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a/v over LaJolla, California, October 1957

Date of account
1957-10
Location
a/v over LaJolla, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 15 0ctober 1957 a/v over LaJolla,California 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Wos AircrafHelicopter Locol、 Ground-Visual 口Ground-Rodar KXProbablyAireraft GMT.16/0345Z AirVisuol D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol OYes 口 Probobly Astronomicol CNo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF O3JECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknowm 30 sec to 3 minutes pattern stationary 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS A pattern of lights seen by navy Description of objects, together pilots for fron 30 seconds to 3 with the sketch of the co-pilot, minutes. indicate probability of object being other helo in area.Initial improssion was that object was helo.Reported later as afterthought due t

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