PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8726563

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONPacific Grove California

FRAMES3

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I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
20 October 1962 Pacific Grove, California 00 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local xGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aireraft
GMT 21/0730Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE D Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes KxProbably Astronomical
Civilian D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unkno wn
not reported one Westerly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Ball of light, dark greenish about Ball of light, dark greenish about General description indicating
7 inches in diameter, observed meteor sighting. Duration not
through window in horizontal flight.reported i through window in horizontal flight.reported but object compared to
First thought object was ahooting First thought object was ahooting shooting star. shooting star.
star.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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