Santa Maria, CaliforniaJanuary 1957

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a PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION "112. CONCLUSIONS |
Ean : C Was Balloon ;
8 January 1957 = santa Maria, California  |O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GRCUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
~ 7 -C : [1 Woes Aircraft
y ~N 1») 4 1 a pr - - \
Lecal 0B 02 I OZ. R:Ground- Visual £ Ground-Radar pute Probably Aircraft
CMTE Bt Ls 0 Air- Visual 0 Air-Intercopt Radar |B Possibly Aircraft
j 5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
i :0No GOC Post ~~ Civilians 0 Possibly Astronomical
i 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. MUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
0 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation
4 0 Unknown
20 _socands one fm NE to Souttl :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS :
Shape described is contradictory i.e. :
cigar shaped round ball, Did not appeal Probable a/c sighting.
: to have any wings or tail, looked orango ’
color with bluish extension. Estimated
faster than jet and at 15,000 feet.
From NE then turned South, Binoculars
used,
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\ ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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