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Case FileNARA NAID 28963062 · T1206 Roll 23

Project Blue Book Case File

Fresno, Calif, August 1955August 1955

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Fresno, Calif, August 1955 in August 1955. The full case file (4 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 23.

Reported location

Fresno, Calif, August 1955

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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| Re a ! PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
0 Was hag
, - o Probably Balloon
2 Aug 55 rresno, Calif i i isin x Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i 0 os Arcralt
nd- Radar 0 Probably Aircroft
alr A — X3 Ground-Visvel lth Balt oO Possibly Aircraft
~ Alr-intercep? Ko
£1. Fi. ie ORO 0 AirVisuol = ee 0 Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS . UR 00 Probably Astronemical
O Yes 0 Possibly Astronomical
8 No civ (WX observer) aes | | 0X
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ~ |@ tnsutficient Dora for Evaluation
0 Unknown
14 min 1 ep —
3 ch i citi peas i ii sae pr SO NTS
. [10 BRIER SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ly Se
Lo : Baus sageareh balloon
Wnile obs-rving wx balloon, bright silver Psa. research b
circular obj crossedin front of theodolite
j field of view. Obj was brighter than white
ballooon. Obj higher than balloon and mov=d
] at steady rate of speed.
: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963062

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Fresno

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19551955-08-01

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