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San Jose, Calif, September 1959

Date of account
1959-09
Location
San Jose, Calif
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon San Jose, Calif 口 Probabiy Bolloon 27.Sep_59 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local GroundVisual 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_28/0100Z D AinVisuol D Air-intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Y.s 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical O.No Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown 10-15 10-15objs East secs 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS 10-i5 dull silver wedge shaped objs were Case considered as insufficient data. observed going fm West to East in a straight no follow-up info requested.No other line. Estimated alt 30-6o,000ft. Disappeared witnesses to this unusal sighting. to East,. Obwervation furing the day fm city. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26SLP S2)

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