PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6962550

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONLos Angeles California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1, DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
; fl Was Balloon
___18 May 1955 Los Angeles, California _ Me holed hg sad
3. DATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Y
Local in : XW Ground- Vi sual CO) Ground-Radar o Srbelts Micereli
cut__19/0530Z ’ | 0 Air- Visual CO Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
“5. PHOTOS Ae | 6. SOURCE [0 Wes Astronomical
0 Yes Oo Probably Bolddidtd pe
f" ONo 9 ; ‘ Civilian _ | ts Possibly Astronomica
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE o, Other Aa Pra Par set WPT Pe
nsutticien ora for vaivario
| | . iE Unknown
4 or 5 minutes one stationary sein clletals al
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
Round, red 30 dgr elevation in Insufficient data,
northwest. Bright glow given off.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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i. C€A)ROUND (B) DIME (C) RED (D) ONE (Z) NONE (F) NONE (G) NONE (CH)
(ONE €1) NONE

2, CA) BRIGHT RED GLOW GIVEN OFF (8) 30 DEGREES TO NORTHWEST (C)

3% DEGREES TO NORTHWEST (D) UNKNOWN CFE) UNKNOWN (F) FOUR OR FIVE
INUTES

3. €A) GROUND-VISUAL (B) N/A (C) NZA

4, CA). 05392 19 MAY 1955 (B) NIGHT

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‘9909 332 25KTS

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» (A) NO WINDS CMM VERY DRY CMM WARM CMM NO MOON (B) SURFACE: CALM |
130 @29 20KTS (
‘398 629 2aKTs
‘09% 359 39XKTS ;
399 339 25KTS
990 299 30KTS | |
199 222 15KTS |
‘096 138 SKTS |
>) UNLIMITED 15 MILES (D) 15 MILES ¢(F) NONE
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» (A) NONE
» (A) SENIOR DIRECTOR 2ND LT HANEY NO COMMENT | |
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