PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6780942

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONLong Beach California

FRAMES4

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Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 004tesseract-200dpi

5B Prebebly Ballcon
Possibly Belleon

Wee Aircreft
Probebly Aircreft
Possibly Aircreft

Wes Astrenemicel

Prebebly Astronemicel
Possibly Actrenemicel

Other
Ineutticiens Dete fer Evelvetion

Round object - clear and shiny, reflective - Balloon description. Nothing not in
slow movement - 70 deg diameter accord with this analysis.

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FRAME 002 / 004tesseract-200dpi

ee ae ee a a 2.

F. ‘2

7

15

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Aly -2
RAG 62 a
wPGa 55 ir ad Lae
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XDEQ 43

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BWD C96

BWDK 94
RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPQW 444 ~

a
DE BWDKW 32
5 tinendaeet

FM COMDR 2347TH AFRTC LBEACH MUNI APRT eae
TO JEDEN/COXSR AIR DEF COMD ENT AFB COLO
JEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CTR WRIGHT PAT AFE OKIO L—~
JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
JEPQW/COMDR CONT AIR COMD MITCHEL AFB NY
AF GRNC

( el
Lue of
“4 4
bane

BO-C 359 PD

(4)

(A) ROUND PLATTER OR SAUCER
(B) SEVENTY (7) FEET DIAMETER
(C) CLEAR AND SHINY

(DD) ONE ¢4)

(2) NEGATIVE

FRAME 003 / 004tesseract-200dpi

:
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(G)
CH)
(I)

FY BRILLIANT AND REFLECTIVE

NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE

PAGE TWO BWDKW 92

(2)
(A)
(B)
(Cc)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(3)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(4)
(A)
(B)
(5)
(6)
(A)
(B)

(7)

CASUAL GLANCE AT SKY

NEGATIVE

NEGATIVE

FROM OBSERVER TO SOUTHWARD UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT
MOVED OUT OF LINE OF SIGHT

FIVEC5) MINUTES

GROUND VISUAL
NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE

417 21% - 17 21252
DAY
FOURC4) MI SE OF LONG BEACH AFB

) CIVILIAN - Qs: ves quem

LONG BEACH, CALIF, TEACHER, UNKNOWN
N/A

FRAME 004 / 004tesseract-200dpi

ee a —e > > a en 7 = om 9 MRF

_ 3) 2% AT 15K, Qu) AT 35K

(C) 3990" SCATTERED

. (D) % MILES
'

(E) FOUR-TENTHS
(F) NEGATIVE

PAGE THREE BWDKw 92 id

KIL NEGATIVE
(3) NEGATIVE
(wd) NEGATIVE
(11) NEGATIVE
(412) BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER NONE

18/9132 MAR BWDKW

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