PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7073148

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONPoint Arena California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
xX Was Balloen
4 November 1956 Point Arena, California Probably Belleen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Ballcen
Lecel Greund-Visuel XXBreund-Reder Was Aircraft
000 Probably Airereft
GMT_ 05/0422Z Air Visual Air-Intercept Rader Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomicel
Q Yes 000 Probably Astrenomical
XOt No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
a. ninety-nine minutes 000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
b. sixty one minuees two southerly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two objects Two objects s tly larger larger than than Winds and duration indicate Winds and duration indicate that that
DC-7 aircraft. ere located located these sightings were caused by
a178 (a) 178 dgr. 175 21,000 feet balloons.
and (b) and 21,000
feet. Objects feet. Objects roximately
6 to 10 knots orratic rse se
fading out a fading out at a a) 180 dgr, 180 dgr,
200 miles at 25,000 foet and(b(184dgr 200 miles at 25,00 and(b184dgr
188 miles at 2l,000 foet. Objs were 188 mi1es at 21,000 fe Objs were
observed through ground olectronic
radar for (a) 99 minutes and (b) 6l minutes.
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