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CASE REFERENCE6785400

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONDixon California Walnut Creek California

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1. DATE

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Dixon, California j ; x Was Balloon
22 March 1956 Walnut Creek, Califonnia Q Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Go Pessiy Galleon
: ; QO Was Aircraft
Locol : ma wk Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground Radar 0 Probebty Alrerett
GMT_22/1815Z | = D Air-Visuol D Air-Intereopt Radar |9 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomico!
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
XD No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
“J. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O, Other 3
. o- : ‘ me ; DO Insufficient Data for Evaluation
ist sighting: 1-2 min " QO Unknown
2nd sighting: unknown one NW then NE .

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

11. COMMENTS

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One ppherical object, the size of a |
head of a match held at arms length
white in color, first appeared to be
heading northwest and then changing
heading to north east. The object

A check with HEDADC revealed
that two balloons were launched
at Vernaliis, California, on the
day of the sighting, and a few
hours before the sighting.

seemed to oscillate. Object was obser-+

Balloon "1-8" (MDH Type) was

ved later for an unknown period of

time,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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sighting

launched from Vernallis at 22/
14074. Balloon

was launched at 1512Z on 22 Mar

56. Both balloons initially headed
north and were computed to have

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