North Hollywood, CaliforniaOctober 1957

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Summary

On October 24, 1957, a witness at North Hollywood, California, reported one object in the sky. The report came from a member of the military, an Air Force reservist. The sighting was an air visual observation.

The object performed unusual maneuvers that the witness compared to a weather balloon. It was in sight for six to ten minutes. Its course was described as variable.

This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably a balloon. Officers said the description, duration, and flight path pointed to a balloon. No full report was on file.

Reported location

North Hollywood, California

Date of incident

October 1957

State / country

CA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : :
I. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: ODO Wes Belloon
4_ Octobe : North Hollvwood alifornia |8XPrebebly Belleen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION | TR T— |
: O Wes Aircraft |
BB |__omy_24/2200Z A Air Visvel O Air-Intercept Rodor |O Possibly Airereft | © a.
i S. PHOTO! v OURCE O Was Astrenemicol
i O Yes O Probably Astrenemicel |
XE Ne Military (USAF RES) O Possibly Astrenemicel
J | 7- LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE B | DIN cin iii sips |
- hates Dete for Evaluation |
6 -— 10 minutes one variable is |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object seen in the sky perform- Description, duration, flight
ing capricious maneuvers similar to path indicate that this sighting :
; a "weather balloon," Object was in was probably a balloon,
sight for 6 to 10 minutes.
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: No report in file, | |
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