(near) Hamilton, California, August 1956
- Date of account
- 1956-08
- Location
- (near) Hamilton, California
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 1C073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS αXWas Balloon 21 August 1956 (near) Hamilton, California 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possi bly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visuol Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 ProbaSly Aireraft G.MT. 21/1935Z XDXAi~Visuol D Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibiy Aireraft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Yes 口 Probobiy Astronomical Military 口 Possibly Astronomical XXNo 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Dote for Evaluotion 口 Unknown ten minutes one westerly 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One round clear silver object,size of Balloon launched from dime at arm's length. Obj initially sighted Vernalis,Cal.on 2l/l432Z. air-visually at approx 20,000 ft altitube Foom the Vernalis balloon at 38.10N 123w.obj was near contrail of chart rpt,the balloon esti- a B-47.Obj's flight pat
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