DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9738834
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONSacramento California
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l. DATE

2 LOCATION
DR 7 Jan 64 Sacramento, California
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5. PHOTOS

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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20 seconds
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

one

2xtremely bright blue object falling to earth
SW of Sacramento. Undetermined distance.
Object emitted bright blue light. Initial
ovaervation at 60 deg elevation. Disappeared a
10 deg abdove horizon after falling at what

appeared to he a 30 deg descent. Date of sight
ing not included.

ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 3BP 32)

5. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12 CONCLUSIONS

Wes Belloon
Probably Balloon
Paessibly Balloon

Was Aircrafts
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircralt

D Greund-Reder
D Air-intercest Reader

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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Tl. COMMENTS

No satelite decays tiis date and
the fall aa well as direction does
not conform with this snalysis.
Duration exceasive for the usual.

Meteor observation. Sounds like a flare of
some sort. Data limited and no investigation
made. Cage carried as insufficient data.
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.$ussect: UFO 9. bate oF Report: 7 Jan 64

10. NO. OF PAGES: 1

. 15C MUMBER: 11. REFERENCES:

OATE OF INFORMATION:

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12 ORIGINATOR: Patrolman Ortiz

5. PLACE AND DATE OF aCQ:

McClellan AF3, California

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. EVALUATION: SOURCE INFORMATION

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object falling to earta at an undetermined location and distance, soutawesi of
‘his residence. He dascriced the pbject as about the size of 2a silver dollar
held at arms length, round and emitting a bright blue light. Mr. stated
that he first sighted the object at 19801 hours, approximately 60 degrees above
the horizon and observed it Zor 30 seconds until it disappeared at approximately
10 degrees above the horizon. He stated that the object appeared to fall at an
angie of asproximately 30 degrees to the perpendicular.

Weather conditions at time of report: High thin scattered clouds, visibility
LO miles.

Winds aloft:

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13. PREPARZO BY: Security & Law Enforcement Division

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Mr. | = » Sacramento, California, called the
McClel Department and reported sighting an extremely bright blue

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