PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6982573

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONCatalina California

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(A) ROUND SAUCER SHAPE

(B) SIZE OF A PEA

(C) COLOR OF OBJECT WAS PURPLISH WHITE ON FIRST SIGHTING AND FADED TO
A WHITEST COLOR REMAINING SO UNTIL ITS DISAPPERANCE

(D) ONE (1)

(E) NEGATIVE

(F) NEGATIVE

(G) NEGATIVE

(H) NEGATIVE

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(I) OBJECT APPERED TO BE STATIONERY IN FIRST SIGHTING OVER CATALINA
AND MOVED NORTH-WEST TOWARD LOS ANGELES WHERE IT DISAPPERED FROM VIEW
(2)

(A) CASUAL GLANCE AT SKY

(3) 45 DEGREES ANGLE OF ELEVATION,3; ODEGREES AZIMUTH

(C) 45 DEGREE ANGLE OF ELEVATION AZIMUTH UNKNOWN

(D) OBJECT FLIGHT PATH APPERED TO BE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

(E) LIGHT FADED FROM VIEW

(F) TEN (29) MINUTES

(3). ,

(A) GROUND VISUAL

(B) NEGATIVE

(C) NEGATIVE

(4)

(A) 10053 5-1@ 515 vf

(B) NIGHT CLEAR

(5)

TENTH (23TH) AND GAFFEY SAN PERDO CALIFORNIA

(6)

(A) NEGATIVE

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KB) 1/SCT QE OM errenttinsAN PERDO Gg HARBOR

HILL LOMIPA CALIF AIR FORCE CLERK UNKNOWN

(7).

(A) CLEAR

(B) NW AT 8K 259 AT 19K, 279 AT 14K, 289 AT 12K, 263 AT 28K, 2@ AT
22K UNKNOWN

(C) CLEAR

(D) TEN €19) MILES »

(E) NONE ix ag

(F) N/A

(5) ASTRONOMERS AT GRIFFIES PARK OBSERVATORY AVER AT OBJECTS SUCH AS
THESE ARE POSSIBLY PLANETS WHICH APPEAR MORE CLEARLY AFTER RAIN
FALL

(9) NONE

(16) NONE

(11) NEGATIVE

(12) WITNESS APPEARED FAIRLY RELIABLE DUE TO ASSOCIATION WITH JET
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY WHILE STATIONED AT LONG BEACH AIR FORCE BASE

ASTRONOMERS OBSERVATION MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE APPERANCE OF THE SUBJECT

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