PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE ; ( '2. LOCATION ( 412. CONCLUSIONS
» :G Wes Balloon
i 30 May 1952 1. 17 miles 8, Fresno, California 2 Probably Belleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a ed ns cat
COROF ds)d ds acnue 0400 2 _ ie ORE XKGround- Vi sual 0) Ground-Radar iG Was Arrerafe
; T1 Sruaably Aircraft
; GMT ao ee #X Sat) ener o Air Vi sual G Air-Intercept Radar ” Possibly Arrcealt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 1D Was Astronomict
0) Yes ' Ci Probably Astronomical
No Male civilian CO Peasarhly Astronomical
i | 7% LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJFCTS 9. COURSE © 2X Othe Prob Meteor...
: + Insuffieraot Data for Evaiuation
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OF eS a ee DT RE OAS GPa. te eS Re I
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1}. COMMENTS

Color: Green body w/yellow trail Object emitted bright green flames,

Shape: Spyere w/tail — iHad tail lencth of diameter of object,
Tail yellow sparks, Went out when
Bate over source,

Thin broken clouds at, 25,000'
| Maneuvers : Arched
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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/t/ OWE SPHERE cit Uti?“ WN SIZE EMITTING BRIGHT G{ "N FLAMES WITH
' YELLOW TAIL AS LONG AS DIAM OF OBJ PD FLAMES APPEARED TO DIE OUT
DIRLY In FRONT OF oBSR pD ser (S.foaist|vAY 52 PD /37 VISUAL

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OBSERVATION FR GRD PD 74/ IN AUTO ON iY 99 CHA 17 MILES S OF
FRESNO CHA GALIE, PD OBJ TVLD W-E_IN 24 DEGRET ARC FR TIME SEEN TO

TINE DISAPPEARE -) AT SPEED LOWER THAN METEORITE PD WAS O5SR FOR

ABOUT ONE SEC PD /5/ REPT ’ Ser ies 5.5

3 CMA CALIF CNA F- 6 PD /6/ CEILING 257223 FT CMA CLOUDS THIN BROKEN :

‘ Bh} hae

CMA VISIBILITY 15 PLUS CMA WIND-CALM PD /7/ NONE KNOWN 72/ NONE 24

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KONE /12/ NONE KNOWN PD

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, eee i UNCLASSIFIED |

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. \ HEADQUARTERS yr \

/) 4702D DEFENSE WING i \
Hamilton Air Force Base

Hamilton, California

ss a, | 7 | AZ SIN ey
SUBJECT? Unidentified Flying Cbjocts Reporting (Uncl)

iD s Commanding General, Wostern Air Defensa Force, Hamilton Air
Force Lasse, liamilton, California
Tinvs Comaniing General, Air Defense Command, int Air Yorce tase,

Colorado Springs, Colorado

TOs Director of Inhtellirence — np A-7
Headquarters, UGA? | . od
Washington 25, D.C. ~ ee fhe pi

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Transuiltted horewith are AY Porns 112, with inclosure, in accord
ance with Alr force Lotter 22085, paragraph 7d, dated 29 April 1952.

POR THE COMMANDING Crricims

INFO C¥: CHIEF,ATIC ATTN :ATIAA~2e, iv=jP, AFB, OHIO

1 Inols
AY Porm 112, Part I% II (5 cys)
1 Incl:

Fhotostat Ltr (5 cys)

~.. Info cys Chiof, Air Technical Intele NOsen

lizance Ummter, Ree 2ehf 4 HOft sr

ATINe ATIALe20, Anan Brea x

Wrisht-Patterson, Air Forea ““*!'l) [0 *Cs
Lase, Thio .

DOWNGRADED Ap v2
= ’ ae u/ hv '
DECLASSIFIED Arran yey ERVAIS:
®D DIR 5200.19 RS:

UNCLASSIFIED

‘AF FORM 112—PART ) "UNC..sSiF- ,

APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANKA)
TMLESD STATES CF IMERICAN

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT __

Unidentified Flying Chjects Reporting )
‘nick WeRoRTES oR ror ann 11, 2 0D DOT HL
So. of Freano, Fresno County, California Hamilton AYB, California = _

‘DATE OF REPO! DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION |
212 June 1952 | 2 June 1952 p | tormented
PREPARED BY (Ofer) ===2=~”~”~—~—————— ve ‘| SOURCE
BLABR Je BROAD,Capt,USAY, Dir of Intel } Berkeley 9, California |
REFERENCES (Control number, directlee, previous report, etc., as applicable) = > a ae

LF Lotter 200-6 dated 29 April 1952

SUMMARY: (Enter concise sammary of report. Give significance in final one-senlence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Beyin text of report on AF Form 112- “Mart IL)

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The following rsporb was received by regular mail on 10 June 1952 written
by Mr. » Derkeley 9, California on an Unie
dontified Flying Object observed by hinself.

sho: DOWNGRADED A’ 2 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. :
DOD DIR 5209.10

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Toy Dir of Intel ,USAP .
1 cy Chief, ATIC

1 cy Dir of Intel, WADP :
t ed Dir of Intel ADO UNCLASSIFIED

MOTH THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.—
31 AND 22, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW,

IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR
INTELLIGENCE, USAF, °

Ine | #45. wea

AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF

10-- B5500-1 yy U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE . 1950 O---918331

as fee UNCLASSIFIES if

AF FORM 112—PART.10
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

a= tees — ee

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

From (Ageney) Intel Of flee, 470%
Ving, Hamilton Ar8, California

PAGE 1 oF 1 PAGES °

Information required by paracrayh 7o, AVL 20025, dated 29 April 1952 will
be found in photostat Istter attached. Additional information is as follonss

(1) Weathers Sources Hamblton AFB Weather Station

SO lay 528 C550 to 0450 Cailings 25,000
Clouds 1 Thin and broxen
Visibilitys 15 /
Wind 3 Calm
Temperatures 50 derrees
Dew Point 3: 43 derrees . |

(2) Interception or identification action takens lone
(3) Loeation of Air Traffics
Ramiltea AYB [ase Flicht Operationss erative
b4th FightereInterceptor Squadron, : Norative
4702D Defense Wing Hamilton A¥3,Calif
The above report does not preclude the presence of civil or other

military alrborne aircraft in subject vicinity.

WNGRADED AT 2 VRAR INTERVALS}
mOOECLASSIFIED ATER 12 YEARS,
DOD DIR 5200.20

UNCLASSIFIED

-* sae ay cy we “ T2% ee: A
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING 1 BARIGMCROMREOF 1 uniTeD Spares Wet Te
31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE*REVELATION OF

FT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

+

sEAIYlN OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. 5S, C.—
ARURAL 1ZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
GENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF

_ Shek we

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CLASSIFICATIONS ~~” 16--68570-12 «EW. &. GovERnuCNT Patarine Comics