PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
13 May 1955 Hollister, California 0 Probably Balloon
4. 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ck Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT. .14/0525Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
xNo xNo Civilian (Airline Pilot) 0 0 Possibly Astronomicol Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other.
0 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
hour 0 0 Unknown Unknown
approx appro one hour one Northwest .
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Group lights hich appeared to fuse appeared to fuse Information received in n the the
into a single object into a single object wasobserved from wasobserved from preliminary report from preliminary report from the 28th 28th
a commercial aircraf a commercial aircraft at 10,000 10,000 feet. feet. Air Division indicates that
bbject seemed to be flying at over sighting was sighting was caused by caused by a RC-121 a RC-121
200 MPH. Although observer immediately 200 MPH. Although observer immediately aircraft.
suspected a/c of some type, he could suspected a/c of som he could
bot recognize the external navigation
light pattern.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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IT' JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JWPKL 3ATIMG
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FY COMAIRDIVDEF 28 HANILTON AFP CALIF C
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JEDWP/CONDR AIR TECH INT CENTEP WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHO/DIRECTOR OF INT HO USAF VASH DC
JVPKL/CONDP 4652ND AIR INT SERVICE SQ HAVILTON AFD CALIF
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/UNCLAS3IFIED/28OID 55N-*C9. UFOB (I)CA) LIN IS OF CIRCULAR LIGHTS
NONE (3)(A) PASSED IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT (2)(R) 2,*** (3)(C) 2,*** (
ABOVE CA)(D) FLEW ON PARALLEL COURSE VITH UNITED AIRCRAFT (A)(E)
TADED FROM SIGHT TO THE EAST (2)(F) ONE HOUR (3)(A) AIR-VISUAL
(3)(E) NONE (3)CC) CONVAIR, UNITED 359, 2,D* FT, 3** DEGREES, (
255 KTS, SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT (4)(A) 14-5257 KAY 55 (4)(R) NIGHT KTS, SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT (4)(A)14 HAY 55 (4)(R) NIGHT
(5) ON FLIGHT FROM VENTURA, CALIF VIA ANPER 8 AIRWAYS TO SAN (5) ON FLIGHT FROM VENTURA, CALIF VIA ANPER S AIRWAYS TO SAN -
TRANCISCO, CALIF. LOST SIGHT OF UNK AROUT HOLLISTER, CALIF. (6) TRANCISCO, CALIF. LOST SIGHT OF UNK AROUT HOLLISTER, CALIF. (6)
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"ENLO PAP", CALIF., UNITED
AIRLINES PILOT
AT 15 KTS CMA IT,OCT FT - 30C DEGREES AT 3" KTS CMA 116,000 FT - 28
DEGREES AT 45 KTS CMA 2", TOC FT - 277 DEGREES AT 5" VTS CMA 3", 00* FT
- 300 DEGREES AT 9° KTS PD (7)(C) NO CEILING (7)(D) 15 (7)(E) NONE - 300 DEGREES AT 9 KTS PD (7)(C) NO CEILING (7)(D) 15 (7)(E) NONE
(7)(F) NONE (8) AN RC-12A WAS IN AREA AT TINE OF SIGHTING AND FOLLOVED (7)(F) NONE (8) AN RC-I2A WAS IN AREA AT TINE OF SIGHTING AND FOLLOVED
THE FLIGNT PATH OF THE UNITED A/C UP THE VALLEY (9) 2-F-94C'S WERE THE FLIGHT PATH OF T THE UNITED A/C UD THE VALLEY (9) 2-F-94C'S VERE
VECTORED FROM CAF. NO INTERCEPT ONE (1") ONF RC-1AA (I1) DIRECTOR OF VECTORED FROM CAF. NO INTERCEPT ONE ( (10) ONE RC-121 (11) DI IRECTOR OF
IN THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHTS NONE
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UFOB INDEX UFOB INDEX CARD 1
1. DATE, TE/3 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 12. CONCLUSIONS
May 1955 Hollister, California 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
1/0525% May 1955 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. Air-Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
BrYeos 0 Probably Astronomical
Civilian (Airline Pilot) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Approx One (1)Hour One (1) NW Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . 11. COMMENTS
Group of lights which appeared to fuse into Information received in the preliminary
a singls object was observed from a commer. report from the 28th Air Division in-
aireraft at l0,oc0 fset. Object seemed to dicates that sighting was caused by a
be flying at over 200 MPH. Although observer RC-l2l type aircraft.
immediately suspected al rcraft of some type
he could not recognize the external navigation ns Couid dot racogilzs Che Sxcerhal avigatiort
light pattern light pattern
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) AIS0P Form 5 (15 Oct 54)