Oxnard AFB, CaliforniaDecember 1956

Unidentified

Summary

On December 23, 1956, military and civilian observers at Oxnard Air Force Base, California, reported a single object. The sighting was logged under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The object was a bluish white ball with a tail.

The object moved on a straight flight path, flashing from west to northwest, then disappeared. It was watched for four to five seconds. The reporting officer treated it as a fast, brief light in the sky.

The Air Force agreed with the reporting officer and concluded the sighting was caused by a meteor.

Reported location

Oxnard AFB, California

Date of incident

December 1956

State / country

CA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
| 1. pave 2. LOCATION 7 12. CONCLUSIONS
J | J Vas Balloon
: 23 December 1956 Oxnard AFB, California 0 Probably Balloon :
| O Possibly Ballosn
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |
{ Local i TET ee RXGround-Visual 0D Ground-Raudar & Brskanl5 Haran |
oon ad/ladon | © ArYiwd 0 Air-Intercopt Radar | © Possibly Alrerah |
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Rs BX Was Astronomical i
0 Yes 0 tobably agipnamical {
| d Far 0 ossibly Astronomica |
fo) SRL Ree are hoo [EMA Ld tary & Civilian (GOR).
7. LENGTH OF ORSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE EONS Ben EE
. 3 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
; 0 Unknown
4 to 5 seconds one W to NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
: One® bluish white ball with tail, Concur with reporting officer
Object was seen on a straight fligh that this sighting was caused
; ~~ path flashing from west to northwes by a meteor,
: and disappeared after having been
s9en visually for 4 to 5 seconds, : i
: |
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i ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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