PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9547108

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONCorona California

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
26 Jan 53_29/0205Z Corona, Califorhia
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Airmen UNKNOWN (UNIDENTIFED)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Five Unidantified
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
12 Min. Five round Five round green ball-like ball-like objects, each 25' in di ameter objects, each 25' in di aneter
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION traveled at an estinated speed of i50 laph at an altitude of speed of i50 lph at an altitude of
approximately 2,00o'. approximately 2,o0o'.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
Northwest
. PHOTOS . PHOTOS
D Yes Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSIC DENCE
Ys
D No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) revlous ditions of thi form taay be used.
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traveling spproximataly 2,000 feet above the terrain, Size of each object
was ostimated to about 25 t et in diameter.
b. The time of obserzation was lgo5 hom
oighting y 12 minutes.
c. 1/3gt Force
Base emroute to Redondo Beach, California, (his home) on Galirornia State
Elzhway 13, approximately 5 miles Sw or Corona, California. The formation of
objeots was sighted whils the observer's automobile was traveling at 45 mph.
Chaerver stopped to vatch the objeots - getting out of his car at the time
o.
was dark. I The objects wers moving agalnst the ali that was bloving
ah time of observation.
f. No physical BADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
INCLS. SIFIED AFTER 12 YEAES.
DOD DIR 58019
BIRTRAM R. COWAN
Captain, USAF
DISTRISUTION BY ORIGINATOR Chier, Anti- Lrcraft & Mssiles Section
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 5O U. S C.
3I AND C2. AS AMENDED ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF 1 IYS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER R TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES SAir I FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
UNCLASSIFIED
16-58509-1
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