PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6972031

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONRoseville Calif

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 7 Aug 55 Roseville, C lif Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 17/Day (time unk) AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
x No civilian (Goc) Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
ten minutes and drifting 0 D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one up Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
one round, silver obj, size of basketball at C
arms length, appeared to be very bright. Obj
seemed to go straight up and then drift off.
Seen for a period of l0 minutes. tion of obj, duration of sighting and
fact t that observer stated "object drifted
off"
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CLASSIFIED/2S OID SSM-OSO. (FOS. (1) (A) ROUND PD (1) (E) −
ASKETBALL PD (1) (C) SILVER PD (1) (D) ONE PD (1) (2) V/A PD (1)
(F) VERY BRIGHT PD (1) (G) MOME PD (1) (M) NONE PD (1) (I) NOME ¸
(a) (A) VISUAL SIGHTINS VHILE ON GOC DUTY PD (2) (B) NGUE PD (
2) (C) OVERNEAD PD (2) (D) OVER HEAD NOVING STRAICHT UP PD (ES
C) DIRFTED OFF PD (E) (F) TEN MINUTES PD (3) (A) GROUND-VISUAL −
D (3) (3) SIX PTNERSCOPE PD (3) (C) N/A PD (4) (A) 2DAD ZVLU 17 (3) (3) SIX PTWERSCOPE PD (3) (C) N/A PD (4) (A) 2DA9 ZULU 17 -
355 PD (4) (B) DAYPD (5) PJ 4245 GID OF 3 E5 PD (4) (B) DAYMPD (5) PJ 4245 GID OF G GOC PEST OVER WNICH GOC PEST OVER WHICH
BJECT WAS REPORTED PD (6) (A) NRS V EJECT WAS REPOR ED PD (6) (A) MRS VENA PRESTON CNA 215 BAKER VENA PRESTON CNA 215 BAKER STREET STREET
CA. ROSIVILLE (IA CALIFORNIA CHA HOUSEVIFE PD (6) (B) M/A PD (T) ROSEVILLE CA CALIF -
AD VERY NIGH HAZE PD (7) (B) 5,300FT - 28/5; 18, 303 FT 150/5)
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