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Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif., March 1955

Date of account
1955-03
Location
Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 17 March 1955 Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif. Probably Balloon xPossiblyBalloon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Local- XKGround-Visua! 口 ProboblyAircroft GMT_18/0334Z Air-Visual Air-lnterceptRadar □ PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical XLNO Civilian 口 PossiblyAstronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OFOBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Othar. movedback& 口 InsufficientData forEvaluction 口 Unknown approx lo minutes one forth,no course 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OFSIGHTING 11.COMMENTS A round object,size of a quarter Possibly balloon. Sighting was held at arm's length,probably white in the vicinity of many weather in color (no distinct color designa- stations.Regular weather balloor ted in preliminary report)was obser- releases are made at 0300z.Winds ved to drift back and for

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