PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
301n1k1957 Claremont. nia 000 Probebly Balloon
TYPE OF CBSERVATION Possibly Belleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4
Loeal 1900 Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radar Wos Aircraft
Binoculars Probably Aireraft
CMI_ CMT_ 31/0400Z a AinVisuei AinVisuei Air-intereept Radar a Possibly Aireraft Possibly Aireralt
5. 3. PHOYOS o. 5. SOURCE Was Astranomical
OYs 000 Probubly Astronomieal
O No ICivilian Civilian Possibiy Astmonemical Possibiy Astronemical
7.-LENOTH OF CBSERYATICN 7.-LENOTH ON OBSERVATICN 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 a Other.
0 Insulficient Insufficient Data for Data for Evaluation
0 Unknowm
.io minutes io minutes 0n4 West West.
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING YO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Roued robj Round robj with single ving, size of Posstbility exists obj could be
pea at arm's Length, Dark body with some type of high performance some type of high performance
"ellow "6llow to orange balls of flame on to orange balls of flume on fighter or bonber a/c. Jet fighter or bomber a/c. Jet
either side of I fuselage (through fuselage (through nacelles often aprear as nacelles often ancear as "flames flames
binoculars had appearance of trans- appearance of trans- or fire, or fire, In ball form.
port fuselage wih single wing centrell
locatad,) 'No sound. Brightuess about
that of Venus.
ATIC FORM 4 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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SUMMARY (Oire wuamary which highlighte the satient fnetors of narrative report. Begin narrative texi an Af Fore Ii2a 112. List inclovures. includind numder of copies)
unloss report can be Jully atatad on A7 Fore.
the repart of an unidentified flying object observed by two mals civiliane
on 30 July i957 in the vicinity of Claramont, California, is subnitted on
accomp AF Foma 1l2A as required by USAF Ragulation 200-2.
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3 HARRY O. PATKESON
44 Colonel, USAF
5 Director of Intelligance
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b Light conditions: I Day.
5, Locations of observers: Front lsm of residences listed below at all tines,
6. Identifying information of all observers:
a
Claremont, California Claramont, Calif rnia
Height: 515n DOB: h Fab 38 feight: 5'8 DOB: 20 Jan ll
Waight: lh0 lbs Aga:. 1.0 Age: 15
Senior at Ponona College, Calif Senior at Webb School, 3 a alles west
of Claremont t private echoel.
b. M/A
7.
a. No cloudsa H obstruet vision at height of
object.
b. Wind direction and velocity not available.
c. Ceiling not available.
d Visibility not available.
e. Anrount of available.
i. (Thrunderstor in area in which located availabls.
to sum
reflection on AL
11. Major Frandis J. Breslin, Acting Chief, Combat Intelliganse Divislon,
Directorate of Intelli,ence, Headguarters Fliteenth Air Toree- Possibilits eicists that
objent sighted could be some type of high performance fighter or bomber aircraft.
Unusual balls of fireg, eapecially on left wing, are not expLainable hy this offitar
NATIONALDE
ANDAS1USNOERA ONCHINLT ELANCN O IS CON WX UNAUTHOZFOPSONPOHANTTO BY UAW
INTOSONSAF T VAY NOI JLATPRODUCED IN WOLE OR IN PAT BY OTIELO IAN NLTED'S POALL GAUIES, CXCOPT BY PEAMISSION UF THT ONECTCRDA
UNGLALFIED
HOOTICAXIS MATO
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as David Ronfaldt's parents - saw object and called Darid. David called
Robert Sanches, who brought his binoculars. Robert's parents also say object a did
Ralph Gordon Webster, 545 West lOth Street, Claremont, Calif arnia.
b, Object herizontal cbserver Objeet
when first sighted was estimated
Mt Baldy),
Goject proceeded until bey d - S.
f. Object was in sight mimutes, Feel it va.3
Longer than their actual ob-ervation.
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3. Marner of obsarvation:
a Ground-visual observation.
tithgh
bo Bausch and Lomb binocularé 20 power magnification.
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c. 1/A.
With nted
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NOTE TMIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITEO STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CSPH Ws
3IAND  AS AMENDED ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE RFVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHOPIZEO PCCOMT
INTELLIGENCE, USAF II a
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AF FORM 112--PART 1I UNCLASGIPIED
APPROVFD 1 JUNE 1943 "LA2210ATON)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
Ageney ATMHT
Firteanth Ar Force 4 &
PAGE PACIS
12. No physleal , evidance evailable.
FRANCIS JJVERESLIN
Major, USAP
Acting Chief, Combat Intelligance Division
Directorate of Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE USAF
UNOLANITIED
CAIIN