PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786350

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONWinchester California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Balloon
| _10 June 1956 en. Winchester, California  _ |9 Erepent’ Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Fess Sy Baicen
Locol aici xX Ground- Vi sucl 0D Ground-Redor Qo Probebly Aiveroft
GuT__11/0608Z D Air Visuel O Air-intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE a 0 Was Astronomical
| 0 Yes 0 Prebably Astronomical
| Xf No Civilian CO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION i 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ©, Other ~
CO Insufficient Deto for Evelvation
O Unknown
2minutes one _ unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ll. COMMENTS

One disk shaped object size of a half} Probable a/c-duration, maneuvers
dollar. Color white to a light pink, and flight consistent with this
seen 10 dgr above horizon. Moved in analysis,

a straight line then made fast 180dgr
turn & faded out.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

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UNCLAS 751ST OPS @37 PD 1. (A) DISC (B) HALF DOLLAR (C) WHITE TO LIGHT

PINK (€D) ONE ¢E) N/A (F) NONE (G) NONE. 2. WEST DIRECTION (A) COLOR
AND SPEED OF OBJECT (B) 1@ DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON - AZIMUTH UNKNOWN ¢C)
1@ DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON - AZIMUTH UNKNOWN (D) MOVED IN STRAIGHT LINE
THEN MADE VERY FAST 189 TURN, (E) FADE OUT (F) 2 MINUTES. 3. GROUND
VISUAL (B) NONE (C) NONE 4. i@ JUN 56 - 2308 PDST (A) 11 JUN 56 - B6a8Z
(B) NIGHT 5. CD 5445 - 5 MILES SOUTH OF MARCH AFB - 2 MILES NORTH OF
COYOTE HILLS AT CORNER OF WICHESTER AND SIMPSON. 6. Qqgeeeeemeaeaeeeiiamams,

35, QR, WINCHESTER, CALIF, OCCUPATION~- queen. 7. unk

(A) CLEAR VISIBILITY UNLIMITED (B) CALM 288 5 KNTS = 24% 5 KNTS- 25%

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Zi@ KNTS - 258 2@ KNTS - 218 45 KNTS - 238 25 KNTS (C) PARTIAL OBSCURE

(D) 5 MILES WITH HWZE (EZ) UNK (F) NEG. 8. NEG 9. NEG 12. NEG 11.
RICHARD A. CHRISTENSEN, 2/ LT DUTY DIRECTOR, CAUSE UNDETERMINABLE.
12. NEG

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