PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7820692

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1960

REPORTED LOCATION3Mi NWof Concord California

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
20 Aug 60 3 60 3 mi NW of Concord, California 3 mi NW of Concord, California 0 Was Balloon Was Bolloon
20 Aug 0 o Probably Belloon Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 o PossiblyBalloon Possibly Balloon
Local Local— Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscraft Was Aicraft
00 Probably Aireroft
GMT GMT. 20/1300Z AirVisual AirVisal Air-Intercep! Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 PossiblyAireraft PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronomical Vega Was Astronomical I Vega
Yes Civilian 00 Probably Astronomicel Probably Astronomicel
No Civilian PossiblyAstronomieol PossiblyAstronomicol
. Length of.Observation Length of.OBServation . NUMBER OF OBJECTS B. NUMBER ECTS COURSE 00 Other. Other_
000 Insufficiont Date for Insufficient Date Evqluation luation
3 min one NW Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Found, white object with red and i white lights, All movement was in a very small area
star size. No ncticeable tail or exhaust and object gave appearance of going
no sound. Had very abrupt movement - suddenly straight up which is characteristic of
stopped, hovered, straight up and disappearance a refracted astronomical
disappeared. object. The star Vega was in the position
given by the observer with a magnitude of
O.l. Time of 0500 is 0508 absolute. Vega
rose at 0523 absolute. Case listed as
refraction of star Vega.
ATIC ForM 329 (Rev 26 SEP 52)

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TIME
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FM 7B FTR WG HAILTON AFB CALIF
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TC REWFAL/ADO INT AFD COLC 17
RUEDTG/ATIC WPAFB OHIC - RUEDTC/ATIC WPAFB OHIO - -
RUETHG/COFS USAF WASH DC RJETHG/COFS USAF WASH DC 3
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UNCLAY WOCAS 239S
A. CECECT PED AND VNITE LICHT3.
CINCL 1 OR EXHAUST, AND NO SCUND.
B. VHEN FINET DELIVERY BOY AND CIRIFPIEND
UFC VAT ANCLINC N AT ABOUT 2T TECRIES I5 ELEVATION. VERY
ALFUPT "OVIYENT HEN IT JUDTENLY JT D, HC ID, AND
FCUL ETRAIGHT UP AND OUT
THri "INUTi.
C.. CLSERVATI ROUND-VICUAG.
D. CESECT GIGHTE LICHT DAYLICHT.
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CONCSRE, CAIIFORNIA.
F. OLE
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C. CL3LPVIR LEAR AND UNLI"ITED.
RIFCAT FROY AWS AZ FOLICWS:
19, 323' 233 DECRI13 13 KNCT3
23,030' 213 " 13
32,002' 232 15 t
43,030' 253 " 23 " -
52,302' 223 54,908 223 " 15 15 6 3
H. NO UNUSUAL CONDITION PREJENT. H. NO UNUSUAL CONDITION T.
1. NC INTERCEPTION. I. NC INTERCEPTICN. 1 -
J. NO AIR TRAFFIC REPORTED. NO ACTIVI J. NO AIR TRAFFIC REPORTED. NO ACTIVITY AIRFIELD
WITHIN ONE HALF "ILE.
Y. RIPONT RICEIVED BY
ALE SEFENDE 31 AFB, CALIF
Ext. 7117.
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