Auburn, CaliforniaJuly 1956

Unidentified

Summary

On July 21, 1956, near Auburn, California, civilian observers reported one object at about 1:00 p.m. local time. It was a ground visual sighting. The object was in view for two to three minutes.

The object was shaped like a guided missile and was seven to eight feet long. Its color was green and orange. It gave off chunks of fire. There was no sound. The object appeared about 200 feet above the North Fork of the American River and followed the course of the river, turning with it.

The weather was fair with unlimited visibility. The report was relayed by a newspaper editor who gave it credit because the witness was an outstanding citizen. The Air Force concluded on its Project 10073 record card, the official record for unidentified flying object reports, that the object was probably a light plane.

Reported location

Auburn, California

Date of incident

July 1956

State / country

CA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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- PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : Se £
£ 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 5
: : 0 Was Balloon :
| |-—21 July 1956 | Auburn, California  |O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon i
Local __ 55x = ese K2Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar a XW rabobly Adrcral i
GMT___ ~ Lo 1300y a 0 Air Visual OQ Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft E
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5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE 3 DO Was Astronomical :
DO Yes : O Probably Astronomical
AX No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BLOW... Lo : 4
: followed O Insufficient Data for Evaluation i
; 3 ZH . O Unknown - 2
2-3 minutes oo ohe ourse of rive : :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object shaped like guided Probably light plane.
missile 7-8 ft long. Emitting
chunks of fire. No sound. Appeared
200 ft above river & followed
course of river, Color of object
green & orange,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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