PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785971

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONSanta Monica California

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1. DATE

10 December ]956

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Santa Monica, California

"3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Two bright grey blue flat circular
objs, size of ping pong balls. Objs
moved extremely fast on straight
flight path, Obj passed out of
Sight in 3 to 5 seconds,

Local ¥AGround- Vi sual QO Ground-Rador

GMT 10/0828Z D Air Visvol 0 Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ‘6. SOURCE |

0 Yes
X%) No Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
three to five sec two strai

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENT

12, CONCLUSIONS

Was Bolloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

XWas Astronomice) Meteor

Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

—

, Other
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

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Description, duration, manner
of disappearance indicate
sighting was caused by meteor,

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UNCLAS 6690PS-938-Y PD UFOB PD 1. As FLAT CIRCULAR. B. PING PONG

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NICHT. 5« GOLDEN STUDIOS, SANTA MONICA, CALIF. 6. A. <liaiiililing
POLICEMAN, PHONES QqQgmAMMMMMMMMMPS . N/A 7. AsCLEAR. B. 959 DEG.
C. CLEARs De EXCELLENT. FE. NONE. Fe NONE. 8. NONE. 9. NONE. 1
NEGATIVE TRAFFIC. 116 SENIOR DIRECTOR, WORTHIE M RAUSCHER, 1ST bT.,
THE OBJECTS WERE SEEN FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS PD PROBABLY A FALLING STAR
OR A COMET WITH A TAIL. 12. NONE PD END
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