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Mather AFB, California, January 1953

Date of account
1953-01
Location
Mather AFB, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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2.LOCATION 1.DATE-TIME GROUP lather ArB.California 27Jan53 27/1840z 10.CONCLUSION 3.SOURCE Probably Balloon X 2AF Filots Probably sane balloon sighted by vitnesses at Harch AFB oa 4.NUM3EROFO8JECTS this sane date,but 40 minutes carlier. Four' 11.SRIEFSUMMARYANDANALYSIS 5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Four extrenely brilliant objects performing unconventional 4-51in. rolling maneuvers were observed at estimated alt of 12,000t 6.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 'to 15,C00: by 2 A7 pi1ots of T-29 a/e. 0bjects was observed frmn 8,000' alt. Air-Visual 7.COURSE 3.PHOTOS Yo KNo 9.PHYSICALEVIDENCE DYos No FORM Provious oditionaof thia tonn taay beused, FTD SEP630-329(TDE)

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