PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789760

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATION170miles SWof Santa Rosa Island California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE = 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
170 miles SW of © Woes Balloon |
) May 1957 Santa Rosa Island, Californi,@ Probably Balloon oon
Pa TE Santen AEN ok hy et Ron — Bs SYS 7 VV  sumemnamllanima ads a “=| Possibly Balloon } |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION *
O Was Aircraft
Local 7 OD Ground: Visual O Ground-Radar Lo Brabebly Aireroti } |
| CMT... GS/1 1004 DAir Vi sual O Air-intercopt Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical |
. Sra O Possibly Astronomical
fed Bane Mii tay ee
7%. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE tie heater “A om
| ims ee 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
LL x £ O Ww 0D Unknown
|__3) seconds Pde) EEC ee =
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 13. COMMENTS
Two objects, round, size of baskethal} Observer thought objects weve
color orange, Objects appeared to be afterburner glow from 102 a/c
afterburners on 102 a/e. One object because they looked like such,

passed over a/c it flight at 10,000
feet. going E to W. One object passed
under a/c going W to E at 8,000fTt.,

| Observing a/c in flight at 9,000 ft,

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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C. WEST TO EAST AT 8G2@FT. D. ONE PASSED OVER AND ONE PASSED UNDER
AC IN FLIGHT PATH. E. DID NOT SEE THEM AFTER THEY PASSED BY. Fe
APPROX 1/2 MIN. Se AEW&C A/C, VISUAL SIGHTING. Be NONE. Ce

R<C 121D 523412, S8GGFT HEADING @8@ DEGREES, 190 MPH. MCCLELLAN,

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LOOMED LIKE A/C AFTERBURNERS. Be BASKETBALL. Ce ORANGE. De 2 (TWO). “<
E. TRAIL. Fe NONE. Ge APPEARED TO BE AFTERBURNER OF F1€2 JET i,
FIGHTR TYPE A/Ce He NONEs Ie NONE. 26 Ae BECAUSE THEY LOOKED

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WEST OF SANTA ROSA ISLAND CALIF. 6. MILITARY, 2°LT LELAND M MARTIN ( |
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NOSZ64654 ARWV&C MCCLELLAN AFB CALIFe PILOT SECTION. 7. As CLOUDS WERE |

AOSOFT BEILON HIM. B. SURFACE CALM, 6429 CAR/25, 19909 215713, 16203 |

215/29, 29099 215/18, 39592 245415, 50999 285/25, 843% INK C.

SH2OET OVERCAST De 14 MILESe Ee 54693 FT OVERCAST BUT CLAP AT
PILOTS ALTITUDE. Fe NONE. 8. INVERSION OVER WATER. 9. NONE. 13.
ONE AEW&C AYC ON STATION. 114. 1ST LT MARTIN, SENIOR. DIRi CTOR,
PROBASLY AN AfC BUT INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO MAKE FUTURE
ANALYSISs. 12. NONE.

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