PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. "ATION
8 April 49 08/2200Z Los Angeles, California 342
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Aivaniat
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
: Picers
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 seconds Obse rver sighted what appeared to be an aluminum-colored,
round, flat disc. It kh was thick in the center tapering to
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION thin edges. J It was seen in the East moving to the Nw faster
Ground-Visual than a jet. It left a very thin dark trail which dissipated
7. COURSE imnediately. The object reflected the sun's rays and it
appeared to have many projections from it. It followed a ak
N straight course and it seemed to be rotating.
8. PHOTOS
.Yes
GNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
D Yas
I No
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agreed that they ha en an object which resembled a
over Glendale, California, on 8 April 1949, at approxi-
mately l40o hours. Visibility was excellent and the
skies were cloudless. No military or civilian aircraft
were scheduled in the vicinity and military units and
civilian resuarch or reported that no aerial
testing devices testing devices had beer nad beer released at the time that ths eleased at the time that ths
aerial object, da aerial object, described escribed disc, was observed.
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PAUL M. NOLD
Major, USAF
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DISTRICT COMMANDER
SAMA-Feb 49-OM

about two and a hald juars since his discharge fram the Arny and is cunoidered to be
naked a 18 cere in his manner
whils telling of the objeat.
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INCIDENT NO. 312
1. D Date of 25 10y 199
2.D Exact Time
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3. Place of Los Angeles, Ca) West
4. F Position of observer Ground
5. What attracted attention object
6. Number of objects 018
7. Apparent size 1/a of l0 cent pisce at arms longth
3. Color of object Almimm (object glistaned and shimorod in sun rays
9. Shape Round flat (Dise). thick ter tapering to thin edge
10. Altitude 70-75° Blevation
11. I Direction from observer Cast
12. D Distance from observer -
13. Direction of flight of cbject(s) IN *
14. Time in sight 30 neconds .
15. Speed Paster than jet seconds)
16. Sound and odor naa
18. L Luminosity reflected suns rays
19. Projections Appeared
20. Maneuvers Straight course No projections seen by
21. Manner of disappearance passed ovor hill
22. Effect on Clouds no clouds
23. Allitional information concoming objeot Co
244 Weather Conditions (
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Airport which was
f. High above the aircraft which first arrested DE JARNEIT'S
attantion, he obse object heading
into the northwest.
g The object seemed flying at a oht and appeared
to be ebout half the size is held at
arm's length.
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u. Manner of disappearance: Lost to view over rim of
valley in which was standing.
v Effect on clouds: clouds. Day wa 3 was
cloudlass.
w Additional objact; The manner in which
the object glittered lead the observer to believe that it was
rotating, although the direction of rotation was not clear.
X. The day was
peiiallyrgood. The sky wO laar otoloudsar
that given however seated on a
3 bench next to a. small tcol shed and vas aoproxinately La north of
ohe position occupied when he the it or the object
described disc.' Jeclar saw no trail from the
object whatsoever, to him the object appeared to be rotating in a counter
Color, size, shape, altitude, direction and length of -
clockwise direction.
time of observance all agreed with the statements given byw
has been enployed by the Los Leles City Park and Recreation Deoartment for
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were southeast at kpot3. check of commercial, military air-
vicinity, failed to indicate that any had been fly-
ing northwest over Glendale, at or near 1400 hours on Checks with
and the Uni-
versity of Southern Califomia, failed to reveal the operation or release of any
testing device in the area.
CLOSED
MACLASSRTD
CONEIDENPARS