PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786435

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSanta Maria California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
6 Lanuary1957 ISanta Maria, California CI Probobly Balloon
.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol_ .Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Cx Probobly Aircraft
GMT. Air-Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar □ Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
0:No GOC Post - Civilians D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficiant Dara for Evaluation
Unknown
20 seconds 20.seconds one fm NE to South
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Shape described is contradictory i.e.
cigar shaped round ball. Did not ball appeat appeat Probable a/c sighting. Probable a/c sighting.
to have any wings tail, looked tail. looked orange
color with bluish e color with bluish tension. Estimated
faster than jet and faster than jet anc at 15,000 feet. at 15,000 feet.
From NE then turned South. Binoculars From NE then turned South. Binoculars
used.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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F. NONE. 8. NONE. 9. NONE. 10. NON NE. 11. SENIOR DIRECTOR, HAROLD J
SCHMIDT JR. ISTLT. CHECKED WITH SEE IF F-10 12. NONE. PD END
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