
#3,11,22,41, 42
157,159, 160, 161, 163
200, 201, 10, 217, 222,
b Rooksts, clares bodies:
229, 232, 233-
b. Bvidonce suggests
64, 58, 71,
75, 75, 77, 79 111, 122, 135, 151, 152, 154, 162,
188, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224. 225, 225,
227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 134.