San Bernardino, CaliforniaFebruary 1961

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Summary

On February 27, 1961, two civilians in San Bernardino, California, reported a round, white object in the morning. It was seen for about 20 minutes while they were watching a commercial Boeing 707. The object was the size of a pinhead held at arm's length.

The object appeared and disappeared at about a 60 degree angle above the northern horizon. It showed only small movements and stayed in essentially one position. No color other than white, no trail, and no sound were reported. The observers simply stopped watching it.

The Air Force checked weather data and balloon launches in the area. At least three balloons were launched during the morning before the sighting. The card states that both the observer and the reporting officer believed the object was a weather balloon, and one of the balloons was possibly in the position reported. A follow up message recommended the case be considered closed as a balloon.

Reported location

San Bernardino, California

Date of incident

February 1961

State / country

CA / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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| Jk PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
1 BX Was Balloon :
27 Feb 61 San Bernardéno, California t Srey Seliaen
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION BT ey, —
ERT EE BB ARN SR OO JE  Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a Probably Aircraft
GMT 7 [19 302 a Air Visuol O Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE O Was Astronomical |
a Yes O Probably Astronomical
BE No . Civilian DO Possibly Astronomical :
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION " NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Bl SOI initia
. O Insufficient Date for Evaluation
i 0 Unknown |
| 20 min i |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, White objt, 1. COMMENTSBoth observer and reporting |
size of pinhead. Appeared and disappeared at | officer state they believe objt was a
60° angle above northern horizon. Movements dgfmeteorological balloon. There were at
small nagnitude in essentially one postion. least 3 balloons launched during morning
hours prior to sighting. One of these
| balloons was possibly in position re-
ported for objt.
k ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28991573