Twenty-Nine Palms, CaliforniaJanuary 1957

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Summary

On January 17, 1957, at 6:30 p.m. in Twenty-Nine Palms, California, a civilian witness observed a round, pea-sized yellow object with a yellow rod in its appearance. The object moved from southeast to northwest and faded out. It was visible for 2 minutes, hovering halfway between the horizon and zenith at 45 degrees. The flight pattern was generally characteristic of aircraft. The area is surrounded by numerous civil and military airfields. The Air Force evaluation was Unknown.

Reported location

Twenty-Nine Palms, California

Date of incident

January 1957

State / country

CA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
17 January 1957

2. LOCATION
Twenty-Nine Palms, California

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 18/0530Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
SE to NW

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round, pea-sized object, yellow rod in appearance observed for 2 minutes proceeding from SE to NW. Faded out. Halfway between horizon and zenith, i.e. 45 degs.

11. COMMENTS
Description & flight pattern is generally characteristic of a/c. Area surrounded by numerous civil and military airfields.

WTIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28968848