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Stockton, California, May 1952

Date of account
1952-05
Location
Stockton, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .CATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 22 May 1952 StocktonCalifornia D5 Was Balloon Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Loco11240 PDT D Ground.Visuol HGround-Rodor 口 Wos Aircrafs XViaualHaie 口 Probobly Aircraft GMT22/1940 Z D Air-Visuol D Air-lntercept Rodar 口 Possibly Aireraft 5.PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Reserve krtillery 口 Was Astrononical GYes 口 Probobly Astronomical officer and 7 other pcople 口 Possibly Astronomical DNo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficicnt Dato forEvoluation 25Min 1 口 Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Nearest scheduled balloon launch is at l5o0Z Transit rcading was 85° elevation wer San Francisco Area Stockton Naval Supply Station.Faded away aftcr 25 Minutes. Radar pickcd up same object at 8,oo0 at 13o0 PDr.Interception negative Cola.: Bright Silver windg 360° 2

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