San Mateo, California, December 1962
- Date of account
- 1962-12
- Location
- San Mateo, 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 page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBalloon 6 December 1962 San Mateo,California 口 ProbablyBalloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft Local. 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT- 06/1653Z AirVisuol DAir-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol D'Yes 口 ProbablyAstronomical XNO Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE oxOtherUnreliable.Rnt 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 2 minutes one North 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Sighting in.morn by 13 yr old boy Duration indicates aircraft of obj about 100 ft in diameter, sighting. Ball of flame indicates round smooth or oval shape at alt jet w/afterburner or possible of 100-l60 yds exhibiting speeds of meteor; however,sighting at 100 mph to 1,0o0 mph.Direction of dawn & b
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