PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789187

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONBakersfield California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS 7
LOCATION
0 Was Balloon
10 August 1956 Bakersfield, Californin 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 11/0100Z AirVisual Air-!ntercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes a Probably Astronomical MARS
O.No Civilian.(Coc) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficiont Dota for Evaluotion
4 o Unknown Unknown
4 hrs still in sight hrs still in sight one one stationnryi
10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 17. COMMENTS
One round bright object, size of a One round bright object, size of Concur with reporting officer
grapefruit at arm's lngth. Color wns grapefruit at arm's Ingth. Color wrs that this sighting was probably
red, thite, and yellow. Object obser- red, thite, and yet lov. Object obser- astronomical. Opinion of this
ved in southeast bortion of sky at sighting is probably planet Mars.
an alt an alt of 25,000 of 25,000 feet; Object appeared Planet shining through cirrus
to to navg uo inovement and was still in navo uo inovemeot and was still in clonds.
sight sight after approximilely dour after approximitely dour and and
one lnlf bours. one inlr hours.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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WPD232 YDA162 XyB204
00 RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO 8 4E9
DE RJWPJB 2F
it 0 110900Z
FM COMDR 75OTH ACWRON BORON CALIF 4 4x2
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADD NORTON AFB SAN BERNARDINC CALIF
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PETTERSON AFB CHIO
RJEPHQ/D HEADUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON DC
BT
UNCLAS 750TH 0632 ATTN: U.F.0.B. UNCLAS 750TH 06S2 A1IN: U.F.0.B.
(A) ROUND GRAPEFRUIT (A) ROUND GRAPEFRUIT SHAPE
(B) GRAPE FRUIT (B) GRAPE FRUIT
(C) RED, WHITE AND YELLOW (D) (C) RED, WHITE AND YELLOW (D) ONE ONE
(G) NO FLAME OR SMOKE (G) NO FLAME OR SMOKE
(H) NONE (H) NONE 1 3 AuG 56 1 3 AvG 56
(I) ALTITUDE 25,000'
2. (A) BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT
(B) DIRECTLY OVER SE PART OF BAKERSFIELD 808 C
(C) STILL I
GVVE
STANDING STILL NO MOVEMENT

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(E) STILL IN SIGHT -16Cc.
(F) STILL IN SIGHT AFTER APPROX 4 1/2 HRS
3. (A) GROUND VISUAL
() NONE
(C) NONE
4. (A) 0490Z, 11 AUG 56 4+72 113202
(B) DUSK NIGHT ( Mas?)
5. 35 DEGREES 28 MINUTES N 119 POINT 05 W
6.(A) BAKERSFIELD CALIF
MEMBER OF GOC.
(7) (A) CLEAR
() ISLAND WX vvsans"n
(C) NO CEILING (C) NO CEILING
D 15 MILES PLUS D15 MILES PLUS
NO CLOUD COVER THIN CIRRUS AT 20000
V. NONE NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE () NONE
(10) NONE
(11) SENIOR DIRECTOR. CLEAR NIGHT WITH MULTITUDE OF STAORS-
IN MY ESTIMATIC THATS WHAT IS. A STAR BLINKING THROUGI CIRRUS CLOUDS.
(12) NONE
BT
11/1700Z AUG RJWPJB Aesely
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