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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  16 May 1956 | Palm Desert, California | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local ONT 17/0715Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☑ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION two minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE westerly ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluat…

1. (A) ROUND (B) PEA (C) YELLOW TIME (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) UNK
(G) NEG (H) NEG (I) UNK.
2. LEVEL FLIGHT HEADING WEST (A) UNK (B) 40 DEGREE (C) 50 DEGREE
(D) LEVEL FLIGHT PATH HEADING WEST (E) BLANDKED OUT (F) TWO
MIN.
3. GROUND VISUAL (B) NEG (C) N/A
4. 17 MAY 56 - 0015 PDST (A) 17 MAY 56 0715Z (B) NIGHT
5. DD 3642
6. (A) , 52, , PALM DESERT, CALIF.
OCCUPATION UNKNOWN.
7. UNK (A) CLEAR FEW SCARTERED CLOUDS (B) LIGHT AND VARIABLE
130 DEGREE 9 KNTS, 170 DEGREE 23 KNTS, 210 DEGREE 27 KNTS,

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320 DEGREE 30 KNTS, UNK. (C) 25,000 BRKN (D) 15 MILES. (E)
.8 (F) NEG.
8. NEG
9. NEG
10. O…

12/0715Z
1 Witness

WPE257 YDC162 XYC201 XDD142JBA150JBG 008
PP RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJEDEN
DE RJWPJB 8G
P 171945Z
FM COMDR 751ST ACWRON MT LAGUNA CALIF
TO RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE, HQD USAF WASH25, D.C.
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF
BT

17
17/0715Z
12

Witness 17/0715Z 12

WPE257 YDC162 XYC201 XDD142JBA150JBG 008
PP RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJEDEN
DE RJWPJB 8G
P 171945Z
FM COMDR 751ST ACWRON MT LAGUNA CALIF
TO RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE, HQD USAF WASH25, D.C.
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF
BT

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2) 4-4X2a
3) JC