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Van Nuys, California, April 1955

Date of account
1955-04
Location
Van Nuys, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 20 April 1955 Van Nuys, California 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION NXGround-Vi sual Local Ground-Radar Was Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircroft 21/0630Z 口 Possibty Aircraft GMT D Air-Visual Air-lntercept Radar 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical XiXNo Civilian (GoC) 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 口,Other 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 8-l0 minutes one northwest 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One red,flashing light seems to Definitely identified as an come out of nowhere after a multi United Airlines Flight a/c engine a/c passes overhead and move$ with a red,rotating beacon in a straight line toward the Nw. attached to the tail structure ATIC FORM329(REV 26SEP52)

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