Big Bear Lake, Calif, January 1951
- Date of account
- 1951-01
- Location
- Big Bear Lake, Calif
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balioon 1Jan 51 Big Bear Lake,Calif 口 Probably Balioon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPEOFOBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Locol 口 ProbablyAircroft 14/2038Z CAir-Visuoi D Air-lntorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYs 口 Probably Astronomicol MNo Pilot 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE & Other. Insufficient Data for Evaluotion 口 Unknown Not Civen 1 W 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Shape round.Color not given.Speed not given. Insufficient data for evaluation Sizewas 40-50! in diameter.Alt was 30,000 ft General discription indicates possible No sound,no exhaust trail.No maneuverabilty balloon sighting however, duration not not report? wind forcast from 360 degrees. reported and no exact wind data given. Win
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