PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8766078

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONBerkeley California

FRAMES5

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. PROJECT 1007: 73 RECORD CARD
.
L IATE 12. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1 1-
15 Ang 52 . Berkeley, Californta Was Boloon
X5 Probably Bolienn
DATS-TINEGLOLP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 31 Possiby Duiuan
2015.22 30XOr0076-V..0 D Ground-Rader :: Was Aurcraht
0345 no Probably Arern
GMT CArV.sunt C Ar-lntercept Roder Possilly Arcon
5. PROTOs 6. 'SOCRCE 7 Wos Astrononncul
Y. GOC n Probobly Astronomical
x10 Pessibly Astonom.col
7. II
LTNGYH OF ODSERVATION S. NUMBER OF OBUICTS 9. COURSE Crher.
45 minutes Insufhcrent Dota for Evolention
2 C Unknown
10. BRIFF SUAMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cireling Coo-lcoo MPH. 1 Probably bal1oon.
1
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1 I I

FRAME 002 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

I. GENERAL
1. DATS LOCATION 3. TIHE
Bubeley Iocal: Za4s
Zobra:/0345
OBS ROM ROUND? Yes CNo
Naked Eyo
Ll Binoculars
CTolescope
7Tneodolito
5. WAS OBJECT YeS (2130
CIBy Ona Sot
By Two Seta
CBy Thros Sets
6. WAS AIR? O You
A/C Observed Objeet
[]Interception Attempted
No Intorcopt Attempted
7.WERE MEPT? Yes CNS
A/C Scrambled
CVisual Contact Mada
CIA/I Contact Made
ClNo Contact Kado
. DID OBJECT DIRECTIO ANY TIME? CYes
ENormal
ClViolent
9. IF On ErBlinking
[1Stendy
Li1-15 Seconds
1-5 Minutes
Gor 1 puteg
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. NOTED?
1. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOUNNARD? I.I Yes CIlo
Jh. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !!Yes CJNo
U5. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TTYes UNo
16. TILE OF SIGHTING RELATIVE NRISE NSET (Data From
CMight
EDay 7.57
t Sunriso
!iSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
IN Yos
CiOne Aircraft
ClMore Than One Alroraft
1E. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? Yes [No
19. WERE THERE TNDICATIC Yes ONa
O. WAS THE OBJECT VILAED AHOVE L5O o5 [1lo

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O Excellent C Good
Cood C Fair
Fair Poor
Poor Insuffiel Evaluate
Unreliable
Extramely Doubtful
C.lHoax
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon Probably AsLe nomical
C]Possibly Balloon Possibly bsiconomical
.
lWas Airoraft other:
ATIC Tost Form 3

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5,000 50,000
6,000 55,000
7,000 60,000
8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 9 23 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 21 260 90,000
Balloon fesm Oabland would be
Bulley at tine
ATIC Tost

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XYA173
X. C
XDA191 E 7
JPML 191 PTL 18 AM 7:42
RR JEPHQ JEDWP EDEN 333
DE JWPML 54F ...
R 162044Z ZNJ
DIVISION DEFENSE HAMILTON AFB
N-WRIGHT-! 'TERSON-AF
INFO JEEN/CG ENT AFB INFO JEBEN/CG ENT A ORADO ORADO CCLO
C
ZEN/CG WAD ZEN/CG WADI AMILTON AFB CALIF AFB CALIF
B
(1) ONE LIGHT BROWN COLORED OBJECT SIZE AND SHAPE OF A BALLCON •
OBSERVED CIRCLING AT ESTIMATED SPEED BETWEEN 805-13C2 MPH. NO . •
SOUNDS HEARD. LOST FROM ONDS
THEN REAPPEARED. .
(2) 2045 PDT, 15 AUGUST 1952. 0BSERVED 45 MINUTES. •
(3) CBSERVED VISUALLY FROM THE GROUND.
(4) OBSERVER LOCATED AT GOC POST GEO REF COORDINATES NH 4549.
CBJECT CVER GOC POST AT ESTIMATED ALTITUDE 2Z0SO FT.
(5) C3SERVER-JOIN HARRIS 1O14 PARDEE ST., BERKE
A ROBERSON 1809 OREGON ST., BERKELEY, -CALIF.
(6) WX CLEAR. WINDS AT 10000 FT 230 DEG AT 9 KN FTT 250
DEG AT