PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785923

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONLos Angeles California

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 10 Was Balloon
16 May 1956 Los Angeles, California QO Probably Balloon
DO Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
O Was Aircraft
Local x%& Ground. Vi sual BS Sree See | Probobly Aircraft
GMT 17/0245Z D Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE BX Wes Astronomical VONUS
0 Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
XX) Ne Civilian he Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0, Other .
considered to be UFOB a pace Dota for Evaluction
| for period of 20 mins | one stationary a. i
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

One delta shaped object, red strip- There is no soubt that this
ped and flashing, the size of a pea Sighting was astronomical in

held at arm's length, The object nature, Note the admittance of
remained stationary at all times. the observers, the duration ¢&
| At 0340Z the observers believed the the sighting, the colors eee
object to be a star, and the time of day. The observers
probably saw Venus as it is the

brightest heavenly body in the

Sky and is especially "eye catch
| ing.”

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MEMBERS PD 7e Ae CLEARe Be 25°CO FT EROKEN FIFTEEN MILES VIS’

WINDS FROM THE WSW AT SIX KNOTS. &- OPSERVERS THOUGHT OBJECT TO BE
& STAR AT C340Ze Se NONE’ 10. NONE. 11. IN LA CONTROL AREA. 12.6
SWANNY AND PASSPORT CONTROL SITES WERE NOTIFIED TO SCAN THE AREA
WHERE THE OBJECT WAS SIGHTEDe BELIEVED PERHAPS ITS JUST ANOTHER
UFOS. RECOMMEND NO ACTION JeCe LEWIS 2@ND LT DIRECTOR ON DUTY.

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