PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
2 Sep 63 Healdsburg, Calif Was Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 00 Probably Balloon
10-1130 PM TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
GMT_ 06007 Air-Visual 0 Probably Aircraft
3. PHOTOS Air-intercept Rodar Possibly Aireraft
6. SOURCE 0
Ys Was Astronomical
I No civilian civilian 0 Probably Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION Possibly Astronomical
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 9. COURSE D 0 Other Othar
over $\frac { 2 }$ one East Erratically 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
10. . BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Obj resmebling large star moving from slightly
West of North toward the East. Travel at steady Sighting has all characteristics
pace for over Shr. Did not seem to be closer pace for over Shr. Did not seem to be closer of a balloon at altitude with of a balloon at altitude with
than a star. Erractic motion. light attached. light attached.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Fresno, Galifornia
Office for the recording
on Unidentified Flying objects
United States Air Force
Sirs;
On the evening of the second of September, sometime between l0 and
was moving. The light
it
A
erratie movement, which I was dubious about until I had lain on my back
Definitely it moved as in the following sketch.
Has an one else made such a report as this one?
Sincerely curlous, curious,

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SEP 5 PM
Freson, Calif. 1963 1963
CALIE CALA EANS
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HEADQUARTERS 0
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
REPLY TO
ATTH OF: TDEW
SUBJECT: Request for UFO Information )
Wash 25 D C
Reference the attached letter from postmarked
30 Sep 63, requesting information on an unidentified 30 Sep 63, requesting information on an unidentified flying object. flying object.
The following information is forwarded to assist you The following information Prme is forwarded to assist you in a reply to in a reply to
Mrs Mrs
a. The sighting of Mrs has has all all the characteristics
of an upper-air of an upper lloon or a radiosonde. oon or a liosonde.
b. Contact with the balloon control center at Holloman AFB,
failed to reveal failed to revea City of specific upper-air balloon. upper-air balloon.
c. The nearest rediosonde launch to Healdsburg, California,
is Oakland, California. However, the winds direction was toward
the East and would not carry a balloon from I this site over Mrs
location.
d. While we cannot identify this specific balloon, we still
believe that this object was a balloon. The object was definitely
drifting with the wind as indicated by its motion, direction of
flight and duration of the sighting.
FOR ANDER
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1 Atch
ColonelUSAF' Ltr
/Deputy for Technology postm 30 Sep 63
U1 and Subsystems and Subsystems

The object you sizhted has all The object the characteristies
of_an upper-air balloon or a radiosonde. A check
made with the Balloon Control Center made with t ne Balloon Control Center at Holloman Air Holloman Air
Force Base has failed to reveal the identify Force Base has failed to reveal the identify of a
specific upper-air balloon. While we are are unable to unable to
identify this specific balloon, it is this soecific balloon, 1 bellaved that
the objeet was a balloon sin the object was a balloon si drifting ;with with
the wind as indicated by its motion, direction of
onot thea
Sincerely,
1
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAP
Public Information Division
Office of Information
Mrs
Fresno, Caliromia