DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6787359
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1956
REPORTED LOCATION400Mi Wof Monterey Calif
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
= 7"  , 10 Was Balloon
22 July 1956 400 Mi W of Monterey, Califda Probably Balloon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
Local 0 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Roadar “4 Probobly Aiverott
ome 2/1247 XIX Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar QO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE nx Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
*ChNo Civ Airline pilot PAA O Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ~ 10, Other
1 obj broke 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
es 3 ieee - | O Unknown
c-4 sec into 3S obiect south
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
One ohject broke into three 0d) is Meteor sighting.
faded tm view, Shape bright big
9Olor ureen. Speed of obj si
tompared to falling star,
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