DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6968894
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONNumeroussightingsinarea Santa Monica California
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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD *
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Numerous sightings in area 0 Was Balloon
21 August 1957 Santa Monica, California 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircroft
GMT 22/0350z AirVisuol Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft Venus
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE POx Was Astronomical Jupiter
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
X:P No Military & Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10-13 minutes two N-NW
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two objects round, size of pea, color Venus & Jupiter.
silver, one stacked on top of the other
top object drifted to left then returned
over other objects. Disappeared behind
mts.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DE RJWPJB 3E 41
0 221800Z 4E4 00:01
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FM COMDR 669 ACWRON N PORHUE CALIF C
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TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJWPJB/COMDR 27 ADIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF
INFO RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO (
RJEPHQ/DI LLIGENCE HQTRS USAI
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2A. ITS UNUSUAL APPEARANCE 2B. 45 DEGREES OF GOC IN SANTA MONICA,
CALIFORNIA 2C. DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH ( (
NORTHWEST 2D. NORTH NORTHWEST, TOP OBJECT DRIFTED OCCASIONALLY TO THE
FROM SIGHT TO NORTH ) S S 3A. GROUND VISUAL
3B. BINOCULARS 3C NOT APPLICABLE 4A. 22/03502 22/0350Z AUG 57 AUG 57 4B. NIGHT 5. 4B. NIGHT 5.
BE 3 RE 4503
ROSEMEAD CALIF
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LOS ANGELES, GOC SUPERVISOR, VERY RELIABLE SMCLN
EILEEN SCHRADER AGE 47, 1263 SOLEJAR WHITTIER CALIFORNIA, BD 5759 GOC
POST NEAR SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA, SUPERVISOR VERY RELIABLE SMCLN BE
4503 GOC POST ROSEMEAD CALIFORNIA, UNABLE TO OBTAIN NAME OF OBSERVER. -
SIX CIVILIANS CALLED S/SGT KENNETH JOHNSON AF 19424125 AT THE PEACH (
TREE GOC POST, 364 NORTH OAKLAND PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, VERY RELIABLE
SMCLN THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF THE CIVILIANS, MR JOHN W STROBLE
AGE 31, 3151 TRINITY DRIVE VENTURA CALIFORNIA, NEWS PAPER REPORTER ALSO (
WITH RADIO STATION DVEN VENTURA CALIFORNIA FAIRLY RELIABLE SMCLN MRS WITH RADIO STATION DVEN VENTURA CAL FORNIA FAIRLY RELIABLE SMCLN MRS
OAGE 3046 AGE3 ENTURA CALIFORNIA, HOUSE- ~ ~
WIFE, FAIRLY RELIABLE SMCLN MF WIFE, FAIRLY RELIABLE SMCLN MR AGE 27, AGE 27 (
= C
EMEAD CALIFORNIA, HOUSEWIFE, FAIRLY
RELIABLE SMCLN MR RELIABLE SMCLN MR AGE 48, ADDRESS NOT AVAILABLE, STEEL AGE 48, ADDRESS NOT AVAILABLE, STEEL
RIGGER, FAIRLY RELIABLE, SMCLN MRS RIGGER, FA RELIABLE, SN S , AGE 45, ADDRESS NOT AGE 45, ADDRESS NOT
ABAILABLE, HOUSEWIFE, FAIRLY RELIABLE. 7A. CLEAR, 150 FEET SCATTERED,
VISIBILITY 10 MILES, WINDS CALM 7B. SURFACE WEST/7 6,000 BAVAR/10, 10,0
09VAR/13, 15,009 VAR/13, 20.000 VAR/10, 30.300 155 DEGREES/10, 50,000
165 DEGREES/22, 80.000 NOT AVILABLE. 7C. NONE 7D. 10 MILES 7F. NONE
8. NONE 9. FRONT PAGE YANKEE 2 NORTH ISLAND CALIFORNIA, WHISKEY
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NITRO 2 F11 MOFFET AFB, CALIFORNIA 10. NONE 11. 1/LT JAMES A MALTHAN
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SENIOR DIRECTOR, SSIBLE AIRCRAFT 12. NONE PD
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