PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6783245

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATION1 5mifmoceanin N Santa Monica Calif

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1.5 mi fm ocean in D Was Bolloon
18 Novembor_1957 18 Novembor 1957 N. Santa Monica, Calif. 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 0 Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aireraft
00 X Probobly Aircroft
GMT. 18/1800Z 18/1800Z Air Visual Air Visual Air-Intercept Rodor Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Probably Astronamical
2OkNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other..
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
2 minutes one SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Spherical, silver gray object, size Probably this sighting was the
of grapefruit with blades underneath. sun reflecting from aircraft,
Giving unusual appearance.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Ileituers
246
Nov 18 23 57'57 -
DE RJWPJB 3G
P 1821172
FM COMDR 75IST ACWRON MT LAGUNA CALIF
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV 44220
FJEDNP/CMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER 20
RJEPHQ/DIR RJEPHQ/DIR OF R OF INTELL INTELL -
3T 3T
UNCLAS 751ST 1015AJ PD UNCLAS 751ST 1015AJ PD
1. A. SPHERICAL PD
B. CRAPEFRUIT)PD TRAPEFRUITPD
C.SILVER GRAY PD
D ONE PD
4
E. NONE PD
F.BLADES S UNDERNEATHPD
G. N/A PD
PAGE TWO RJWPJB 3G
H. NONE PD
I. NONE PD
2. A• OBSERVING THE SKY PD
B.5D DEGREES ELEVAT CMA@SQ)DEGREES AZIMUTH PD
C CMA210/DEGR
D.CIT)TOSW OVER THE OCEAN IN CUAVED PATTEFN OF FLIGHT PT
E.OVEF OCEAN_PD
FG_2_MINUTES PD
J.A ACROUND VISUAL-PD
B. NONE PD
C.NVAPD

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OVER OCEAN PD
F2_MINUTES PD
3. A. CROUND VISUAL-PD
B NONE PD
C.N/A PD g=1000l0ca0
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B. RAY PD
5.A.11/2 MILES FROM OCEAN IN NORTH SANTA MONICA PD
MRS. ICMA SANTA
MONTICA, CLAIFORNIA CMA P MONTICA, CLAIFO NIA CMA PHONA 2 PHONE
7. A. CLEAR PD
B.N/ID B. M/ID 32050 32050 (
(320)10 (320/10 310/55
340/28 33250
being boated in for cngelio
Pob an riflein of a
PARE ? THREE RJWPJB 3G Circling aft.
22042 NOT AVAILABLE
C. CLEAR PD C. CLEAR PD
D. 15 MILES PLUS PD
E. LESS THAN 1Z PERCENT PD E. LESS THAN 10 I PERCENT PD C (
F. NONE PD
g. N/A
. NONE PD
1E. NONE PD
11.WO AIR SURVEILLANCE OFFICER CMA
POSSIBLE REFLECTION OFF OF A METAL OBJECT PD
12. NONE PD
BT
18/2210Z NOV RJWPJB