PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8713995

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONLos Angeles California

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
21 June 1954 He* Los Angeles, California D Was Boiloon
0 Prabably Bolloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual BX Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscrait
a Probably Aircraft
GMT_21/1700Z AinVisual Air-Intercep! Radar 0 Possibly Airerait
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE 0 Was Axtranomical
Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other
Insulficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
1 W to E to N
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oval object 201 in diameter 2' thick. Flight Inusfficient data for proper evaluation.
from W to E, Disappearing in North. Estimated
altitude 400 ft l8X binoculars.
ATIC FORM 39 REV 6 EP 5)

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21/1736Z
LOS,AS /. ATIA 21
56194 2 ATI
201i2
805 2.4716-2
lits 20302 4.ATI Beadng
19
EC 18272 fiw
3933399
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RAD57 RAD57
I
WPG041 WP G041
YDD024S YDD024S (
XYE0 49 X YE0 49
XMB027
JWPRH A044 (
00 JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPFF JESRO 555 (
DE JWPRH 2IIV
0 2 211830 Z
FM COMDR MARCH FLT SV CEN MARCH AFB CALIF
t
TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFE COLO
JEDMP/CCIDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFR OHIO
JEPHQ/DIREOTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HO USAF WASH D C
EPFT/DOMR HATS ANDRINS 7FA TASY DC
JESRO/COMDR FLT EV ORLANDO AFB FLA
JFOB E
DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT

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1.
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2 T THOUSAND FEET T :92 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS -
3.1 THOUSAND FEET DS0 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS
52 THOUSAND FEET 18 D DEGREES AT 5D KNOTS
(
2 THOUSNAD FEET MISSING
C. 7 HUNDRED FEET
D. I MILE IN HAZE
E. TEN TENTHS
F. NONE
E. NONE
9. NOME
13. 12. NONE
11. 11. UNKNOWN
12. 12. FLIGHT SERVICE OPERATIONS ICER. NO COMMENT. CAUSE OF ICER. NO COMMENT. CAUSE OF 2138N04
SIGHTING UNKNOWN AO-1903343
21/18462 21/18462 JUN JWPRH
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C. UNKNOUN
B. ONE !
E. NONE
F. NONE
G. NONE
d. NONE
I NONE
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
A. UNKNOWN A
B. 4 HUNDRED FEET WEST
C.4 HUNDRED D FEET NCRTH
D. MOVED FROM WEST TO EAST AND DISAPPEARED IN THE NORTH
E. FLEN OUT OF SIGHT
F. UNKNOWN
3. MANNER OF CBSERVATION
A. GROUND VISUAL
B. 18 POWER BINOCULARS C
C. NONE
÷ $4a$ TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING J
A. 21 JUNE APPROX 17202
B. DAY
5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER 3400N 11825W
". IDENTIFING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER
A. CIVILIAN NAME UNKNOWN AD s
'8mT
LOS ANGELES, CALIF -
F. NCNE
VEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITICNS AT TIME PLACE GF SIGHTING
A. STRATUS MILE IN HAZE
ALTITUDE
11 THOUSAND FEET 150 DEGREES AT FIVE KNOTS
12 THOUSAND FEET 130