PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971691

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONBakersfield California

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
30 March 1955 Bakersfield, California Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local.. Sround-Visuol Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT._.. 31/0210Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
XCANo Civilian D Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
xoX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
approx_one minute three northwest
I0. BRIEF SLMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Three "soap bubbl objects, approx bjects, approx Insufficient Data for analysis. Insufficient Data for analysis.
size of basebali size of baseball d at arm's length, No indication as to distance
silver & clear, were observed in the traveled, altitude, motion, or or
vicinity of Bakersfield,Calfornia. vicinity of Bakersfield,Calfornia. manner o earance. rance.
There were no other characteristic
features.
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UFOB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
30 0 Was Balloon
March1955 Bakersfield, Califormia 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
X Probably Aircraft
GMT Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOT 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OFOBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
epprox one(1)mimte three (3) Northweat Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Thres3) "soap bubble" liks objeots, aporox Possibly baltoon,-No-further-inves-
wid ShaeOi A D tigation-authorized.by-thia organ-
silvar and clear, were observed in tha silvar and clea obseryed in tha ization-(4602d-AISS). ization-(L602d-AI3S).
Vioindty of Bakarsfield, California, Vioindty of Bakarsfield, California, ! Thers Thers
wers no dhar characteristis features, wers no dhar charaoteristis features, JNSUPACIONT DATA GL AAANSIS. JNSUPACIENT DATA GL AAANSIS.
D JANCHTON A T DISTARE D NANCtTON A T DISTtARE
TRSVECLED, AETITUDE, KOTTON TRAVECIED KETTUDE, KETON
oR MSNEL oF DSMPPENAE OR MsNNEL OF DISMPPERANE
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) ar wot-2te a ee 160 ar-2ha.t1