PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6965616

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONSalona Beach Calif

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. Salona Beach, Calif. Was Balloon
11_ January 1955 2. Mt Laguna,Calif 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local xGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
07 Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT 12/0145Z Air-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radur Possibly Aircraft D
5. PHOTOS 6.9 6. SOURCE XX xx Was Astranomical Was Astranomical Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
XxNo XXNo Civilian 0 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE 0 Other.
1. 20 s 1. 20 seconds 1. not rptd 1. not rptd 000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
25_seconds 25_seconds 1-2 2.west
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
1. Shape of ball. Light Light blue. One blue. One Description & duration indicate Description & duration indicate
splitting to two. meteor sighting. meteor.sighting.
2. Oblong w/tail. Size of pea. Blue pea. Blue
and and wbite light white light. No sound. sound Straight Straight
flight.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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13 JAN1955 09 4:3 E 131 9323 13115 93 23 2,litia 2, Citia
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TM. JWPOG/COMDR 751ST T ACW SQDN NT LAGUNA CALIF
JEDEN/CONDR A AIR DEF COND ENT APD COLO SDPINGS COLO
JIFON/CONDR 27TH AIRDIV NORTON AFT SAN TERYARDINO CALIF
JEDUD/CONDR A AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WPIGHT PATTEPSON AFR ONIO
JEPHO/IIRECTOR OF INTELL HQD D USAF VASH 1 25 D C

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/UNCLASSIFIED/75IST OPS 5-2 47 DP
"YOR 1. (A) SHAPE OF A BALL (BL SIZE OF PAS"ETRALL (C) LICHT TLIT
SIDE DY SIDE AFTEE
GPLITTING INTO (F) LOQKED I 10 SOUN'D
(I) NONE. 2. (A) ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY (D) OVERHEAD (C) )PLP ON
45 DEGHET MIADING (D) STRAIGHT FLICUT ON C45 DEEPEE1 HVApInG (E)
ISAFPEARED INTO CLOUD (F) 2( SEC. 3. (A) CROU'D VISVAL (P) NOE
USED (C) N A 4. (A) (1457 10 (D) DUSK. 5. (A) HIGHMAN
SALONA DEACH. 6. (A) MR. NO AGE.
(GDNERAL DELIVERY) AIR CRAFT ELECTRICAL ENGR. (R) N A. 7. (A) CLEAR
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42549 42549.
PAGE TWO JWPOG 7
WITH FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS (T) F. MMG. S. NOWE . 9. NOWE . 1. JET
AIRCRAFT OVERHEAD GOING NORTH. AIRLINER OVERHEAD GOING SOUTH. POTH
A/C ON AIRUAY ANEER ONE. 11. OFEIATIO'S OFFICER AT " PEPORTED THAT
A PERSON NAVED MASSIE HAD MENTIONED SEEI"G A FLVING SAUCER STATIONARY
DL SALONA DEACH SEVERAL WEEKS PHIOR TO THIS SIGHTING. KR. MASSIE HAD
CAMERA VITH HIN EUT RECAUE TO EXCITED AND DIO NOT TAvr A PICTUDE.
THE FLYING SAVCEN TOOK ORF PHO" THE PEACH "EFORE "R. "ASSIT COULO
SUNNON OTHER OPSERVERS. 12. NOWE. PD E"D
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