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Gardena, California, June 1957

Date of account
1957-06
Location
Gardena, California
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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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUS.JNS KWas Balloon 16June 1957 Gardena,California 口 ProbablyBolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircroft Local 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT-16/2130Z Ai~Visual Air-lntercoptRadar 口 PossiolyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol CYes 口 ProbablyAstronomicol ONo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B.NUMBER OFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknown nine mints one moving up 10.BRIEF SUMMARYOF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One small round shiny object the size Description,duration,flight of a half dollar at arm's length. path indicate that this sighting Object was moving up and out of was caused by a balloon. No sight. Object was seen visually for attempt will be made to obtain nine minutes. the photos unless a request is received. ATICFORM329

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