PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969718

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONEof Los Angeles California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1 OATE — 2. LOCATION

10 December 1957

E of Los Angeles, California

12.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

GMT 10/0830Z 0 Air Visual
5. PHOTOS » SOURCE

meter, Bright blue light, Object
appeared to be dropping at an angle

from south to north and disappeared
behind mountains,

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
1 or 2 seconds one North
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS

Round object, approx 5 inches in dia- Probably

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CONCLUSIONS -

Was Balloon
Probobly Balloon
Possibly Balloon _

Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical M@teor
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

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THE’ FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 7D AF REG
on0-2, 12 AUGUST 1954.

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€2) €A) OBSERVER WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND SAW THE ORJECT APPEAR

CAT_THE. TOP OF HIS WINDSHIELD. > Which WAy WAS deserve,” -acesryg ? (

€B)/ OBJECT APPEARED TO BE DROPPING AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT

(60 DEGREES) FROM GOUTH TO NORTH
(C)/ OBJECT FELL IN THE 60 DEGREE ANGLE THEN BROKE STRAIGHT. |

DOWN AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE MOUNTAIN

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CD) STRAIGHT LINE OF FLIGHT EXCEPT WHEN IT BROKE IN THE
DOWNWARD PATHe

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CE) DISAHPEARED BELOW THE MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH OF THE
OBSERVER.

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(F) APPROXIMATELY ONE OR Two | SECONDS.
¢3) KA) GROUND VISUAL.

€3) NONE.

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(4) KA) APPROXIMATELY 98307, 19 DECEMBER 1957 OY 7 OC — ¥ = 6030
€B) NICHT

€5) THIRTY THREE DEGREES, Bas FOUR MINUTES NORTH, 12118 DEGREES
2
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CE) TwO TENTHS THIN SCATTERED AT THIRTY THOUSAND FEET

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8) NONE :
¢9) NONE

(49) NONE NOTED,

411) REPORT RECEIVED BY OFFICER OF THE DAY, LONG BEACH AIR

FORCE BASE APPROXIMATELY 1329 HOURS, 12 DECEMBER 1957. OBSERVER
STATED HE WAS NOT AT A TELEPHONE AT TIME OF SIGHTING AND DELAYED
MAKING THE REPORT UNTIL TODAYe OBSERVER ALSO STATED HE AT FIRST

THOUGHT THE OBJECT WAS A METEQORe
(12) NONEe

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