PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: 0 Was Balloon
___1 Mer 61 San Bernardino, California D Probably Bellon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Fossiy Satleon
Local 29 20 Ground: Vi sual © Ground-Rodor ie Scbely’ kiverdts
GMT 3002 0 Air Vi sual D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. ‘PHOTOS ~ SOUR ae ie Bie O Was Antronemeed
0 Yes O Probobly Astronomical
D No Civilian lo Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE i a |
Oo naa” Dete for Evaluation
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3 min 1 W-E

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINROUNd, appeared slightly |1). COMMENTSObjt of this sighting was prob
larger than planet Venus. Initially golden ably and a/c. Witness indicated ob jt
changing to pinkish-white overhead, then back] moved fm an elevation of aprox 20° W to
to gold. Appeared aprox 20° above western horjisame elevation in E. Assuming witness
zon; disappeared apros 20° above eastern horitwas 5° low on his estimate of elevation
zon, and a/c at a height of 8 mi would have

passed through angle he describes in

3 min. If it had a ground speed of 573 Hts
which is easily within capability of ou
jet a/c. Bright white light on bottom of

a/c was probably light observed by _,
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RPT SAFIS X COSMATIC WPAFB FOR AFCIN RPT AFCIN DASH FOUR ALFA

X ALFA X MOONDUST X PRN( ONE PRN ROUND X PRN TWO PRN APPEARED

SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN PLANET VENUS X PRN THREE PRN INITIALLY GOLDEN
CHANGING TO PINKISH DASH WHITE OVERHEAD CMM THEN BACK TO GOLD

X PRN ‘FOUR PRN ONE X PRN(FIVE)PRN NONE Xx PRN( SIX) PRN NONE X PRN

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OBYECT WAS OVERHEAD X PRN EIGHT, PRN NONE X PRN(NINE,PRN NONE

X BRAVO X PRN (ONE) PRN NOTED WHILE WATCHING SKY FOR AIRCRAFT X

PRN(TWO) PRN APPROXIMATELY TWO XERO DEGREES ABOVE WESTERN KORIXON
X PRN(THREE) PRN APPROXIMATELY TWO XERO DEGREES ABOVE EASTERN
HORIXON X PRN’ FOUR PRN STRAIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST X PRN/ FIVE!

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