PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969612

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPaso Robles California

FRAMES3

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0 Was Balloon
29 & 30 August 1957 Paso Robles, California 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GM29/2243 & 30/1721Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 0 Probably Astronomical
xQNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION COURSE DX Other Unreliable Rpt$
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
four minutes/30 secs one northwesterly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One silver circular object. Object Unreliable report.
was seen flying from N to W and was
in sight for four minutes.
One silver sphere object the size of
a baseball at arm's length. Obj was
seen in a spinning motion moving North
west. Object was in sight for 30 secs.
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FM COMDR 669TH ACWRON PORHUE CALIF 44x2
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV NORTON AFB CALIF
INFO RJEDWP/CO AIR TECHNIVAL INTELLIGENCE CENT IGHT PATTERSON
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1A. CIRCULAR 1 1B. UNKNOWN C
IC. SILVER ID. ONE IE. NONE IF. NONE IG. NONE IH. NONE II. NONE
2A. LOOKING FOR AIRCRAFT 2B. 45 DEGREES ELEVATION SMCLN TRAVELING 2A. LOOKING FOR AIRCRAFT 2B. 45 DEGREES ELEVATION SMCLN TRAVELING (
NORTH TO WEST 2C. 45 DEGREES ELEVATION 2D. LEVEL FLIGHT 2E. SUDDEN C
DISSAPPEARANCE 2F.FOUR DISSAPPEARANCE 2F.FOUR R MINUTES 3A GROUND VISUAL 3B. NONE 3C. NONE
4A.(2243 ZULU 4A.(2243 ZULU 29 AUGUST 195( 4B. DAY 5. GOC POST QF 1737 6. CIVILIAN 195( 4B. DAY 5. GOC POST QF 1737 6. CIVILIAN C
PPASO ROELES, CALIFORNIA PASO ROELES, CALIFORNIA
RELIABCLITY EXCELLENT 7A. CLEAR 7B. UNKNOWN 7C. UNKNOWN 7D. UNLIMITED RELIABCLITY Y EXCELLENT 7A. CLEAR 7B. UNKNOWN 7C. UNKNOWN 7D. UNLIMITED
7E. UNKNOWN 7F. NONE 8. NONE 9 NONE 10. NONE 11. 1 7F. NONE 8. NONE 9 NONE 10. NONE 11. 1/LT MARK TIEL 1/LT MARK TIEL
GOC OPERATIONS OFFICER NO ANALYSIS 1 12. NONE 1
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PAGE TWO RJWPJB 5E
UFOB REPORT NO TWQ. 1C. SILVER 1D. ONE 1E. NONE
'IF. NONE . 1G. NONE 1H. NONE 1I. NOE 2A. LOOKING
DEGREES FROM HORIZON 2C. 80 DEGREES FORM HORIZON 2Ds SPINNING SLOWLY
OBJECT 2F. 30 SECONDS 3A. GROUND VISUAL 3B. NONE 3C. NONE 4A. 1721
ZULU 30 AUGUST 1957 4B. DAY 5. GOC POST QF 1737 6A. CIVILIAN
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ROBLES, CALIFORNIA 7A. LIGHT CLOUDS, VERY SCATTERED 7B.
SURFACE NO ESTIMATE, 6,00 0 295/05, 10,000 285/25, 16,000 265/25,
20,000 255/30, 30,000 255/45, 245/35, 80,0 ;0 NOT AVAILAELE 7C. (
UNKNOWN 7D. UNLIMITED UE. LIGHT AND SCATTERED 7F. NONE 8. MONE 9. NONE
12. NONE
REMARKS: OESERVERS BELIEVED NOT REALIELE DUE TO THEIR AGE. LEROY TAYLOR
HAS BEEN WITH THE GOC CORPS A 'SHORT TIME AND IS A FROSH AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNINA AND IS ON TRAINING STATUS WITH
THE GOC POST. W*IS ALSO IN TRAINING STATUS WITH GOC C AND C
WAS IN COMMAND OF THE POST AT THE TIME.
CAPT BARLOW OF THE 4771ST GOC SQUAPRON NO 2 REPORTS THEY HAVE
HAD SOME PRANKISH REPORTS FROM THIS POST BUT BELIEVES THIS ONE, TO BE
A BOYS CORRECTIVE INSTITUTION.
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