PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787352

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONChallange California

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
22 Jut1y_1956 Challange, California 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
GMT_ 22/0805Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronamical
Yes 00 Probably Astronamical
XANo lCivilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 0 Other.
K Insufficient Data for r Evaluation
0 Unknown
25 minutes. Itwisting behihd hill
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
One round object size of dime color One round object size of dime color No positonal data. Possible No positbnal data. Possible
red and green - seen with 7X binocu- balloon, aircraft or astro body.
lars. Object was movng slowly & lars. Object was movig slowly & Insufficient data foo evaluaton. Insufficient data fo aluaton.
twisting behind hill.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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ROUTING CONMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
Mlitmers
FROM:(Originator) SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY DATE-TIME GROUP SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
COMAIRDIVDEF 28 HAMILTON AFB 231845Z JUL 56 UNCLASSIFTED
CALIF PRECEDENCE ACTION INFORMATION
FOR: DEFERRED
TO: COMADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS BOOK MESSAGE
COLO (MAIL) CRYPTOPRECAUTION
MULTIPLE ADDRESS YES NO
COMMANDER REFERS TO MESSAGE:
AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER CLASSIFICATION
TNE9: WRIGHT (MAIL)
DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE
HEADQUARTERS USAF
WASHINGTON 25, D.C. (MAIL)
COMMANDER
46O2ND AIR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE SQUADRON
HAMILTON AFB CALIF (COURIER)
(5554 _.UFOB PD (1)(a)ROUNDPD (1)(b)DIME PD
(UNCLASSIFIED) 2801D (UNCLASSIFIED) 280ID UFOB PD (l)(a) ROOMO PD (I)(o) DiMS PD
(1)(e) RED AND GREEN PD ()(a) ONE PD (1)(c) RED AND GREEN PD (1)(a)CNEPD ( (1)(e)N/A PD (1)(f)NONEPD (1)(g) (1)(e)N/APD (1)(f)NONEPD (1)(g)
NONEPD (1)(h)NCNEPD ( NOME PD ( (1)(h) NONE PD (1)(i) NONE PD (2) (a) LOCKED AT SKY PD (2)(b) 45 (1)(i) NONE PD (2) (a) LOOKED AT SKY PD (2)(b) 45
DEGRERS FROM 2,000FT PD (2)(c) UNKNOWN PD (2)(a) SLOMLY AND TWISTTNG PD (2)(e) DEGREE8 FROM 2,000 FT PD (2)(c) UNKNCWN PD (2)(a) SLOMLY AND TWISTTNG PD (2)(e)
BEHIND AHILL PD (2)(f) 25 MINUTES PD (3)(a)CROUND VISUAL FD (3)(b) FIELD
NIGNT PD (5) CHALLANOE CMA CAL NIGHT PD LIF FD THIRTY FIVE MTLES NORTH EAST OF MARYSVILLE CMA OM
CALIF PD {6)(a)c CAITN oo 16 CMA 24 CMA DCMA BROWNSVILLE OMA CALIF PD CALIF PD
OCCUFATION UNKNOWN PD (6)(b) N/A PD (7)(a) CLEAR CMA VISIBILITY GOOD PD (7)(b)
230/20; 50,000 -070/05 PD (7)(c) U UNKNOWN PD (7)(d) TEN MILES PD (7)(e)
NONE PD (7)(f) NONEPD (8) UNKNOWN PD MONEPD (1O) NONE PD (I1) DIRECTCR
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION PAGE OF PAGES.
UNCLASSIFIED 1 2

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ROUTING COISMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY
FROM:(Originator) DATE-TIME GROUP SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
231845Z J0L 56 UNCLASSIFTED
PRECEDENCE ACTION INFORMATION
FOR: DEFERRED
TO: BOOK MESSAGE ORIGINAL MESSAGE
CRYPTOPRECAUTION
MULTIPLE ADDRESS YES NO
REFERS TO MESSAGE:
IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
INFO:
(12) RONE PD
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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DRAFTER'S NAME (and signature, When reguired) RELEASING OFFICER'S'SIGNATURE
GECRGE L AEEL, COLOML, USAP
SYMBOL TELEPHONE OFFICIAL TITLE
2801D 3773 H.B. NORLLD
DD 00r0498 173 REPLACES NME FORM 173, 1 MAY 49, lst I togls-ss- U. 5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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