PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6962658

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONVan Nuys California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
19 May 1955 Van Nuys, California 0 Probably Ballcon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
19/1935Z 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. Air-Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar IK Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. . SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronoinical Wos Astronoinical
Yes Yes 000 00 Probably Astronomical
XCKNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unk nown
4 or 5 minutes one one north
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Extreme delta, Silver. Seemed to roll Possible a/c. Possible a/c.
while in flight. while in flight. High speed. Rolled
out of sight.. out of sight..
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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HIGH. C. SILVER. D. ONE. E. SEEVED TO ROLL WHILE IN FLIGHT. F. NEGATIVE.
3. NESATIVE. H. NEGATIVE. I. NEGATIVE. 2. A. HIGH SPEED. D. VERY HIGH.
C. NORTN D. ROLLED OUT OF SIGHT. E. OVERMEAD. F. FOUR TO FIVE "INUTES.
3. A. GROUND VISUAL. B. NEGATIVE. C. NEGATIVE. 4. A. 1S1935Z MAY 55. 3. A. GROUND VISUAL. B. NEGATIVE. C. NEGATIVE. 4. A. 1SI935Z MAY 55.
WITH SLIGHT HAZE. 5. IGHT HAZE. 5 1. EJBE 2913. B. VAN NUYS. 6. . EJBE 2913. B. VAN NUYS. 6 am
VALLEY, CALIF., WRITER. VALLEY, CALIF., WRITER.
. 10. NEGATIVE. 11. 10. NEGATIVE. 11. NEGATIVE. 12. NEGATIVE. 12.
CEGATIVE. CEGATIVE.
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UFOB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
19 May 1955 Was Balloon 7/
Van Nuys, California 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balioon
Local . Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
C Probably Aircraft
CMT_19/19357 Ma7 1955 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yos 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other..
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Four to Fivo (Le5)Mimytes Four to Fivo (he5)Mimytes Unknown
One (1) The Morth The Morth
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
One (1) silver, delta wing, object seemed to One (1) silver, de Lta wing, object seemed to Upon investigation of Flight 1-C, 4602d Upon investigation of Flight 1-C, 4602d
roll while in flight at a very high altituds AISS, the reliability of the witness AISs, the reliability of the witness
and at a great rate of speed. was deemed poor. Source was not at all was deemed poor. Source was not at alll
positive the sighted object was delta positivo the sighted object was delta
winged. The conclusions of the inves-
tigating authority were that the object
was a jet aireraft of the "conventional was a jet aireraft of the "conventional
type. type.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) BF.ADC.