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Santa Maria, Calif, July 1957

Date of account
1957-07
Location
Santa Maria, Calif
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD L.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBalloon 30July1957 Santa Maria,Calif 口 ProbabiyBalloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 口 Possibiy Balloon 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 口 WosAircraft L.ocal 口 ProboblyAircroft GMT31/0300 3207 AiVisuol Air-lnterceptRador 口 PossiblyAireroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yas 口 ProbabiyAstronomical ONo Civilian 口 PossiblyAstronomicai 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE gxother_mirage lst North 口 Insufficiant Data for Evaluotian 口 Unknown 20minutes thenSouth 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS six objects,round size of basket- Objects were.reported sighted near ball, color red,flying in straight or in a fog bank,west of the line.Objects dascribed as 6 balls observar. Sunset may possibly fire.Faded in.fog. have caused an illusion of"red balls of fire"within the fog bank.Conditions conducive to mirage p

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