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McClellan, AFB, May 1957

Date of account
1957-05
Location
McClellan, AFB
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balloon 4May1957 MeClellan,AFE 口 Probabiy Bailoon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TiME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visuol D Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probably Aircroft 04/1025Z& 1043Z KAir-Visuai D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibiy Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicai Yes 口 Probably Astronomical AF pilot 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENCTH OF OSSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Dxother..Rockets 口 Insufficient Data for Eyaluation 口 Unknown 5-8 seconds two EtoW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS A meteor like object of yellowish red Concur with intelligence officers color passed in front of aircraft at comments,that they were probably 10,ooo feet going in East-West direc- rockets from nearby firing range. tion. Another object of same descrip tion passed in front of the aircraft at 8,ooo feet and

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