PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
12 Oct 1963 Redding 0 Was Bolloon
California 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP A. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balioon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aicraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT. GMT. 13/0730Z 13/0706 Ai-Visual AinVisual Air-Intercsp! Rador 0 O Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircratt
5. PHOTOS O. SOURCE 0. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
a Yes 000 D Probably Astronomical
EKN. KKNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECYS 9. COURSE Other Other_
D0D Insufficient Dcta for Evoluation Insufficient Dcta for Evaluation
2 Hourx 2 Hours Miltiple Miltiple . * * Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Blue object(one "side red, one side green) or side red, one side greenor Duration indicates astronomical object Duration indicates astronomical . object
objects. Observed as one big one with 6 or 7 erratic motion (if erratic motion (if confined to small f confined to small
small ones forming tail. Looked like afterbumner areaAttributed possible inversion
projecting downward. Loud roar lesting 2-3 or atmospheric conditions. dther
seconds (3 times) Low altitude, then climbed anli Balloon unlikely due to long durahion
drifed slowly. Object still in sight after however, this is still a possibility.
2 hours. Motion up and down. Positional data not included. If
Astro, then sighting would be to
East. Insufficient data for by
evaluation,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Td RUVGALE/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
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TUCDSO/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER URIGHT PATTERSON AFS OHID
RUEAHO/ADO USAF AFCIN VASHINGTON 25 DO 1
UEAHO/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFOI NAGHINGTON BS DC
RCL 12 K20. OLLOVING UFOB IS FORVARDED IAW C.
A/K 203-2 SECTION A. (1) OVAL (2) BETWEEN A NICKEL & QUARTER (3)
CASICALLY B BLUE, ONE SIDE RED & ONE SIDE GREEN (4)
ONE. MAYSE 6 OR 7 OR MORE. (S) BIG ONE ABOVE SMALL
ONE, SMALL ONES IN IRAIL. (S) NONE (7) LIKE AN
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PAGS 3 RUWKKP 2 UNCLAS
NONE (3) N/A
NILES EAST
OF REDOING, EDOIN IGHNAY 299E 299E
PRONE PRONE
OBJECT IS STILL
IN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF THIS IN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT AND 1S
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AFR 200-2 SECTION A. (1) OVAL (2) BEWEEN A NICKEL & QUARTER (3)
BASICALLY BLUE, ONE SIDE RED & ONE SIDE GREEN (4)
ONE. MAYBE 6 OR 7 OR MORE. (5) BIG ONE ABOVE SMALL
ONE, SMALL ONES IN TRAIL. (6) NONE (7) LIKE AN ONE, SMALL ONES IN TRAIL. (6) NONE (7) LIKE AN
AFTERBURNER, PROJECING DOWNWARDS (8) LOUD ROAR LAST ING AFTERBURNER, PROJECING DOWNWARDS (8) LOUD ROAR LAST ING
FOR TWO SECONDS (THREE TIMES) (9) LOW ALTITUDE THEN
CLIMBED & DRIFTER SLOWLY. SECTION B. (1) DRIVING
ALONG HIGHWAY (2) SOUTHEAS OF REDDING (3) STILL IN
SIGHT. (4) UP & DOWN. THEN VEERED O THE LEFT ONLY.

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(5) N/A (6) WO HOURS. SECTION C. (1) VISUAL (2) NONE (3) N/A
SECTION D. (1) 13/0720Z (2) NIGHT (3) 31 MILES EAST
OF REDDING, CALIF, ON HIGHWAY 29E. SECT ION E. (1)
IN SIGH AT THE IME OF HIS REPORT AND IS
BEING OBSERVED BY MR.
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