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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6960000
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONUkiah California
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1. DATE

_9 May 1955

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Ukiah, California

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Yyere no other details discernible.

Local _. DAGround- Vi sual O Ground-Radar
GMT 10/05302Z 0 Air- Visual O Air-intercept Radar
“5. PHOTOS ol til 6. SOURCE
0 Yes
& No

Civilian GOC Observer

7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

© Was Balloon

O Probably Balloon
QO Possibly Balloon

O Was Aircraft

O Probably Aircraft
O Possibly Aircraft

0 Was Astronomico JUPLiter

box Probably Astronomical

0D Possibly Astronomical

8, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0, Other.
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
; O Unknown
approx 9S hours one stationary |

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

no object, silver, circular, was
bserved to remain almost stationary
in he sky at point SW from observer,
his sighting was characterized by

10 apparent motion and although object
vas viewed through binoculars, there

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

}11. COMMENTS

Description of

sighting was such

that observation evaluated as
probable planet, The sighting
was the result of observers view
ing planet, Jupiter, which may
have appeared unusually large,
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1 DATE = 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS,
7 © Was Balloon : |
«to May 1955 Ulan, California QO Probably Balloon i
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ah keer ny Seen
| [6 Gb cusses cindinnaiebad DX) Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar . Bias Ai crts
GMT 20/0530 “ay 1955 0 Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar | 7 Possibly Aircraft
. 5S. PHDTOS % 6. SOURCE O - Was Astronomical Ju oe
| O Yes 3 proven? Astronomical i
: e No ay C4 * (oC ome) ) ossibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
| = feet al Data for Evaluation
___Aoorox Five (5) Hours One (1) | Stationary _
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11, COMMENTS Probably Astronomical: Planes
One (1) object, silver, circular, was ob- Description of sighting was such that
served to remain almost stationery in the observation was-“provcably* astronon-
sky at point SW from obgerver, This ical phenomena, 3B/£;-23th-ADiv; is of
sighting was characterized by no anvarent the--opinion that the sighting was the |
motion and although waject was viewed thru result of observers viewing planet, | |
binoculars, there were no other details which may have appeared unusually ras |
discernible, Anailysis-and-evaluations-of-thisHa3. |
substantiates-the-opinion-of the D r |
a ve—-No-further investigation ~

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