PROJECT BLUE BOOK

,: UFOB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
16 March 1955 Was Balloon
Salton Sea, California Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 16/17242 Maroh 1955 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
00 Probably Astronomical
Military (Pilot). Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Three (3) Mimutas One (1) Dus South Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Objt 061305 has characteristics of a balloon. has characteristics ballook.
Ome (i) round, silver objeot, the sise of a One (1) round, silver object, the sise of a The faot that the observer saw the oh- The faot that the observer saw the ob-
dime hald at arm's length, was observed by the joot for a period of only three (3) joot for a period of only three (3
pilot of a pilot of a B-47 B-47 type a/c 50 miles north of the type a/c 50 miles north of the minutes could be accounted for accounted for by the bythe
Salton Sea, Clifornia. The object seemed to The object seemed to fact that the B-47 was heading in a , in a
fade into the distanc fade into the distance fter a periodo 'ter a periodo of thred f thred somewhat somewhat oppoaite opposite direction from the direction from the
(3)mimutes, (3mimutes, B-47 7 heading was 281 at 425K. at 425K. course of the objsct.
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AISOp Form 5 (15 Oct 54)

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RR JEDEN JUPJR JEDWP JEPHO
DE JWPJP 31&
4 1622157 INFORMATION
7M COMDR 751ST AIW SO NT LAGUNA CALIF
TO JEDEN/CO'DR AIR DEF COMND ENT AFP COLO
JUPJP/COIDR 27TH ADIV DEF NOPTON AFP CALIF
JEUP/COMDR AIR IECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE ER WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFP OHIO
JEPHO/DIR OF ELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASH 25 DC
OT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ 751ST /UNCLASSIFIED/ 751ST 0PS5-2 C86 PD OPS5-2 C86 PD UFOP UFOP
1. CIRCULAR (A) CIRCULAT (R) DIME (C) 1. CIRCULAR (A) CIRCULAT (R) DIME (C) SILBER SILBER (D) ON (ETL N/A (F) NONE (D) ON (E7L N/A (F) NONE
(G) NEG (H) NEG (I) NONE PD (G) NEG (N) NEG (I) NONE PD
2. 180 DEGREES (A) LOOKING 2. 180 DEGREES (A) LOOKING FOR MOONS LOCATION (P) 4C DEGREE HIGH FOR MOONS LOCATION (P) 4% DEGREE HIGH
2(0) 40 DEGREE COURSE SOUTH (E) FADED IN SOUTH (E) FADED (F)
3 MINUTES PD 3 MINUTES PD
3. (A) AIR VISUAL (B) NONE 3.(A) AIR VISUAL (P) NONE (C) P-47 (C) B-47 NILSON-43, EYNTPON WIQ DEGREE NILSON-43, EYNTPPN WIQ DEGREE 425K 425k
CASTLE AFB PD
4. (924 16 MARCH (A) 17247 16 MARCH (R) DAY PD
5. 30 NAUTICAL MILES N
6. (A) BLANK (B)JG PACHMAN CAPT SAC PILOT AGE 33 VERY PELIALPLE DD
PAGE TWO JWRJB 3G
7. CLEAR 242-65 (A) GOOD (8) N/A 600e FT 24g 15 v 39c0s FT 24° IDK
1000e s ST 20 WTK 5adae EAWNONE
gacme NONE
FT 2247 YD
cpig
(E) PLANK (F) N/A PD
. N/A PD 9. NOWE PD 10. NONE AT ALTITUDE OF UFOD PD 11. CON GJVE NO
REASON FOR COUSE DD
12. NO PD EID
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17/00947 MA9.JWP.IR

FM COMDR 751ST AIW SO NT LAGUNA CALIF
TO JEDEN/CONDR AIR DEF CONMD FNT AFT COLO
JUPJP/CONDR 27TH ADIV DEF NOPTON AFR CALIF
JEDUP/COVDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLISEUCE CEUEER URICHT-
PATTERSON AFT OHIO
JEPHO/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADOUARTERS USAF WASH 25 DC
PT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ 751ST 0FS5-2 (86 PD UFOR
1. CIRCULAR'(A) CIRCULAT (D) DINE (C) SILBER (D) ON XEVL N/A (F) NOWI
(G) NEG (H) NEG (I) NONE PD
2. 189 DEGRFES (A) LOOKING TOR MOONS LOCATION (*) 4° DEGREE NIGH
2(0) 47 DEGREE HIGH (D) STEADY COURSE SOUTH (E) FADED IN DISTANCE (F)
EYNTEON WIQ DEGREE 4251
CASTLE AFB PD
4. C924 16 MARCH (A) 17247 16 MARCH (W) DAY PD
5. 30 NAUTICAL MILES N SALTON SEA CALIFH PD
6. (A) BLANK (A)BLANK ((B)JG (B) J G PACHMAM PACHMAN CAPT S CAPT SAC PILOT AGE 33 SAC PILOT AGE 33 VERY RELIALPLE DD VERY RELIALPLE DD
PAGE TWO PACE TWO JWPJP 3G JWPJP 3G
7. CLEAR 240-65 7. CLEAR (A) GOOD GOOD (E) N/A (E) N/A 6g0g FT 242 6g00 FT 247 15 x 3000d FT 247 3000d FT 247 InK InK
10g08 ST 200 10009 ST 200 WTV MTK 5000d 50sad EAWNONE
(C) PLANK (D) MORE (C) PLANK (D) MORE THAN 10 MILES 1600s MILES 1600S FT 22" REK PEV gooed NONE
20002 1 FT 224° YDW
(E) PLANK (F) N/A PD
S. N/A PD 9. NONE PD IC. NONE AT ALTITUDE OF UFOB PD 11. CON GIVE NO
REASON FOR COUSE PD
12. NO PD END
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