PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7072758

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONTehachapi California

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Balloon
28 October 1956 Tehachapi, California 000 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
0 Was Aircroft I
Local. Ground-Visual Ground- Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Kood Probably Aircroft Probably Aircraft
00 00 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
GMT_28/2108Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6 SOURCE 0 Was Astronorical Was Astronomical
O Yes OYes 0 Probably Astronomical
xiNo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER O BJECTS JECTS 9. 9. COURSE 0 Other
X Insufficient Insufficient Data for Data for Evaluation
25 minutes south 0 0 Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
One round silver object, size a dime dimd Southerly movement not with Southerly movement not with
at arm's length. Object was stationary at arm's length. Object wa onary prevailing winds prev iling winds (to East). I East). How- How-
at tree top level. Object was stationaryever this does not rule out at tree top lev tionadvever bal- bal-
then moved south nd slowly isappeared,loon. Object possibly balloon.
after having been observed visually & A/C ruled out d Signt
through binoculars for 25 minutes. ing in daytime ility.
Possible balloon but cannot conclude
without wind information. Insuffi-
ciemt data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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H. LOUD H. LOUD
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C. TREE TOP LEVEL
D. MOVED SOUTH
E. SLOWLY DISAPPEARED
F. 25 MIN
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F. POSSIBLE
. NONE 8. NONE
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11. POSSIBLE REFLECTION OF SUN LIGHT OFF METAL OBJECT ON GROUND SUCH
AS AUTOMOBLE OUND MAY HAVE BEEN THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.
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