Altadena, California, October 1962
- Date of account
- 1962-10
- Location
- Altadena, California
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 29 0ctober 1962 Altadena,California Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircroft 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT 29/2400Z Ai~Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probobly Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Dato forEvaluation 11/2 minutes ESE 口 Unknowm one 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Shiny white or aluminum colored Weather balloon released at obj obsarved to rise rapidly. Santa Monica at 0900 would have been in position.Alta- dena is at the foothills of mountain range rising to more than 5,oo0 ft.This updraft would cause the balloon to rise rapidly.Case evaluated as a balloon sightigg. ATIC PORM329(REV
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