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Sacramento, Calif, August 1955

Date of account
1955-08
Location
Sacramento, Calif
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Aug55 Sacramento,Calif 口 Wos Balloon 2 口 Probobiy Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft Local 口 Probcbly Aircroft GMT--23/0510Z Ai~Visual D Air-intercept Radar R Possibly Aircraft PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口 Probably Astronomical DNo civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9. COURSE 口 Other seconds S to Sw to overhea Insufficient Data for Evaluotion one 口 Unknown BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS ne egg shpaed,flat amber obj,size of a pea Exhaust or after=burner of jet aircraft eld at arms length appeared in the south, went would account for amber color of obj. outh-west, and the disappeared overhead. Duration of sighting also compared to een thmu binoculars. time a jet would take to cover distance indicated.Seen

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