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Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif., May 1955

Date of account
1955-05
Location
Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 7May 1955 Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION XCKGround-Vi sual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probably Aircroft 08/0435Z Air-Visual Air-lntercept Radar Dx Possibly Aircraft GMT_ 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical RNO Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknown approx 2_moments one. western diredtion 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One white object was observed at a Possible aircraft. five degree elevation off the horizon. It appeared to hang in the sky and then to disappear to the west.observer estimated that object was round & approximately three feet in diameter. ATICFORM329(REV26SEP 52)

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