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Camp Pendleton, Calif., September 1959

Date of account
1959-09
Location
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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 30 Sep59 Camp Pendleton,Calif. 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possidly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROLP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi sual 口 Was Aircraft Local Ground-Rodar 口 Probably Aircraft 01/0343z0ct69 D AirVisual D Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE OXWas Astronomical Meteor OYes 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical ONo Military 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 2-3 secs one Northerly 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Silverish-blue cbj w/tvice speed of jet a/ Description & data indicate meteor Flight straight & level for 2-3 secs at observation. uhich time the obj disappeared into a cloud.Alt estimation at 7o° &.obj moved thru about 25°arc in azimuth. ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP 52)

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