Numerous sightings in area Santa Monica, CaliforniaAugust 1957

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Summary

On the night of August 21, 1957, several people in the Santa Monica, California, area reported two round silver objects in the sky. The objects were about the size of a pea and were stacked one on top of the other. The sighting lasted 10 to 13 minutes. The top object drifted to the left at times, then returned to its place over the lower object. The objects dropped from sight to the north-northwest, behind mountains. Witnesses included civilian ground observers and military personnel, watching through binoculars. The sky was clear. The Air Force record card lists the conclusion as astronomical, naming Venus and Jupiter.

Reported location

Numerous sightings in area Santa Monica, California

Date of incident

August 1957

State / country

CA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

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1 0 ’ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
4 1. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 Numerous sightings in area O Wos Bolloon
14 21 Anoyst 1957 Santa Monica, California 5 Hadi i ip
3 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION db Mt a
3 O Was Aircroft
4 Beealci ci coo td 0 Ground- Visual DO Ground-Radar O Probobly Aircroft
4 : GM 22/03507 0 AirVisuol O Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aireroft Vonus
1 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE GX Wos Astronomical & Jupitgr
E O Yes O Probably Astronomical
- x 18 No Militarv & Civilian DO Possibly Astronomical
; 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Oey atest rou)
4 O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4 O Unknown
3 10-13 minutes two N-NW
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
3 Two objects round, size of pea, color Venus & Jupiter,
3 silver, one stacked on top of the othe
1 top object drifted to left then returnqd
over other objects. Disappeared behind
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