PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6966769

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONNEof Palm Springs Calif

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
8 Apr 58 NE of Palm Springs, Calif. 0 Probabiy Balloon ——
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Boiloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Ground-Visual Ground-Rader D Was Aircraft
Local 0 Probably Aircraft
CMT 08/12307 0 Air-Visua! Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes a Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other_
a Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D 0 Unknown
1 hour one Stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White ball White ball w/bright red exhaust. Just Insufficient data for proper
disappeared after disappeared after fra}$ 2 hour. hour. evaluation.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV eV 26 SEP 52)

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00 RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJWPJB
DE RJWPKN 165 44x3
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FM COMADIV 12 MARCH AFB CALIF
TO RJEDDN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB (
RJWPNF/27TH AIRDIV NORTON AFB CALIF (
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELL CENTER WPAFB
RJEPHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJEPHQ/OFFICE INFORMA SERVICES HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
BT
/UNCLAS/BO 8-89Z5, SUBJECT: UFO.
SIZE 7 Dite! Obsoer
A. UNKNOWN 3em
B. UNKNOWN SHAPE? elsived oly. for
C. BRIGHT RED , shaje dire
D. ONE
E. NO
F. NONE
G. WHITE BALL L WITH BRIGHT RED EXHAUST, NO SIZE REPORTED
H. ENGINE SOUND whifat y
I. OBJECT WAS STATIONARY Nak!
sch?wost?
2. A. BRIGHT RED LIGHT
C. UNKNOWN ∠Beg
D. OBJECT ZAS STATIONARY
E. JUST DISAPPEARED
F. 1/2 HOUR
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F. NONE
8. UNKNOUN
9. NONE
10. UNKNOWN
11• M/SGT PERSTON B. KIDWELL, NCOIC BASE OPERATIONS, POSSIBLE
WEATHER BALLOON RELEASE.
12. NONE
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5. UNKNOWN, NORTH EAST PALM M SPRINGS,C
6. A. HOT SPRINGS, CALIF S
EX AIRLINE HOSTESS. HOSTESS.
7.
A. CAPT LOSER,MARCH AFB, WEATHER STATION A CAPT LOSER MARCH AFB. WEATHER STATION
B. 343 DEG 13 KNOTS, 0 DEG 20 KNOTS, 340 DEG 20 KNOTS,
340 DEG 40 KNOTS, 340 DEG 60 KNOTS, 330 DEG 100 0 KNOTS,
280 DEG 53 KNOTS, 070 DEG 10 KNOTS
C. NONE
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