PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7071255

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONTaft California

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’ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS

Wes Bolloon
Probably Bolloon
Possibly Bolloon

Was Aircroft
<Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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Was Astronomicol
Probobl y Astronomical
xl No Civilian Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

Other
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
. Unknown

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19. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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Qne round silver or white fluttering Description & duration of Sighting

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abject, size of basketball at arm's -: indicate sighting was probably
length. Object flew in a westerly caused by a/c,
direction out of range of naked eye,

Object was observed visually for two
minutes,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 245 SEP 52)

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