Palmiale, CaliforniaSeptember 1953

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 Palmiale, California in September 1953. 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 19.

Reported location

Palmiale, California

Date of incident

September 1953

State / country

CA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 19

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

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25 Sepbtaber 53 29/0330Z Falin'ale, California \ 1

3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION | i

4. NUMBER oF OBJECTS 90s bo Ooh rvocd iy | sully an 1 one 24 or at . o : “ re os = A 6 3

5S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |[11. SREP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ;

@ gacoids 2% 1900 rs Unddentilied object appeared on F=94C radar scope zt 1710777 3

18 seconde af O10 Lng fora pepiod of 15 sects, 7 ' . 5

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION travelin: 1 60 daz eon . We oho

7. COURSE 7€ a6 1900 [IT for 3 sy Ihe obs tesaribeld :

8. PHOTOS . :

0 Yes

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
QO Yes 25 Sep | ‘Palmis ay Cale too short duration 40 Iom ~pinion 2-2

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28956373

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

California Palmiale Palmiale, CA

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1953 1953-09-01