PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971216

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONRipley California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
17_March_1955 Ripley.California 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aircraft
00 Probobly Aircroft
GMT 17/1724Z XAir-Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5, PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
DYes Probably Astronomical
No Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other..
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
3minutes one North
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Round. Silver, no sound. Straight Probable a/c.
and level with no maneuvering. and level with no ering.
Traveled out of sigh 3 minutes. 3 minutes.
Obj heading 90 Obj heading degrees.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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FIVE SIX EIGHT FLEETWELL CMA ZAZUZA CMA CALIFORNIA
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