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Santa Cruz, Calif., April 1952

Date of account
1952-04
Location
Santa Cruz, 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 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 12.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balioon 15Apr 52 Santa Cruz,Calif. 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1940PST 口 Was Aircrolt Local [XGround.Visua! Ground-Radar 口 Probobly Aircraft 2010/91060 AirVisua! Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol OYes male civilian 口 Probobly Astronomical NO 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. Insufficienr Dota for Evaluation 2 6-8 seconds Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Circular. Straight and level maneuver3. Objects were came aa 2" at 50'. Source appears to be very reliable. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26SEP 52)

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