PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION
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1. DATE ~

6 December 1962

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San Mateo, California

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probobly Aircrof?
Possibly Aircroft

0D Ground-Rodar
OD Air-Intercept Radar

Lecal BGround- Vi sual
cuT__06/16532Z 0 Air Vi sual
|5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
O Yes
XIXNo Civilian

ooaq aoo ooo

Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

2 minutes one

Was Astronomicol |

9. COURSE WX Other
0 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation

O Unknown

North

10, BRIEF SUMMARY | OF SIGHTING

Sighting in morn by 13 yr old boy
of obj about 100 ft in diameter,
round smooth or oval shape at alt
of 100-160 yds exhibiting speeds of
100 mph to 1,000 mph, Direction of
flight to North, Maneuvers included
Standing still, straight up,
ways. Color was red like a ball of
flame. No sound, peieteie was 1/1/2.

mins coming down proaching) 27 S8ES

hovering & three Ss
conditions fog.

going ay.

and side-+

11. COMMENTS

Duration indicates aircraft
sighting. Ball of flame indicates
jet w/afterburner or possible
meteor; however, sighting at
dawn & brightness not indicated,
No mention of how time figured.
27 sec hovering not consistent
with a/c analysis. Alt of 100 yd
extremely low. Detail should have
been noted during hovering. Sound
Should have been audible at such
low level. Conflicting data- unr

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