PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8291816

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONDiamond Springs California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
24 October 66 25/01302 Diamond Springs, Califoria
. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
Civilian i
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Several Several
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . LENGTH OF OBSER 11 BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Varied Observer noted rounc shape Observer noted rounc shape aluninum colordd d objects objects that at
times had red and green flashing lights. Sometimes ob jects objects
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION appeared to move. Hatched for several minutes then they seet
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual to fade out of sight. out of sight. The objects The objects seemed to go from W to to E.
Several a Several aircraft were flying in the local area between area betwen 0100z 0100Z
7. COURSE and 0200z, 25 Oct 66. and 0200Z, 25 Oct Observers descriptions is consistent
Eastward with that of a aircraft sightings. with
. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Yes
xxNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editions of thie form mey be used.

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(1) Share - round
(2) Size - the size of an airrlane
(3) Color -aluminum
(1.) three at a time
(5) ormation
(6)
red and green flashing lights he time, a webb
hanging from the side.
(7) Tail, t - none
(ε) Sound - noise soretimes that did not sound like a motor.
waking him un, about three weeks ago. Thirteen year old son and ten year
old daughter have seen them from time to time in the last thrre weeks.
She stated she had seen one last right and at several other tires (exact
dates unknon).
(2)
(3) Description of flight wth - sometimes objects ampeared to
rove; could watch for several minutes then they seem to fade out of sight.
Seamed to go from west to east.

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f. Chrery Diamond Snrires,
California and is a houserife.
g. Weatter and
(1) Chserver's visibility
surface calm, 6,000 rt
50° at 5 kts, 10,000 ft 20° at_10 kts, 16,000 ft 20° at 5 kts, 20,000
ft 10 at 5 kts, 30,000 ft 340 at 20 kts, 50,000 ft 310 at 15 kts,
80,000 ft rot available.
() No ceiling.
(4) Visibility - 10 miles
(5) Cirrus clouds.
h. IcClellan AFB 'eather Station revorted that there were no meteoro
logieal reather phenomenon in cause a
rirare or unusual sighting.
i. Intercention - none
from Albuqueroue, New 'eyico, had lended at Ol38z, 25 Cct l966 and that
one P-57 aircroft bod denarted for Al quercue, Ne Olllz,
25 Cct 1066.
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is the oninion of the preraring officer that , the sightings made were of
aircraft.
Office t 1966 an unknoin nerson in Fleasant
Grove,
white, traveling at a high rate of sneed from a rortheast to southwest
direction. Object wes visible for approximetely two and a half minutes.
This nerson stated be bad s'en a similar object at anorcrimately the same
time on 16 Cct 1966.
FOR THE COMTANDER
2811s Xreeu
J. H. ECCUTEY,CADt, USAF J. H. ECCUTEY,CaDt, USAF
Chief, Scty & Law Enforcement Div Chief, Scty & Law Enforcement Div
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