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NAS, North Island, Calif., July 1956

Date of account
1956-07
Location
NAS, North Island, Calif.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

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

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS DWas Balloon 2July 1956 NAS,Nath Island,Calif KxProbably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 口 Was Aireraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_03/0110Z XXAirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yos 口 Probably Astronomical Military(pilot) 口 Possibly Astroromical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 2 hours 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation still in sight 口 Unknown one unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object teardrop shaped-tapered Description conforms with end at bottom - size of silver balloon sighting. dollar, color whitish silver, appeared to have ropes hanging down - accidental sighting - very little movement. Four a/c attempted to reach object with negative results. Sighting from 0

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