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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6971227
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONTwenty Nine Palms Calif
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

{2 Was Balloon

17 March 1955 Twenty—-Nine Palms, Calif, |9_ Probably Bolloon
wenn a SR aS ets a te ae a nee eeeee mene nnan weetnenanmnn eae EW Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF CBSERVATION t

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1, DATE

1 Was Aircraft

Leca! + ) ce 22% Ground: Vi sual O Ground: Radar O Probably Aircraft
___ GMT A8/0334Z _ plete sit as 0) Air- Vi sual OQ) Air-Intercept Radar MO Possibly Aircroft |
Ltn. » > Ste SOURGR ee Oe Aeiooeal
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
X0NS Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION —__| 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ir pei el Bs thes
moved back & . aeaitel ee Data for Evaluction
_opprox 10 minutes | one _ | forth, no course
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A round object, size of a quarter Possibly balloon, Sighting was

held at arm's length, probably white | in the vicinity of many weather
in color (no distinct color designa- | stations. Reguiar weather balloo:
ted in preliminary report) was obser-~ releases are made at 0300%,Winds
ved to drift back and forth. Observer at the time of sighting were,
lost sight of this object after about) at 30 to 50 thousand feet to
ten minutes of observation when object the east,

drifted out of sight.

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)