Holtville, CaliforniaJanuary 1957

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 Holtville, California in January 1957. The full case file (3 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 27.

Reported location

Holtville, California

Date of incident

January 1957

State / country

CA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

Transcribed text

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
02 January 1957

2. LOCATION
Holtville, California

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local [blank]
GMT 03/0225Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
5 mins or 6 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
two

9. COURSE
stationary

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Two round yellow objects. Object appeared to be stationary in the NW. Objects faded out after having been seen visually through binoculars for five minutes.

11. COMMENTS
Concur with Reporting Officer that sighting was probably caused by a high-flying aircraft.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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