PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339371

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONSanta Cruz California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE

2. LOCATION

16 Sep 55 Santa Cruz, California
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Locol 4 Ground-Vi sual D Ground-Roder

GMt_17/03402Z,_ _O Air Vi suol © Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS $6. SOURCE

O Yes
XH No cdvilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
50 min six to seven like tracers

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

cK Other_AA Firings

O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Objs, having appearance of tracers, glowing
white and red, seen thru fleld glasses,
appeared at intervals.

11. COMMENTS

Cause of sighting: Artillery firings
from Fort Ord, California.

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RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
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RJEPHQ/COMDR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
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(UNCLASSIFIED)2S OID 5511-827. UFOBs (1) (A) STREET LIGHT PD (2) (B)
GRAPEFRUIT PD (4) (C) GLOWLING WHITE AND RED PD (4) (D) SIX OR SEVEN PD
(1) (E) NO FORMATION PD AT INTERVALS PD (1) (F) NONE PD (4) (6)
APPEARANCE OF TRACERS PD (1) (H) NONE PD (1) (I) NONE PD (2) (A) BY
| VISUAL OBSERVATION PD (2) (3) 45 DEGREES PD (2) (C) FROM 45 DEGREES TO
276 DEGREES PD (2) (D) 43 DEGREE ANGLE UPEARD PD (2) (£) FADED FROM
SIGHT PD (2) (F) 5@ MINUTES PD (3) (A) GROUND-VISUAL PD (3)¢(3) FIELD
GLASSES PD (3) (C) N/P PD (4) (A) | (
{72349 ZULU DEP 55 PD (4) (B) NIGHT PD (5) PG 9858 PD SEACLIFF CMA

CALIF PD (6) (A) MRS <Q IG.A AGE 42 CMA xmmRmiiivOtaee 114

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SANTA CRUZ CMA CALIF PD DEPUTY OF TAX COLLECTORS AND TTRESURER OF SANTA

CRUZ PD (7) CA) GOOD PD (7) (8) 5,983 - 330/153 13,900 - 299/293
15320 - 299/353 29,909 - 299/443 25,200 -292/553 3,999 - 299/65 PD
(7) (C) UNLIMITED PD (7) (D) TWENTY MILES PD (7)(E) NONE PD (7) (F)
NONE PD (8) NONE FD (9) NONE PD (416) NO ACTIVITY PD (£12) DIR OF INTEL
CMA 28TH AIR DIV DEF CMA POSSIBILITY OF AAA FIRE FROM NEARBYNFORT ORD
CMA CALIF PD VERIFICATION OFREPORT BY MILITARY AT L=4 PD (12) NONE PD
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