PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970240

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSEof Lompoc California OE3437 120 26W34 3N

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
SE of Lompoc, California 0 Was Bolloon
1 Octoher 1957 OE 3437,120.25W 34.37N D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Locel 1745 :Ground-Visupl Ground-Roder 0 Was Aircraft
Blnoculars Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 02/0145Z AlrVisuel Air-Intercept Rader D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE OX Was AstronomicolV/ENUS
Yes D Probably Astronomical
B-No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
VATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
continuous one none
10. Brief summa SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A round, white object the size of a A round, white Astro plot Astro plot indicates venus approx indicates Venus approx
pea, looking like a pea, looking like a star or planet' star or planet' imately 25 dgr - 30 dgr above imately 25 - 30 dgr above
was sighted 30 dgrs sighted 30 dgrs above horizon & horizon at horizon at time of sighting (and time of sighting (and
did not move at any did not move at any time. very brilliant white if weather very brilliant white if weather
is clear at dusk).
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C. OBJECT STILL BEING OBSERVED AT TIME OF REPORT Standin
D.NO MOVEMENT stiepl
E. STILL VISUAL
F. CONTINIOUS 2s mn
3.A. GROUND C
BINOCULARS bea C
C. N/A Fhm Phm lines- maely waely very wery
smnel in smne in C
A.2 BER 5701457 01452-8 745PM1 45PM
B DUSK Lrea C
5 QE3437,1
6. A. CIVILIAN STUDENT iS YEARS OLD
SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA
A. GOOD C
B. UNKNOWN C
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