DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6780723
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONGarden Grove California
FRAMES6
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12. CONCLUSIONS
Wes Belloon
Probably Bolloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Araer OV G 7
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION |
Xk Ground. Vi sual O Ground-Reder
© Aire Vi sel O Air-Intercept Radar
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicel
Possibly Astronomical
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Fiery red obj, round, size of a Although the obj has the charac
quarter. Moved back & forth, Stopped teristics of a balloog, cannot
& hovered and moved off again, conclude due to missing infor -
mation,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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12. CONCLUSIONS
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12 November 1957 Gurden Grove, California n
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION .
Local 32 Ground- Vi sual OD Ground-Rodar
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round dull orange object the size Concur
of a pea. Object was seen stationary that this was
about five de
Object was
Faded,
rrees above the
in sight for five
horizon.
minutes.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Wos Aircraft
Probubly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft
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" Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
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F, NONE PD
S. NONE PD
9S. NONE PD
1G. TWO UNKNOWN TYPES FLYING NW PD
11. SENIOR DIRECTOR PD LT. ARMM PD POSSIBLY SINCE IT
APPEARED THE SIZE OF A PEA THRU BINOCULARS THAT IT COULD
BE A CELESTRIAL BODY. VENUS IS A DULL ORANGE PD
12. NONE PD
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