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CASE REFERENCE6787465

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONFontana California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1, DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
rath QO Was Bailoon
| i7 March 19907 Fontana, California 1 Eraberly alleen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Oy FASALRY RauSer
Lécel oa #<Groun d- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar | Puc y Airapeti
GMT 18/00222 _ = 0 Air- Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
| 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probobly Astronomical
“ONe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
bores OF TOUr Mins. | ons hovering
10, BRIE# SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
One cigar shaped object with a large Description, hovering , flight
red light on it. Object was seen hover-| path indicate that this sighting
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by a balloon.

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1. SPARKLING LIFHT

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MOVING TO WEST AT STEADY RATE OF SPEED
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HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING AY THE MOON
FOURTY FIVE DEGREES
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@i LEAST ONE HOUR

A. GROUND VISUAL
BINOCULARS SEVEN BY FIFTY POWER PL
N/AA

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16/2138Z DASH $238Z MARCH 1957

. NIGHT
HQ 5795

A «(glia .§ SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT

N/A

A. SKY HAD BROKEN CLOUDS FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORM
5,000 FT, 328 DEG, 5 TO 1@ K, 19,999 FT, 29% DEG, 8K,
1S,200FT, 27EDEG, 19K, 20,Q@SFT, 2S6SDEG, 15K,

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36,095FT, 249 DEG, 55K, 58,90@FT, 252DEC, 56K,
73,899FT, A589 DEG, 19K PD

Ce 300 FEET TO 549 FEET

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3. UNKNOWN

2. N/A |

1d. AN A/C WAS ONERHEAD MOVING EAST
11, POSSIBLY AIRCRAFT NAVAGATION LIGHTS ON STEADY

12. NONE

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