PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6966277

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONMorro Bay California

FRAMES4

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i PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION !2. CONCLUSIONS
0 0 Was Balloon Was Balloon
4 Apr 58 Morro Bay, California 0 00 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME CROUP 14. TYPE OF OBSERYATION Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP
Local night NKGround-Visual XKGround-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
CMTllotgiven CMTliotgiven_O4/Z 04/7 Air-Visual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
000 000
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Yes Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D D Other. Other
a Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 0 Unknown Unknown
Smins 8 mins one W then E
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING HO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd.s Rnd, Silver Silver obj, size of hend of pin. obj, size of head of pin. Possibly Possibly 3 Apr. No wind info.
No sound. Observed 70 degrees elev, Possobly Astro (Star), normal
120 degrees azimuth. Moved slowly obj (balloon), or reflection.
West & behind clouds at point of Insufficient info for evaluation.
initial observation.
)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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SUBAOSP SQE112 2 YDD105 XYB175 XDC060 4HRK
4
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJWPJB 2 2Q 17 HE4
1itu x's
P 540900Z
FM COMDR 775TH ACWRON INSUIF DATA 3.4×30
TO RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV DEF
RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ
RJEPHO/OFFICE HQ
BT
UNCLASS 775TH TAC UNCLASS 775TH D-14 UFO D-14 REPORT SUBMITTED REPORT SUBMITTED IN IN ACCORDANCE ACCORDANCE WITH WITH
AFR 200-2
10 1.
AROUND A.ROUND
B. HEAD B. HEAD APIN PIN
C.SILVER
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. NO
G. NONE

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PAGE TWO RJWPJB 2Q (
H.NO SOUND
I. NONE -
2.
A. JUST HAPPENED TO SPOT IT
120(ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY)
DEGREES IN AZIMUTH
C.ANGLE SAME AS 2B
D. MOVING SLOW WEST AND THEN EAST D. MOVING SLOW WEST AND THEN EAST
E CLOUDS ECLOUDS
FSCEIGHT MINUTES F SCEIGHT MINUTES
3.
A. VISUAL-GROUND
B.N/A B.N/A
C.N/A
4.
B. NIGHT
6. MILITARY-S/SGT COOK AF 18223089 75TH ACWRON CAMBRIA CALIF
7.

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No luind INFO GNeN
PAGE THREE E RJWPJB 2Q
A. POOR -
B. N/A
C. 20-25000 THSND FEET
D. POOR
E.OVRCSI E. OVRCST
F.NO F. NO
8. DIDN'T KNOW 8. DIDN'T KNOW
9. NONE 9. NONE
10. NONE ON RADAR SCOPE 10. NONE ON RADAR SCOPE
11. RICHARD S. GAROPPO,DUTY DIRECTOR,ASO, 1/LT,AO 3048122: 11. RICHARD S. GAROPPO,DUTY DIRECTOR,ASO, 1/LT,AO 3048122:
REFLECTION
OFF oF OcEANl. Nt- tineg day on day
12. NONE
BT
B4/0901Z APR R RJWPJB Iauf info.