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San Diego, California Area, April 1960

Date of account
1960-04
Location
San Diego, California Area
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 1C073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 4Apri1,2960 San Diego, California Area 口 Wos Balioon 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OSSERYATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircroft 口 Probobly Aircraft 0810Z DAirViauol DAir-lntsrcopt Rodar 口 Possibiy Aireraft 5.PHOTOS .SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYos 口 Probably Astronomicol D-No Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OPOBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE North-Bast 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 15 seconds Cne Unknown IO. BRIEF SUMMARYOF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Falling object changing color fron red to Lunik III decay on unknown date in rediish white observed from 20 deg elev at April.This sighting conforns to a 280 deg az and disappearing telow horizon Satellite Decay pattern. Color and at 330 deg az.In viow for 15 seconds.No direction as well as duration of the sound or ta

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