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Santa Barbara, California, April 1957

Date of account
1957-04
Location
Santa Barbara, California
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 10073RECORD CARD I.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 21.Apri11957 Santa Barbara.California 口 Prabably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OSSERVATION Ground-Visual D Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft .Local、 ax Probably Aircraft 22/0332Z Air Visual Air-Intercopt Rodor 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT- 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical D'Yes 口 Probobly Astronomicol O-No 口 Civilian Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown thirty.seconds three NW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Three diamond shaped objects in a Description,duration,flight triangle. Objects were seen directly path indicate that this sight- overhead heading northwest.Objects ing was probably caused by air. faded out after having been seen vis- craft. Bally for thirty seconds. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26 SEP 52)

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