DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6963708
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONBanning California
FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 December 1954 Banning, California Wos Boiloon
000 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_. Local. Ground-Visual D Ground-Rador D Ground-Rador 0 Wos Aircrafr Wos Aircrafr
0- Probably Aircroft Probably Aircroft
GMT_ GMT_ 09/07145 09/0745 D Air-Visudi Air-Visudi Air-intercept Rodor Air-intercept Rador 0 0 Possibly Aircralt
S. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 000 Probobly Astronomical
No Military PossiblyAstronomicol Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
12 Minutes East Unknown
One
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Bright light seemed to be turning. High Bright light seamed to bo turning. High Characteristics indicate this to be Characteristics indicate this to be
rate of speed. rate of speed. a brkakb probable aircraft. tr6y276 probable aircraft.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 3ZP 52)
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DI JIPAN 3526 JHPRN 3526
9 111437 111243Z
T CONDRADIV 12 HANCH AFD CALIF F1: COMDRADIV 12 HARCH AFD CALIF
TO JEDEN/COUDR AIR DEFENGE TO JEDEN/COUDR AIR DIFENSE COMAND SNT AFS COLO COMAND ENT APS COLO
JOUP/CODR A JOUP/CONDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN VRIGIT PATTERSON AFD ONID AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN VRISHT PATTERSON AFD OHIO
INFO JEPIN/DIR OF INT HO USAF : WASHDC
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D. UNKIOIN
C. BRIGHT LIGHT
D. HEGATIVE
ONE
F. HSATIVE
C CINCLE OF LIOUTS TO EFFIOT TURIMMS AT KION AATE OF SPSM PD
H. UOSATIVE
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I. MANEWVEABILITY AD I HIGH RATE OF SPTED FD
2. A. ERIOIT LIC'T SINILAR TO AIRCRATT LADIG LIGHT PD
D. WEADING SAST ALONG U. S. HIGINAY 6: NEAR BAINIM3, CALIFORUIA PD
C SAIE DIRECTION
D. ORJEOT APPROXCNED HIOWAY FRON A ESTINITD
ALTITJDE OF AN FEST ALTITUDE C OF 4 FEET VITH LEFT RODDER VITH LIFT RUDDER THEI RIOHT AUDDE AS IF MAKING
AN APTROACA FON A LANDING A APPROACA FON A LAIDING
E-STRAISHT CLIS TO THE CAST I E-STRAIGHT CLINS TO THE : EAST PD PD
7.13UINUTES 7.A3UINUTES
GROUND VISUAL GROWND VISUAL
D. NEGATIVE
C. NEGATIVE
A. 1907457
D. NIGHT
ON U.S. HIGINAY NSH 6/ W. OF BAINING, CALIFORMIA
A.: HECATIVE
E. S SOT 52, 3.7TH A3 CP,
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PACE TIREE JUPHHI 3526
"ARCH AFB, CALIFORNIA, AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER, BASE CPSATIONS PD
RELIADLE, SC PAR 12PD
7.
A. HARCH AFD WEATHER ODSERVER PD ODSINVATION AT 09.728ZI 25, (
SCATTERED, VISIDILITY 15 MILES, TEMP 49.
B. VIND CALH
C. 25, FT
D. AS MILES
E. 4 TENTHS E. 4 TENTHS
F. NEGATIVE F. NEGATIVE
8. i NEGATIVE
9. HEGATIVE 9. NEGATIVE
A REPORTED ODJECT TO POLICE, BANINING CALIFORNIA PD A REPORTED ODJEOT TO POLICE, BANNING CALIFORNIA PD
11• NO HARCH AFB AIRCRAFT FLYING AT THE TINE PD 11• NO HARCH AFE AIRCRAFT FLYING AT THE TINE PD
12. THIERE IS NO KNOWN CAUSE TOR THIS SIOHTING PD S SGT WHITEMAN IS
AlL AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER WITH GOOD RELIABILITY PD
11/2032Z DEC JUPRH
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UFOB INDEX CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
0 Was Balloon
BANNING, CALIFORNIA 0 Probably Balloon
$ 9DEC 1954 0 Possibly Bolioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft
I Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Probably Aircraft
Local Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT 0907452(N) AirVisual Was Astronomical
6. SOURCE 0 Probably Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 0 Possibly Astronomical
dYs 0
No MILITARY Other
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. Unknown
ONE ONE EAST
12 MINUTES 12 MINUTES 11. COMMENTS
10. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
CHARACTERISTICS INDICATE THIS TO BE CHARACTERISTICS INDICATE THIS TO BE
ERIGHT BRIGHT LICHT SEEMED LICHT SERMED TO BE TURNING. HICH NO ACRION
A PROBABLE ACFT.
RATE OF SPEED. RATE OF SPEED. WILL BE. PAKEN. WILL BE. PAKEM.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)