PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7819426

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONLos Angeles Californiaand Vicinity

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MULTIPLE SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
31 July, 1960 31 July, 1960 Los Angeles, California & Viciny Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
3. 3. 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o o Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscraft
000 00 Probably Aireraft
GMT31/C8452 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE SOURCE XX D Was Astronomical Meteor Meteor
Yes Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No XNo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for uation
3 seconds One Manuvered Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
kound cylindrical It has b en determined from interviews
tear-drop shaped botton coming to a slight description and duration that the
point observet for 3 econds. Apoeared to object of this sighting was a meteor.
be green color with tail red sparks. On occasion the appearance of rising
Size of hulf-dollar grapefruit arm's is present and as the distance e from
length. Hoved very fast upwards to about the observe increases the object then
60 deg and then downward in an are and has the appearance of descent. Also
disappeared over the horizon evaluated meteor by astronomers at
Griffith Jbsarvatory.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DOUTVARD ART AND OVTE THS KEPITON 3O (O) OVEP THE THOEE SECONDS BECONDS
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HEADQUARTERS
NORTON AIR FORCE BASE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
NORTON AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA
REPLY TO B AUGLY 1960
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: Final Report on UFO Sighting
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TO: Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1. Reference TWX SBBFD-8-3E, UFO, O323452 August. All personnel
having knowledge of the UFo Sighting reported in this message were
interviewed and their information recorded on audio tape. interviewed and their information recorded on audio tape. These
tapes have been transcribed and the tapes have been transcribed and the transcriptions placed on file placed file
at Base Operations, Norton AFB. at Base Operatic ons, Norton AFB
2. Evaluation of the sighting as reported and interview with 2. Evaluation of the sighting as reported and interview with pers- pers-
sonnel of the Griffith Park Observatory, Los Angeles, indicated sonnel of the Griffith Park Observatory, Los Angeles, indicated
that the object sighted was a meteorite.
3. It is recommended that this case be considered closed.
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