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Madera, Calif., July 1959

Date of account
1959-07
Location
Madera, Calif.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBalloon 22Jul59 Madera,Calif. 口 Probabiy Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 0034 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar XWas Aircraft Local 口 ProboblyAircraft 22/0834Z Ju159 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomical Yos 口 ProbablyAstronomical ONo 口 Possibly Astronomical Civilian 7.LENGTHOFOBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor 口 InsufficiontData forEvaluation 口 Unknown 3mins 1 SSE 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Rnd,yellow obj,size of a pea.First Obj has the characteristics of an sightedat 355°at 20°elev,disappeared at a/c in flight.No info presented that 165°at30°elev straight&levelflight conflicts w/this analysis. path,faded fm sight. AT1C7ORM329(RRY 26SHP 52)

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