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Lebec, California, September 1949

Date of account
1949-09
Location
Lebec, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORD 1.DATE·TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 5: Sep 49 5/2000z Lebec,California 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Military 1:BALIOON 4.NUMBER OFOBJECTS 2,Misinterpretation of conventional objects. One S.LENGTHOFOBSERVATION 11.BRIEFSUMMARYANDANALYSIS 2Minutes Observerssightedobjectwhichrapidlygainedaltitudeand turmed ina sharp leftbank,then headed duesouth.Nosign 6.TPE OF OBSERVATION of exhaust or trails.No sound.Photos were taked of the ground Air visual inthatareawhichdisclosedunidentifiedobjectsonthegrouc 7.COURSE SandbergWXstation launcheda balloon at1230.The balloon South and rising. ing.Thepwdsallegedunidentifiedobjectson the ground 8.PHOTOS which showed up on photos were found tobea corral and shed used tofeed and shelter cattle,a buildingwith anincomplett second story,and a hunting lodge. ONo 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Ys 比No FORM FTD sEP 63 0329 (TDE) Provloue odilone o thls form may bo used.

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