PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786788

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONNAS North Island Calif

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
2 July 1956 NAS, Noth Island, Calif, KXrobably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 03/0110Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s 00 Probably Astronomical
BMo Military pilot) Possibly Astroromical
7. LENGTH 4 OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ,Other
2 hours Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
still in sight n Signt one one unknown unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object teardrop shaped- teardrop shaped-tapered tapered Description conforms nforms with with
end at bottom end at bottom - size o - size ilver balloon sighting. balloon sighting.
dollar, color whitish silver. appeared whitish silver, appeared
to have ropes hanging down hanging down - accidental accidental
sighting sighting - very littl movement.
Four a/c attempte each object
with negative with negativ results Sighting from
03/oll0Z until darkness (about 2 hrs) 03/0110Z
ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52)
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ACTION
KESS -3 JUL 1956 QZ 16
VPB03
RE055
WPEO31 YDB018_XYD020 XDD012JBA003JBG001
PP RJEDEN RJEDUP RJEPHQ 34x
2 DE RJWFJE 1G DE RJUFJE B iG
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P 0223302
FM COMDR 751ST FM COMDR 751ST T ACWRON NT LAGUNA ACWRON MT LAGUNA CALIF CALIF - (
TO RJEDENCOMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWPJB/CONDR 27TH AD (DEF) NORTON AFD CALIF RJWPJB/CONDR 27TH AD (DEF) NORTON AFD C CALIF
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFS ONIC RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGI ONIO
RJEPHQ GNCE HQD USAF WASH 1 25, D.C.
ET
/UNCLASSIFIND/ 751 0PS 108 PD
1. (A) TEARDROP SHAPE-TAPERED END AT ROTTON. (B) SILVER DOLLAR
(C) WHITISH SILVER (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) ROFES
HANGING FROM IT (H) N/A (I) N/A
2. ACCIDENTAL SIGHTING (3) 10 0'CLOCK 60 DEGREES UP (C) DID NOT
DISAPPEAR (D) VERY NEGATIVE FROM 01112
UNTIL DARKNESS
3. (A) AIR VISUAL-NO VISUAL AIDS (B) N/A (C) F-3 ID V125870
ANGS 21000 • HEAD 270 DEGREES NOME ST TION NORTH ISLAND
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4. 3/0110W (B) DUSK
5. EJ DD 3050
6. (A) N/A (B)
7. (A) 200 SCATTERED (B) CALM, CATM, CALM, CALM, 270/15, 180/20 (
NEGATIVE. (C) NONE NEGATIVE
8NEGATIVE (
9. 4 F-3D'S ATTEMPTED TO READH WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS
3:-73 91 3/543.3 -)5857'3
10. NEGATIVE
11. 2ND LT. J.A. KAYTOR , DIRECTOR, 75IUT AC&W 11. 2ND LT. J.A. KAYTOR , 1 DIRECTOR, 751UT AC&W SQ., I BELIEVE IT TO
HAME BEEN A BALLON HAME BEEN A EALLON
12. N/A 12. N/A
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C2/2347Z JUL RJWPJR