PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787484

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONOakland California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| ™) Was Balloon
16 Marek 1957 Oakland California Q Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Pessibly Balloon _
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S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ) CO Woes Astronomical
© Yes O Probsbly Astronomical
xO Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
F, LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE © Other
: © Insufficient Data for Evalusction
“ a L. ; 4, ne, ee Oo Unknown
; unknown One ‘southwesterly |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ti, COMMENTS
On= firey orange object moving ina A limited investigation assigned
Southwesterly direction, Object moved/to Det i on 20 Mar 357 revealed
‘at an approximate speed of 500-600 MPH, this sighting to have been caused
by a weather bailoon reieased Thee.
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41. BELIEVED POSSIBLY WEATHER BALLOON WARREN R GREENLEE CAPT USAF,
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