PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779252

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONSANJACINTO&PALMSPRINGS CALIFORNIA

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1. DATE· TIME GROUT 2. LOCATION
31 Dec 53 31/1845Z SAN JACINTO & PAIM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION MISSILE/ROCKET
OTHER:
MILITARY Sighting descriptive of missile/rocket launch.
one
. LENGTH OF 11. BRIE ALYSIS
$1} min$ mins Obj flying horizontally at est 25,ooo ft, size of fighter a/c.
12 at at extreme extreme speed and appeared to disinzgrate. Fire disinagrate. Fire
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Flying
falling fom obj. Silver color, obj passed from sight flying passed sight flying
ground & air ground & air visual visual west.
. COURSE 7. COURSE
breaking up breaking g up . .
8. PHOTOS
a Yes Yes
DyNo OyNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSIC ENCE
Yes
O No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prvous dNme  m for may be used.
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Wile puk ip ATIAL
WPG170 litin
YMB053
XYB299 ... 4R.76
XDC173
JWPRH A147XV
EMERGENCY
HY JEDEN JEDMH I JEDWP 444 14
DE JUPRH '6184 JAN1554
Y 312600Z ZFF Y 312000Z ZFF
FM CONDRADIV 12 FM CONDRADIV 12 MARCH AFE CALIF 2 MARCH AFB CALIF 9
TO JEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
JEDWP/COMDRAIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATT JEDWP/COMDRAIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATT AI CHIO CHIO
JEPHO7DIR OF INTL HQ USAF WASH DC
JEDMH/COMDRSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR JEDMH/COMDRSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
OPRS-5 26317 PD CIRVIS REPORT. UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT, MISSEL OR
ROCKET TYPE, VISUALLY SIGHTED BY MARINE PILOT AT 3I/AS452 Z BETWEEN
PALN SPRINGS AND RIVERSIDE CALIF. OBJECT ESTIMATED FLYING
HORIZONTALLY 25,ZBA FT, EXTREME SPEED DISINTERGRATING RAPIDLY,
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TOMER BY MARINE MAJOR VILKER, MAG 15, EL TORO, NAS, CALIF. MAJOR -
VILKER FLYING F9F2 ALT 22,OGE FT WHEN SIGHTING MADE. CIVILIAN
FROM SAN JACINTC, CALIF REPORTED SIGHTING UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
APPROX SAME POSITION, ALT AND T TIME. WEATHER CLEAR, GROUND
VISIBILITY 40 MILES.
31/2615Z DEC JUPRH