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Case FileNARA NAID 28956312 · T1206 Roll 19

Project Blue Book Case File

Atherton, CaliforniaSeptember 1953

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Atherton, California in September 1953. The full case file (5 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 19.

Reported location

Atherton, California

Date of incident

September 1953

State / country

CA / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 19

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
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|. DATE - TINE GROUP 2. LOCATION
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). SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
| Jivilion SALOON (1:5)
. NUMBER OF OBJECTS BR Favs raid an yok Bed Shire a SARE
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ong 28 ST Y8 i Joet ras pro:sably one of tac 2d ballconse
. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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7. COURSE
8. PHOTOS
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE te Gale balloon or blimp
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28956312

Connected across the archive

Installations

Andrews Air Force Base

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

AthertonAtherton, CACalifornia

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19531953-09-01

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