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Case FileNARA NAID 28987821 · T1206 Roll 38

Project Blue Book Case File

Chico, CaliforniaJuly 1960

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 Chico, California in July 1960. 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 38.

Reported location

Chico, California

Date of incident

July 1960

State / country

CA / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
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WE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
i | 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
16 Jul 60 Chico, California 0 Was Bolloon
0 Probably Bolleon
; 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i Wve. Saneen |

night O Was Aiieraft |
Local tf Ground- Visual O Ground-Rodor O Probably Aircraft |
OMY oss smmmenmnsap uses. O Air Visuel O Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircroft
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B Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Ben | |
eI Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
not given three zig-zag lib sisi |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Letter stating that vitne:ss saw many flying Request for specific information sent to |
saucers on several occasions. They come down, witness, however there was no reply.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28987821

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