PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6313236

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONSolano County Calif

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1
1 1. DATE. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
i Solano Cou Was Bolloon
000 Probably Balloon
. DATE-TIME GECUP - 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Loco! 0300.... Ground Visual Ground-Radar n Wos Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT_. 1 Air-Visuo!. 0 Air-Intercept Rodor D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes dentist Probobly Astronomical
No CXS Possibly Astronomical
7. LENCTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other.
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 S Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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19th OSI Distri ict, file 2lf-l5l, dated ect as
above.
2. Investigation Commander.
19th OSI District, Travis Base, predicated upon receipt
of letter from Dr. oncerning the of a bright
luninous object traveling in
hibits disc closure of classified information ersonnel. V
(
1 Incl D. C. NORTH
Aug 52 Lt Colonel, USAF 1
District Commander
Copy to: N
Hq CSI incl
STEET 1
(ao)
AIRFUCLAPAFU-L-2FE432 1SM
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bright luminous obiect to avelling T
across the sky. interviewed,
related object sighted approxirste-
ly 0300 hours, April 1952, from
country home on
Solano County, California.
The object I8S travelling in a
straight : the northwest
horizon t southwest horizon,
the altitude and speed of object
wore not estimated. observed
DOWNGRAI
DECLASSI
DOD DIR 5200.10
ATTENTION: other persons not normally entitled to such Inforrnation may be made only when expressly Disclosure of the nature, sources, or even the existence of such investigative Information t to persons mentioned in the report or to authorized by the Director of Speclal In-
vestigations, IG, or higher authority. Unauthorized disclosure of such informatlon will be considered to be a vlolatlon of AFRt 2o5-1.
DISTRIBUTION ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP
IHQ AMC (Action cys) 2 Commanding General
HQ OSI 2 Air Materiel Command
File 2 Wright-Patterson AlB
Dayton, Ohio
APPROVED
T. COLLY
USRF
111 DISTRICT COMMANDER
CONFIDENTIALSEC
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informtion as to the ranner of propulsion. The speed he object
advisod the object movod fron
the northest horizon to couthrest horizon in appro:imately one to
two minutes. The object mo straicht lir ned no
maneuvers. This object dist und reappeared abruptly three
tines whilo in transit. This dioappearance .pocar:nce did not
occur in a rogular
oooured each tio The phiect id
almost due west. The window was opened screcned. Te obsorvation Was
made with the nakod eye, and no binocular were nsed advised he did
betmeen O3oo and 0320 hours,
-2
CONFIDEN .
SMAMA-Apr 52-50NI

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sean and
added the object appeer reflecti: hts
on clouds L an aft.
1
3. stated he related
he has nornal vision end does require the use glasses in
viewing distant objects.
new moon
rose on 23 April 1958.
UNCL FIED
CLOSLD
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L SECURITY
SMAMA-Apr 52-50M