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California airport Los Angeles International, July 1956

Date of account
1956-07
Location
California airport Los Angeles International
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 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE California airport 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 16_Ju1y1956 Los Angleles International 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft ound-Visual Ground-Rador Local 口 Probably Aircraft 口 Possibly Aircraft 17/0600Z Air-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar GMT- 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口 Probably Astronomical Yes Civilian 口 Possibly Astroromical 8.NUMBEROF OSJECTS9. COURSE 口 ,Other 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION KXlnsufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown one unknown seveeal minutes 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Insufficient data. One roundish object. Color red at first thought to be a blimp. Became ball of flame & disappeared - seen through binoculars before it became ball of flame. ATIC FORM329(REV 26SEP 52)

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