PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339745

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONRialto Calif

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
22 Oct 55 1. Rialto, Calif 2. Monrovia, Cali Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual GroundVisual Ground-Roder Ground-Roder 00 0 Was Aiscraft Was Aicraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT1.23/0215Z 2.23/0217Z GMT1.23/0215Z 2.23/0217Z AlrVisual AinViwal Air-Intercept Radar D D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS b. 6. SOURCE 2 Wos Astronomical Meteor
Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical
No civilian (GOC) civilian (Goc) 0 Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . 0. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
3 seconds 000 Insufficient Date Insufficient Dote for Evaluation Evaluotion
1 unk unk Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGNTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
l. Blue 1. Blue white, obj looked liek a meteor white, obj looked liek a meteor Meteor sighting. Meteor
w/fragments falling. Obj appeared to explode
2. White, bright flash of 2. White, bright flash light. light.
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Oct 25 06 17 '55 O1 0
/SUSDUPE/ 0IN-4E4
7 -
JBE023
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ - 1TOLY
4x2a
DE RJWPJB B 2E 4
R 271500Z
FM CCNDR 669TH ACWRON PORT HUENEME CALIF
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS S COLORADC
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
AFE OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTE LIGENCE HQTRS USAF WASDC
ET
/UNCLASSIFIED/S69ACWS 079-Y PD UFOB. 1. A. UNKNOWN. B. UNKNOWN. /UNCLASSIFIED/669ACWS 079-Y PD UFOB. 1. A. UNKNOWN. B. UNKNOWN.
I. GOC REPORTS OBJECT LOOKED LIKE A METEOR WITH FRAGMENTS FALLING.
2. A. UNKNOW. B. UNKNOWN C. UNKNOWN. D. UNKNOWN. E. THREE SECONDS.
E. FADE OUT GOC CLAIMS CEJECT WAS EXPLODING. 3. A. VISUAL B. NONE E. FADE OUT GOC CLAIMS CBJECT WAS VISUAL B. NONE
A. 22 OCTOBER 55 B. A. C. 230215 ZULU. D. NIGHT. 5.A. OCTOEFP 7UU I NIGHT.5.A
HOAS
RIALTO CALIF, 32 YEARS OF AGE, CONTROLLER AT STATION.
7.A. UNKNOWN. B. 5000 TO 15000 FT. VAR&LIGHT, 20000-30000 FT NNW
15-30 KTS, 35002-45000 FT WNW 30-35 KTS. 8. A. UNKNOWN. 9.NONE
19. NONE. 11. NON 19. NO COMMENT, 1/LT. A.E. SANDERS.
ET
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RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ 701N-4£4.
*-3
DE RJWPJB 1E 4×2a
R 241900Z 4
FM COMDR 669TH ACWRON PORT HUENEME CALIF -
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLORADO SPRING COLORADO
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF -
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TEC WRIGHT PATTERSON
AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/ IRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQTRS USAF WASHDC
BT BT
1
P
NORTH EAST. E. THREE SECONDS. F. NO MANUEVERS FADE OUT. 3. A. VISUAL.
4. A. 22 OCTOBER 55. B. . C. 230217 ZULU. D. NIGHT. 5. A.
3442 NORTH 11802 WEST. B. EJBE 5909. C. MONROVIA, CALIF. 6. POST
CLOSED BEFORE GOC COULD GET INFORMATION. 7. A• UNKNOWN. B. 5O00 TO CLOSED BEFORE GOC COULD GET I INFORMATION. 7. A. UNKNOWN. B. 5030 TO s
15000FT LIRHT AND VAR, 20000-35000 NNW 15-30 KTS, 35200-45300FT WNW
38-35. 8. UNKNOWN. 9 NONE. 10. NONE. 11. NONE. 12. NO COMMENTS
1/LT. A.E. SANDERS.
BT
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