PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7171569

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1969

REPORTED LOCATIONSacramento California

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 1CO73 RECORD
1. DATE. TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
o2/210c
6 Jenvary 1069 007900 Sacramento, California
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
CiElian
4. NUMBER OSJECTS Discription is sinilar to thet o Hoo Air
One Balloon.
5. 5. LENG SERVATION RVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS BRIEF ID ANALYSIS
. sighted a brighs orange glowing light in glowing light in
2 The observers cbservers
5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION BSERVATION the BSS. 9 the ESB. The The light traveled in an erratis minner and finall: light traveled in en erratis
dropped and disappeared after 20 minutes.
-Waral -Varal
7. 7 COURSE
in ESE 3S2 a
8. PHOTOS PROTOS
Yes Yos
7No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
SNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0.329 (TDE) Previous editions of thla forta may bo uaed.

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1 MOCLELLAN AFB CALIF
FM SMAMA (SMVO)
TO RUN-FVA/ADC
ROVAAAA/FTD APAFB ROVAAAA/FTD APAFB CHIC (FOR TUETR)
RUEFHGA/CSAF (FOR TOPT UFO)
RUEFHOA/OSAF RUZFHOA/OSAF (FOR (FOR SAF-OI)
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trp UNCLAS SMVO
IAN AFR BU-17, PARA 11) FOL AVAIL INFO IS SUBMITTED:
A. (1) CIRCULAR
(2) SIZE OF ACFT SEEN AT HORIZON
(3) BRIGHT GLOWING CRANGE
(4) ONE
(5)1/
(5) NO
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11 s. (1) BRIGHTLESS IN THE SKY
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(2) 36 DEG TO 4O DEG AT T HORIZON HORIZON
(3) SAME AS ITEM 2 (3) SAME AS ITEM 2
(4) STRIGHT FORMARD - STOPPED TO RIGHT - THEN RIGHT - THEN LEFT - THEN DROPPED
(5) SAHE WAY IT APPEARED (5) SAME WAY IT APPEARED
(6) 20 MINCTES
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) NAKED EYE
(3)/
D.
(2) VIonT
E. ONE OGSLKVER1 WAS ONE
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OFFICER, BADGE NR 332•
ON DUTY AY TIME WITH PARTNER, TO
INCIDET. INCTDENT.
G. (1) TEMP 35 DEG F - G. (1) TEMP 35 DEG F VISIGILITY VISISILITY 20 MILES - DECK AT HIGH
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ABOVE UNKN
(3) MIGH -THIN
(4) 20 MILES
(S) SC-TTE-ED 25,000
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916-927-5764• INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED
NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE PRODUCED THE S NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE PRODUCED THE SIGHTINGS. CHECKS SIGHTINGS. CHECKS WERE S WERE
MADE WITH FAA. MATHER AND MCCLELLAN AFB OPERATIONS AND TOWERS) MADE WITH FAA, MATHER AND MCCLELLAN AFB 3 OPERATIONS AND T TOWERS,
VANDENJERG AFB, AND BASE WEATHER. OFFICER KIDD (EX-TONER
CONTROLLER) SAID HE HAD SEEN THE OBJECT ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR SAID HE HAD SEEN THE OBJECT ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR
TO BEING FLAGGED DONN BY MR PLOURDE. HE DESCRIBED OBJECT AS TO BEING FLAGGED DONN BY MR PLOURDE• HE DESCRIBED OBJECT AS
SRIGNT ACYEET LANDING LANLNG LIGHTS LIGHTSAT AT 4 MILES - SUT ORANGE IN COLOR. 4 MILES - SUT DRANGE IN COLOR.
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