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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  1 Sep 55 | Hawthorne, Calif | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 02/0730Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUM…

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1 Witness N
-2 SEP 1952 08 45
2 SEP 55 12 45
2 ATOIN 424
3 4.01N42a

NA123
T WPF112 YDAS99 NYA231 XM8145RHA153
OO RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO RJWPJB
DE RJWPRH
O 02272W
FM COMDR MARCH FLT SV CEN MARCH AFB CALIF
TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC
COMDR 27TH AIR DIVISION (DEFENSE) NORTON AFB CALIF
(1) DESCRIPTION
(A) FAIRLY BRIGHT LIGHT WAS SEEN FROM GROUND AT HAWTHORNE CALIF
NO INFORMATION ON SIZE FEED OR SHAPE
(A) NEGATIVE
(B) NEGATIVE
(C) WHITE
(J) NONE
E N/A
F FAIRLY BRIGHT LIGHT OBSERVER DID NOT BELIEVE IT TO BE AN AIRCRAFT
G N…

D APPROACHED FROM NORTH HOVERED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD LIGHT WAS BOBBING THEN PROCEEDING WEST OVER OCEANN

E LIGHT GRADUALLY DISAPPEARED

ENAPPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES

(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION

A GROUND VISUAL

B N/A

C N/A

ET

(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING

A 0730Z 2 SEP

B NIGHT

(5) LOCATION OF NOBSERVER

HAWTHORNE CALIF

1134 WEST 139TH STREET

(6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALI OBSERVER

A MR [REDACTED] AUTHOREN CALIF

B EMPLOYEE AMERICAN AIRLINES COMMUNICATIONS DEPT LOS ANGLES CALIF

(7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING

A CLEAR

B SURFACE 290 3 KT

40 DEG 13 KT…

F NONE

(8) POSSIBILITY OF CIVILIAN BLIMP OPERATED GOODYEAR LOF ANGLES ARTC SAID IT HAD BEEN OPERATING IN AREA PAST FEW DAYS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF OPERATING TONIGHT

(9) NEGATIVE

(10) LOF ANGLES INT ARPT TFC

(11) AUGUSTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER MARCH FLIGHT SERVIZE CENTER MARCH AFB CALIF REPORT RECEIVED FROM SENIOR CONTROLLER LOS ANGLES ARTC SENIOR CONTROLLER LOS ANGLES ARTC NADVISED THAT WHEN HE CAME TO WORK AT MIDNITE HE OBSERVED BROKEN CLOUDS AT APPROX 8000 FT MSL NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION ABOVE IS LOS ANGLES THE PREPARING OFFICER BELIEVES IT WAS THE GOODYEAR BLIMP THE OBSERVER FAMILY…