PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787765

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONLos Angeles International Airport Tower Long Beach C

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Los Angeles International 0 Was Balloon
22Macch 1957 airport tower/Long Beach C □ Probably Bailoon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locai Locai Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rador xGround-Rador 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
00 Prabably Aireraft Prabably Aircraft
GMT_23/0755Z GMT_ 23/0755Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys Y D. Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE axotherRadar malfunction
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 seconds 10 seconds 2 then 1 Unknown Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING. TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING. 11. COMMENTS [11. COMMENTS
Two objects Iwo one --rectangular-- Preparing Officer concur Officer concur this
size of conventional size conventiona rget. Speed was radar malfunction due to
approx 3600 MPH. Objects detected 10 appre etected 10 loss of high voltage at station.
dgr magnitude. Headin opped at
approx 40 miles range, mame
back towards station apdrox miles
stopped then proceeded 320dgr mag
heading beyond range scope.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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DE RJWPJB B 11B
R 2523452 ati
FM COMDR 27TH AIR DIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF 25
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATT
RJWPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
BT
UNCLAS 27OI TAC C-O729 PD UFOB A. RECTANGULAR B. SIZE OF CON-
NONE H. NONE I. NONE 2. A. SPEED ACROSS SCOPE B. 30O DEGREES
MAGNETIC. NO ELEVATION C. 315
- 47a- 4.-.
FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST
APPROXIMATELY 3SOO MPH INITIALLY DETECTED 10 MILES NORTHWEST
OF STATTON NINEING ON A 32O DEGREES MAONETIC HEADTNG AND STOPPED
AT APPROXIMATELY 4O MILES RANGE (ABRUPT STOP) THEN CAME BACK TO-
WARD STATION TO APPROXIMATELY 1O MILES, STOPPED AGAIN AND THEN -
PROCEDED ON A 320 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING BEYOND RANGE OF SCOPE
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8. NONE 9. TWO F89'S FROM OXNARD DISPATCHED TO THE AREA 10. NONE
EQUIPMENT. SINCE NO VISUAL SIGHTINGS WERE REPORTED, AND AT T 0807Z
THE STATION'S RADAR LOST IT'S HIGH VOLTAGE AND WENT OFF 12. NONE (
BT
26/O058Z MAR RJWPJB