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Case FileNARA NAID 28967011 · T1206 Roll 26

Project Blue Book Case File

Lindsay, CaliforniaAugust 1956

Unidentified

Summary

On August 1, 1956, in Lindsay, California, a civilian supervisor at a government facility observed an object during daylight hours. The object was described as half a dollar in size and pink in color. It remained stationary and faded from view. The observation lasted 13 minutes. The witness had no binoculars. A senior director concluded the sighting was probably stars with no movement, and the observer had no binoculars. The Air Force evaluation was unidentified.

Reported location

Lindsay, California

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

CA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 1003 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
AUG 1 1956

2. LOCATION
LINDSAY, CALIFORNIA

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 1705Z

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
[illegible]

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
[illegible]

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [illegible] COURSE

9. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
[illegible text - poor quality]

10. 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

11. COMMENTS
[illegible text - poor quality]

ATIC FORM 329, REV 15 SEP 52
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28967011