PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968676

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONLong Beach Calif

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Belloon
23_Apr_58 LLong Beach.Calif, 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 00 0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
Local... Local Ground-Visuel 0 Possibly Aircraft
Air-Intercept Rador 0
GMT.23/11007 GMT_23/1100Z Air-Visual Was Astronomical
8. SOURCE 0 Probably Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 000 Possibly Astronomical
Yos 0
-No Civilian Other
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE 00 Insufficiant Dataf Insufficiant Data for Evaluation for Evaluation
D 0 Unknown
two stationary
l hr 11. COMMENTS
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Without elevation or azimuth
Star shaped obj, size of half galloo galloo
Two, side by Two. Side by side, side, an analysis cannot be made. an analysis cannot be made.
jar, bright red.
One obj remained the same size & the
other would vary. Sound varied fm
loud to dim groaning.
ATIC FORM 329

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.PP RJWPJB RJWPSE RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPKQ
DE RBWDKV 6 m
P R 232359Z (
FM COMARFC 2347
TO RJWPJB/CONDR 27 AIR DIV DEF
RJEDDN/COMAIRDEF COMMAND
RJEDSQ/CONAIR TECH INTEL CEN
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF
INFO RJUPSB/CONAF 4
AF GRNC AF GRNC .
BT BT
UNCLAS DO-D 1633 4AF FOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER UFOB
THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBNITTED IN ACCORDANCE ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 7D AF REG PaRA 7D AF REG
200-2, 12 AUGUST 1954. 200-2, 12 AUGUST 1954.
(1) (A)STAR SHAPED
2 E HALF GALLON JAR.
(C BRIGHT RED
CD)TWO.N
(E)_SIDE BY SIDE.
(F) ONE OBJECT REMAINED THE SAME SIZE AND THE OTHER WOULD
VARY.
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(C) NONE.
(H) VARIED FROM LOUD TO DIN GROANINGA

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(G) NONE.
(H) VARIED FROM LOUD TO DIM GROANINCA
(I) NONE.
(2) (A) HAPPENED TO WAKE UP AND SAV A BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE SKY
THROUGH THE WINDOW.
(B) STILL B iie tion
(C) UNKNOWN)
(D) CEMAIN STILLdidN d
(
TO EED.
(F)(ONE (F)ONE E HOUR. HOUR.
(3) (3) (A) GROUND VISUAL. (A) GROUND VISUAL.
(B) NONE
(C) N/A
(4) 4) (A) 1100Z, 23 APRIL (A) 1100Z, 23 1958, 1/00-Y=0300 1958, 1/00 -Y= 0300
(B) NIGHT.
(5) 10 MINUTES, (5) 1 10 MINUTES, 11 WEST; 47 MINUTES, 33 DEGREES NORTH
(6) ,
LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA. FIRE TENDER.
(B) N/A.
. or *
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(7) (A) NO CLOUDS.
(B) SURFACE WINDS; 6 M(NW 15; 1ON(IW 45; 6M(WNU, 45)
20 M WIW 45; 25 N WW 55.
(C) CLEAR.
(D) S MILEEEEE AND SNOKE.
(E) NONE.

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(C) N/A
(4) (A) 1100Z, 23 APRIL 1958. //0 -Y =23
(B) NIGHT.
(5) 10 MINUTES, 118 DEGREES WEST; 47 MINUTES, 33 DEGREES NORTH
(6) (A) YEARS OLD, ,
LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA. FIRE TENDER.
(B) N/A.
. nated e *
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(7) (A) NO CLOUDS.
T (B) SURFACE WINDS; 6 M(N 15; 1ON(NM)45; 6M(WNW)45;
20 M WNW 45; 25 WNW/55.
(C) CLEAR.
(E) NONE. 6.220 2
(F) NONE.  2
wiilathete
(S) NONE.
(9) NONE. 2 (cnmott)
(10) NONE E SIGHTED.
(11) BEACH AIR FORCE
. BASE, APPROX 2200Z, 23 APRIL 1958.
(12) NONE.
BT
24/0043Z APR RBWDKW