PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Yos Balléon
17 March 1956 Torrance, Ca li fornia uel y: 0 Eee any Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Be SEE POOR
Vie x O Was Aircraft
| Local eer: 2KGround- Vi sual O Ground-Radar O Probobly Aircroft
GMT 18/04152 0 Air Visual QO Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE (XMWas Astronomical VOnNUS
0D Yes O Probably Astronomical
QNo Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O , Other
B porecie Data for Evaluation
nknown
| one hour, thirteen min one see description

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One object, round when standing still
| but "fish-shaped" when turning. Like
a street light at times, like star at
other times, First seen at 210 dgr

45 der elevation. Disappeared at 270
dgr, 45 dgr elevation. Bright white
with rays extending fm if and with

a violet colored exhaust, 30 feet
jong. Seen through telescope, type
and power unknown,

11, COMMENTS

Discounting initial azimuth,
object conforms with character-
istics of Venus observation,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

WPD2Z% YDB172 XYB211 XDDISS5SIBALSS f y :

MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHA

DE RUYPUB 268

20520532

PM CCMDR 27TH AIR DIV /DEF/ NORTON AFB CALIF

TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO

RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHQ/FIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC

ow

/INCLASS IF I E D/270I TAC C-9253 PD UFOB

1. (A) ROUND WHEN STANDING STILL LIKE A FISH WHEN TURNING PD (¢B)

ABOUT SIZE OF STREET LIGHT WHEN SEEN FROM ONE ANGLE CMA LIKE A STAR

FROM ANOTHER ANGLE PD (C) BRIGHT WHITE PF (D) ONE PD (CE) NXA (F)

RAYS EXTENDING FROM IT PD (G) VIOLET COLORED EXHAUST 3% FT LONG PD

(H) NONE (1) NONE Pp

2. (A) FIRST SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A METEORITE OVER PALOS VE

THEN SAW THE OBJECT PD (B) 218 DEGREES AZIMUTH 45 DEGREES ELEVATION

PD (C) 27M DEGREES AZIMUTH OVER OCEAN 45 DEGREES ELEVATION PD (€D)

HOVERED AND TURNED PD (CE) WENT BEHIND A HILL A REDONDO BEACH CALIF PD

4

PAGE TWO RJWPJB 263

(F) 4 HR 13 MINUTES PD

3. CA) GROUND VISUAL (BY TELESCOPE (NO TYPE STATED) (C) N/A
he CA) 18/@4452 (B) NIGHT

5. TORRANCE CALIF

CA) } , ea ST CMA TORRANCE CMA CALIF AND 2

PAGE TWO RJWPJB 26B

(F) 2 HR 13 MINUTES PD

3. CA) CROUID VISUAL (BY) TELESCOPE (NO TYPE STATED) (C) N/A

he €A) 18/@4452 ¢€B) NIGHT

Se TORRANCE CALIF

WD arn CM! TORRANCE CMA CALIF AND 2
JITHESSES -

7. (A) CLEAR AND DARK (B) 27TH ADIV (C) CLEAR (D) 7 MILES CE) NONE

t+ FIRST SIGHTING CMA SOME BENEATH 32 MINUTES LATER PD (F) NONE PD

19. UNKNOYN ‘

14, ACCORDING TO POLICE THE MAN SOUNDED INTELLIGENT SINCE THE OB-
SMRVATION WAS MADE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HOME PD LT CUY A PETERSON

CMA DUTY CONTROLLER 27TH ADIV DOES NOT PUT MUCH FAITH ON THE AZIMUTH
CHANGING PD IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT OBSERVER DROVE AROUND THE OBJECT PD

2
24/2995Z MAR RJVPJB

a ~ = ee