PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786494

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSouth Laguna California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wes Balloon
16_January_1957 South Laguna, California 000 Probably Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local.. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircrafi
Probably Aircraft
GMT17/0215Z Air-Visual Air-Intorcept Radar Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian (GOC) Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9 COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
minutes Two or three see below Unknown
One to two
, BRIEF SUM MARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
"vo or three objects, seen one at a Concur with Reporting Officer
:ime, seemingly one time. Objects that this sighting was probably
appeared, brightened, dimmed, and appeared, brightened dimmed, and caused by naval aircraft prac- caused by naval reraft prac-
disappeared. Objects were seen visually tising night landing exercises
and through binoculars very low on the on aircraft carriers in the area.
horizon in the Wsw for 1 to 2 minutes.
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