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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 29 June 1956 | 2. LOCATION Scattered points in S.Cal fm Los Angeles to San Diego | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 30/0110Z-0330 | 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 AF, Navy, Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION approx 2 hours | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECT…

ACTION 30/01102 IN 2
-2 JUL 1956 07 30 PM
3/4E4
4-4X24
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WPD166 YDB116 KYC172 XDC151JBA392
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
EE RJWPJB 16B
P 381855Z ZEX
FM COMDR 27TH AIR DIV DEF NORTON AFB CALIF
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WTIGHT PATTERSON
AFB OHIO
INFO RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS 27 01 TAC F-3558 UFOB PD.
1 (A) TOUND, ALSO IRREGULAR.
(B) PINHEAD.
(C) SILVER, WHITE AND ROSY.
(D) ONE.
(E) N/A
(F) NONE.
(G) NONE.
(I) AT TIMES APPEARED TO BE OSCILLATING AND AS SUN SET BECAME ROSY RED.
2 (A) VISUAL SIGHTINGS.

PAGE TWO FJWPJB 16B

(B) OBJECT APPEARED TO BE AT ABOUT 30 DEG ELEVATION AND IN ALL
INSTANCES IN A GENERAL EASTERLY DIRECTION FROM OBSERVERS.

(C) SAME GENERAL LOCATION.

(D) NO APPARENT RAPID CHANGES.

(E) SETTING OF SUN STOPPED REFLECTION OF LIGHT.

(F) APPROXIMATELY 30/0110Z TO 30/0330Z.

3 (A) GROUND VISUAL, AIR VISUAL AND GROUND ELECTRONICS.

(B) SEVERAL GROUND OBSERVERS USED BINOCULARS.

(C) F3D'S, FRONT PAGE BRAVO AND CHARLIE, 20,000 TO 40,000 FT. VARIOUS
HEADING, SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA.

4 (A) 30/0110Z TO APPROXIMATELY 30/0330Z.

(B) SUNLIGHT TO DARKNESS.

5 NUMEROUS OBSERVERS, GENERALLY…

PAGE FOUR RJWPJB 16B
8(A) NONE
9 TWO F3D A/C, FRONTPAGE BRAVO, ON CAP MADE ORIGINAL VISUAL SIGHTING, ATTEMPTED INTERCEPT AND COULD NOT REACH ALTITUDE OF OBJECT. TWO F3D A/C FRONTPAGE CHARLIE SCRAMBLED SUBSEQUENTLY BECAUSE OF VISUAL SIGHTINGS AND SCOPE READING (59,000FT ALT WITH NO SPEED) FROM P-76 MT. LAGUNA CALIF. THIS FLIGHT COULD NOT REACH ALTITUDE OF OBJECT.
10 ONE ADC UNKNOWN TRACK IN GENERAL AREA FADED JUST PRIOR TO FIRST REPORTS. NOTAM FROM ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT RECEIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 30/0600Z STATED THAT A BALLOON WAS OBSERVED IN THE GENERAL AREA IN QUESTION AT APPROXIMATELY T…