PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23, 4 Jan 61 Oakland, California 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION Possibly Bailoon
Local. Local 1430-1730 1439-1730 Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Wos Aircrait Wos Aircrait
600 00 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT... GMT. 22307 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes DOD Probobly Astronomical Venus
N No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Othar.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
3 hrs one one SW-NE
0. BRIEF sUMMARY OF SIGHTING Red, flat, cirCULAr 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Red, flat, cirCUlAr n. commeNrs Helicopters in area at time of I. commenrs Helicopters in area at time of
object, size of half dollar. Sound--rumble. object, size of half dollar. Sound--rumble. sightings. Witness reported object viejed sightings. Witness reported object vieted
Flashing red ligh Appeared about 20° eleva- with telescope, true, he should
tion. Disappeared into horizon. Very rapid.
Telescope possibly ou
was in aprox location reported for objeut,
but it would not have moved to NE. Wit-
ness possibly wrong about directions. Sun
reflection suggests 8 a/c; sighting
duration suggests Venus.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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4 ONE
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6 HOLES AROUND LIP
7 NONE 7 NONE
8 NONE 81 NONE Bumple Bumble
9 NONE Flashing red l.ghT 9 NONE FlashiNg red l.ghT
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4 MOVES BACK AND FORTH ASCENDS AND DESCENDS. DOES NOT HOVER
5 RAPID F FLIGHT SW TO NE
6 THREE H HOURS ON THREE CONSECTIVE NIGHTS
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