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Northern California, August 1957

Date of account
1957-08
Location
Northern California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 3 August 1957 Northern California 口 Probabiy Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPEOF CBSERVATION CGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 WasAircraft Locei 口 ProbablyAircraft 03/1445 CAiVisual DAir-intercoptRadar 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT 5.PHOT05 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYes 口 ProboblyAstronomical CKNo Military 口 Possibiy Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other- Pos Anam Prop 口 Insufficient Data for Eyaluation 口 Urknowm nour lo minutes one MN 10.SRIEF SUMMARYOF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object picked up on radar and became Possible explanation is sanamo- skinpaint.object observed contin- lous propogation. uously until a/c made a right turn, Obj suddenly made a turn to Nw at high rate of speed resulting in loss of contact at 58 miles. object was resighlted at 22 miles, losed to a dista

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