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Palmdale, Calif, September 1955

Date of account
1955-09
Location
Palmdale, Calif
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 1C73 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 13 SEP 55 Palmdale,Calif 口 Was Balioon 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraf! Local MGround-Visuai 口 Probobly Aircroft 13/10102 AirVisual Air-Intorcept Radar XxPossibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS .SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYos 口 Probably Astronomical DXNO civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 0.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evoluation 1 W-SE-S 口 Unknown 10-15min 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Top & bottom flat, ends rounded,exhaust seen Possible test vehicle. from rear of obj, equal to width of obj, constant sound,x deep undertone similar to diesel roar w/overtone of laud roar similar to afterburner.Obj moved very slow. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SEP 52)

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