W. of Monterey, CaliforniaJanuary 1958

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 W. of Monterey, California in January 1958. The full case file (6 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 31.

Reported location

W. of Monterey, California

Date of incident

January 1958

State / country

CA / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6

Transcribed text

a
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 7
3 1. DATE 2. LOCATION |12. CONCLUSIONS
i: : : a Was Balloon (confirmed)
13. Jan.b8 | WwW. of Monterey, California [Q Probabiy Ballcon
—t) CSR QO Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
105 PS : \ i
Local A EOLA eh Vays) O Ground-Radar IS Bihdlty Arveiet
CMT 34 19057 2 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar be Possibly Aircraft
by 5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
C Yes O Probably Astronomical
T No Navy Pilot O Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF CBJECTS | 9. COURSE (SLL ye MA ee
0 insufficient Date for Evaluation
; a 0 Unknown
ERE al dE Bl cn oBe Ls i IBPPY OY. NE to BW 0
3 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Jat pdlot sighted obj size of silver A check w/all U,S, & military WX
; dollar, Color silver. Appeared motion &metro facitlities was made. 60
* | 1@®ss & remaiped in that position for | foot Navy balloon, released fm
4 approx 10 mins, then moved towards thg Iwakim, Japan floated across the
vo Sw, Alt, estimated at 60,000ft plus. Pacific & was in the vicinity of
sighting area at time given, Ref:
| Navy Bln Flt #69, USAF Wx Plot
Chart, dtd 24 Jan 58, & FCC Trach.
fe ATIC FORM 329 (REV 268 SEP S2)
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CE RE SR CR AERO Lk EAA A Foie bes 1 UR ales i :

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28976706

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Places

California W. of Monterey, CA

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1958 1958-01-01