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Castle AFT, Merced, Calif., October 1956

Date of account
1956-10
Location
Castle AFT, Merced, 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 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUS' 7 口 Was Balloon =0etober 1956 Castle ArT,Merced,Calif. 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.OATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0720N D Ground·Rador 口 Wus Aireraft Locol- D.Ground-Visuol Probobly Aircraft GMT_08107202 DAirVisuol D Air-lntercep Rodor 口 Possibly Aircraft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol ONo Civilian & Militaxy 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. Insufficient Data for Evaluation 2nd 15 seconds& 口 Unknown lstknstantaneous one N/A 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object not having any discernable Sight possibility that this was featuros except that the bright light a searchlight.Possible meteor or glare was emitting from the peri- observaion; however,lateral move phery around the sides of the oval ment not reported.Possib

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