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Case FileNARA NAID 28962194 · T1206 Roll 23

Project Blue Book Case File

Norton AFB, CaliforniaMay 1955

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 Norton AFB, California in May 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

Norton AFB, California

Date of incident

May 1955

State / country

CA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
; A 0 Was Balloon
21 May 19585 Norton AFB, California Ely aeoen
) 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Stroll fala
4 ’ ; 0 Was Aircraft
. Local ET TE Hl 6Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a Probably Aircraft
GMT. dition usd Skis df Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS 8 SOURCE ~~ "|B Was Astronomical
] 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
2DXNe Milit ary 0 Possibly Astronomical
“7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE JB cp RR
: XIX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 0 Unknown
] 20-45 seconds three East :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
: Spherical, First appeared as silver- Possible reflection, Insufficien
| gray, as it disappeared, became very data for analysis,
pale fluorescent green, "V" formation.
Short conical vapor trail, Bright
: sun, Climbed out of sight.
3 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28962194

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