PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6793259

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONSan Bernardino California

FRAMES6

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FRAME 001 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION sighted a red and gray object which appeared to
be tumbling
Air-Visual few seconds.
7. COURSE 2. Coservers sighted what
except that no shroud lines or bodies could be seen.
East They looked just like the canopy of a chute, reflecting
. PHOTOS a pure white color. They vanished in an Easterly direc-
tion. One observer was firmly convinced that they were
Yes parachutes.
No
9. PHYSICA DENCE
Ys
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editlons of thls form may be used.
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FRAME 002 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

Comrents of Interrogator r relativo to intelligence and character of
observer(s):
NARACIE GUK ARY: After seeing object desoribed and other whits objeots
similar to parachutes but without shroud lines or bodies were noticed
floating in skyat a part.
A W
+
+ UNCLASSIFIED
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FRAME 003 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

11. I Direction from observer
12. I Distance from observer Easternly
13. Direction of fli f objest6s)
14. Time in sight
75. Speed
18. I Luminosity 4
19. Projections
20. Maneuvers -
2l. Manner of disappearance
22. E Effect on Clouds 4 ito par chuts objeots
23. Additional Information Concerning Object-
24. Weather Conditions. .. .
4
.
(over)
UNCLA IFIED

FRAME 004 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YUAH INTERVAL
DECLASSIFIED APL AR 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
3
11 F1
is I 6A1-516

FRAME 005 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

:
I
Edwin B. Reeser
2nd. Lb, AF CAL NG
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lat Ind
Hqs, 196th Fighter Squadron, San Bernardi no AfB, lan Bdno, Cal. 19 Apr 29
4
TO: Intelligunce officer, San Dernardino AB, San Bdno, Cal,
Attention ia invited to baaie communieationa.
3
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X. DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
2
UNCLASSIFIED
+
305
to A1-596

FRAME 006 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

took to be a tip tan peared to be about looo feet bslow
ua. The reamon for lat it appeared to. be red and
'eotion. In our own jet b.squadron
at San Bernardino ve have
time, our period was nearly
3. I would 1ike to emmhasize that all this took nlace directly over 3712
March Fiald, and we both sav could have been
jets, butathey
and they rafleeted a purs white color - ths.ail7er nior
UNCLAS SSIFIED VEAR INTERV
. DOWNGRADED AT
DOD-DIR 5200.10