PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6967187

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONIndio California

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
11 Apr_58 Indio, California 0 Was Bailoon
3. 00 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Local DGround-Visual :Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
GMT_12/0350Z GMT. 12/0350Z 000 00 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
Ai-Visual Air-Visual Air-latercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
Yes D Was Astronomical Metcor
0 Probabiy Astronomical Probabiy Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Pessibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 min one NE Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, red Jobj had all the characteristics
appeared to fall & to fall & explode. explode. of a bolide.
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ATIC FORM
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4. A. 12/8350Z. B. NIGHT. 0350-8=1950
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6. A. CIVILIAN, MR. STREET, INDIO, CALIF.
RETIRED CONSTRUCTION WORKER. AGE FIFTY FOUR.
7. A. CLEAR. B. SURFACE,NORTH 7-8. 6,S00-D4D/D4.
18,900-832/13. 16,900-330/21. 20,030-320/23. 30,000-320/30.
TO THIRTY MILES. E. NONE. F. NONE.
8. NONE
9.NONE
18. TWO JET AIRCRAFT IN AREA. NO SIGHTING.
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