250 mi W Of San Francisco, Calif, October 1960October 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from 250 mi W Of San Francisco, Calif, October 1960 in October 1960. The full case file (6 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 40.

Reported location

250 mi W Of San Francisco, Calif, October 1960

Date of incident

October 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6

Transcribed text

3 MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

] 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

: 7 Oot 6) 0 mi W of San Francisco all OQ Was Balloo

3 thei Fibs te te Dt 0 0 Probably Doliron

: EIEN. I f=] y Pe

3 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. YYPE OF O352RVATION 5 Possiity Bertosn

4 4 0 Was Alerci?

3 - / > 9 a- ls

1 Local AE RT 1 Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar 0 Probably Nircrobr

3 GME. OSNOL, Lash I Aire Vieuol 1 Air-Intarcapt Rodar 0 Possibly Aircroh

1 5. PHOTOS §&. SOURCE i 1 Wos Astronomical

3 O Yes TE FA OL Probobly Astranomizol ‘2 cor
1 B No MALLOY 3 Possibly Astronomical

& 4 oY

: 17. LENGTH OF 0352RYATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE EE || SR CE A FLAN
2 3 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 L sec one descending Nn.

1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS

: Ball of firs was seen at same altitude as afc. Description is characteristic of a type
A) - - . .s v i - : 2 a 2.

- It appeared to be size of a soft ball - much of’ meteor called a bolide.
E. larger than the ordinary meteor. There was a

f: ong glowing tail made up primarily of particles
3 i reaking off the main body.
3 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 S2ZP 32)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28989605

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Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1960 1960-10-01