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Stockton, Bakersfield, Calif AV/ over Southern Cal, July 1955

Date of account
1955-07
Location
Stockton, Bakersfield, Calif AV/ over Southern Cal
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS $tockton,Bakersfield,Calif 11Ju1 55 口 Was Balloon Av/over Southerm Calif 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local D:Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 12/0400z-12/03572 GMT. QAirViswal D Air-Intorcopt Rodar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE DkxWas Astronomical Meteor 口Y.. 口 Probably Astronomicol XONo 口 Possibly Astronomical civiiian &mi1itary 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 0.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 口 Other. 2min,7 min,10 min 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 1 NW 口 Unknown. LO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round ball of fire. Bright red. Like Duration ineludes persistance of smoke comet w/tail. Contrail luminois. or contrail.Indications indicate Meteor. AT1C FORM 329 (RXV 26 8EP S2)

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