PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9080077

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONTravis AFB Calif

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Belloon
. 18 ery i "Ths Si age O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION -{Q Possibly Balloon
' DO Was Aircraft
Local enn ies 0D Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rador O Probably Aireeatt
OMT BO ac 25S D Air Vi suol O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O° Wos Astronomicol GOL
OG Yes O Probably Astronomical
3-No ry thy: O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 13, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

11. COMMENTS

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(3) NONECS) NONE

3, DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT

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ite 1, News ARTICLE QUCTED FROM THit DALLAS TIMES HERALD CN 7 APR FS
pours es METECR FALLS NEAR FRESCO (TITLE) FCFFETT FIELD,

CALIFORNIA SKY LAST NIGHT (6 APR 39) AND APPARENTLY CRASHED

INTC A MOUNTAIN PEAK ALCUT 73 MILES SCUTHEAST OF SAN

FRANCISCO, OFSERVERS AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION HERE SAID

THEY SPCTTED THE CEJECT AT 8245 PeMe (PST, AND IT APPEARED

TC ERZAK INTC THREE PIECES, TWO PIECES APPARENTLY PURNED

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CUT EUT THE THIRD PLUNGED TO THE GROUND IN THE PACHECO PASS
AREA BETWEEN GILRCY AND LOS PANCS. ENQUCTE

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WAS REPORTED TC THIS STATICN. EVERYTHING EXCEPT THIS AGREES

WITH THE CPRSERVERS STATEMENT.

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