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Stockton, Calif, January 1951

Date of account
1951-01
Location
Stockton, Calif
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Jan 51 Stockton,Calif 口 Was Bolloon 口 ProbablyBalloon Possibly Balloon DATE-TIME GROUP 4. .TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local DGround-Visual ProboblyAircroft Not Reported AirVisual Air-lntorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYos Physical 口 Probably Astronomical Specimen Civilian ONo 口 Possibly Astronomicol Hot Air Balloon 7.LENGTH OP O9SERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othsr. InsufficiontDataforEvaluation Not Reported 1 N/A 口 Unknown 1O. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object red ard green descended upon Naval Analysis of residue we feel that object supply depot,exploding on contact with was Hot Air Balloon. ground. Partg of residue which did not burn was sent to FBI labs. ATICFORM329(RRV26SBP52)

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