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CASE REFERENCE6786693

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONScatteredpoints In S Calfm Los Angelesto San Diego

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1. DATE 2.

LOCATION
Scattered points in S.Cail

_ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS
EX Was Balloon

29 June 1956 Sa fm Los Angdes to San _Diego |0 Erspeny baleen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Possibly Balloon
QO Was Aircraft
i | So, 2 sGround- Vi sual $@2)Ground-Rador 0 Disbelly Alvaralt
GMT 2 0/ 0110Z- 8330 DAir Vi sual WXMir-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE = Oo Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probebly Astronomical
XIX Ne i “i AF, Navy, Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ES ee
0D Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
- J O Unknown
approx 2 hours iC CGne..ti—“(t;CSC‘*s Bt LONnary :

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One round (sometimes irregular) obj

the size of a pinhead held at arms
length, appeared silvery, white and
rosy. At times the object appeare
osciliate and as the sun set
| ect appeared to become a rose
The object remained in the
reneral position throughout
2 hour sighting. F3D's tried
ption with succes due
titude of object.

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11. COMMENTS s
Concur with the opinion of the

rpting officers that this sight-
| ing was caused by a balloon, All

d to) facets of these sightings could

inot better fit a balloon hypothe-
|sis. Not only was balloon releasef
/in that area but a NOTAM had been
p /sent by the Ontario, Calif aprt
,about a balloon in the area at the
| time, Check w/ADC WK revealed the
'there was also a balloon(origin
unknown) plotted | & of the aeea fe

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(3) OBJECT APPEARED TO BE AT ABOUT 39 DEG ELEVATICN AND IN ALL
INSTANCES IN A GENERAL EASTERLY DIRECTION FROM OBSERVERS.

(C) SAME GENERAL LOCATION.

(D) NO APPARENT RAPID CHANGES.

(Z) SETTING OF SUN STOPPED REFLECTION OF LIGHT.

(F) APPROXIMATELY 39/0119Z TO 30/33322.

3 (A) GROUND VISUAL, AIR VISUAL AND GROUND ELECTRONICS.

(B) SEVERAL GROUND OBSEFVERS USED BINOCULARS.

(C) F3D"S, FRONT PAGE BRAVO AND CHARLIE, 23,920 TO 49,90 FT. VARIOUS
HEADING, SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA.

i (A) SB/9119Z TO APPROXIMATELY 39/73327

(3) SUNLICHT TO DARKNESS.

5 NUMBEROUS OBSERVERS, CENERALLY LOCATED IN REDLANDS, SAN

S=RNARDINO AND ONTARIO CALIFORNIA.

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ALL CALLS SOME OF THE APPARENTLY MORE DEPENDABLE ARES

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(A) NONE

9 TWO FSD A/C, FRONTPAGE BRAVO, ON CAP MADE ORIGINAL VISUAL SIGHTING,
ATTEMPTED INTERCEPT AND COULD NOT REACH ALTITULE OF OBJECT. TWO FSD
A/C FRONTPAGE CHARLIE SCRAMBLED SUBSEQUENTLY BECAUSE OF VISUAL
SIGHTINGS AND SCOPE READING (59,9252FT ALT WITH NO SPEED) FRON P-76
“Te LASUNA CALIF. THIS FLIGHT COULD NOT REACH ALTITUDE OF OBJECT.
23 ONE ADC UNKNOWN TRACY IN GENERAL AREA FAIED JUST PRIOR TO FIRST
FEPORTSe NOTAM FROM ONTARIO, CALIFOPNIA AIRPORT RECEIVED AT

APPROX IMATELY $f G6O07 STATED THAT A SALLOON WAS OBSETVED IN THE
SENERAL. AREA IN QUESTION AT APROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AS THE
SIGHTINGS TOOK PLACE

{2 INTERCEPTION UND IDENTIFYING ACTIONS CORDINATED BY CAPT WeBe
TAPPUN, ADCC CONTROLLEPF, 27TH AIR LIVISION. PREPARING OFFICER-MAJ.
3, ee AHLSTEOM, DIRECTOR OF DIVISION INTELLIGENCE. MAJ AHKLSTROM

SND CAPT TAPPAN BSELIEVE SICHTINS TO BE A BALJ.OON, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.
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