PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6781726

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1954

REPORTED LOCATION50miles SWof Needles California

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1. DATE + TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
21 May 54 .
7 50 miles SW of Needles, California

3.” SOURCE PrstPETcvet para ror EVAIATTON
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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

one
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

not reported “wa? large object 50 miles SW of Needles at
15 - 20,000 ft. Radio report - brief. Radar

& TYPE OF OBSERVATION sites alerted --no pick up.

ground visual

7. COURSE

not reported

x No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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