PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8691993

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONMerced California

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1. DATE 2 LOCATION

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS
EX Was Bolloon

6-l2 objects packed up on nager follo.ing |
race-teack pattern at altitudes of 60,0i.
to 90,000 ft. and higher elevations.
F-106's scrambled for identific:tiong ana
locked on with radar but unable to keep
lock- on. ‘wo additional a/c scrambled wits
pilots i: pressure suits. U-e type a/c.

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10. Ape 6h Merced, Californias D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
0 Was Aircraft
Local ——— sp ——— 0 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircroft
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5. PHOTOS . E D Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
+s W Ne Mei tavy 3 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Other
6-12 re; crter | re a arc eacieg Data for Evaluation
Not nxeported __| one unguel = |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY ‘OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS a

PLiot's of P-1C6"gs at 50,000 ft could
nolL wake Visual contatt. Led a/c neae
visual identification of belioon.

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SUBIU? s Unidentified Flying Ob jects | |

Worud contirmed thet it was a bailoon. A Ue? rilot rilot confirred

the identifieatisn.

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Recsived from Major Hart, Comd Fost, 10 April of, 145
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forad passed the following information to MACs

Norud believes it {3 a belloon drifting sastverd #t 17 knota.
Cue of the tve F106 pilots was able to lock on to it at 59,000 fe.,
but was not «ble €E to hold.

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Received from Colonel Welms, Command Post, 10 April 64, 1146

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects

Original Message !
NMCC, Norad advised that there were 6 to 12 unidentified flying

objects at 30 miles East of Merced, California. Radar picked up 12
objects at altitudes 60,000 ft., 90,000 ft., and higher elevations.

F-106's were scrambled at Castle Air Force Base. There were no
results because of high altitudes. They are checking the possibility
of sending U-2's.

Later Sent to Air Staff
Objects were following a 50 mile rsce-track pattern. F-106's were

Py tega—-36--00s-tt altitude, Pilots locked on to some of the objects

but could not keep the lock. Norad said they were sending 2 more 4XXS"M

gircratt with pilots in pressure suite.

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