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Oro Grande, Calif., March 1959

Date of account
1959-03
Location
Oro Grande, Calif.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Yas Balloon 10.1r59 Oro Gronde. Calir 口 Probobly Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Ground-Visuol 口 Was Aircraft Local Ground-Rodar 口 Probably Aircraft 10/02252 Ai~Visual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicaleteor OYes 口 ProbablyAstronomical Civilian 口 Possibiy Astronomical ONo 7.LENGTH OS OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. D Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknowm 3secs oile West 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obj roughly triangular in shape, Obj sighted was probably a meteor. appeered very bright and colorless. APProx 5 1/2 to 6"across base and about 4 to 5" fm apex to base. Appeared to emit a trail cbout 8 to 1o times longer than the obj itself whieh seened more like the after- glow of a cigarette moved quiekly thru the air i

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