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USAF record 28977981

28977981

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE 22 Apr 58

LOCATION Bellflower, Calif.

DATE-TIME GROUP [ILLEGIBLE]

TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual

PHOTOS No

SOURCE Civilian

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 mins

NUMBER OF OBJECTS four

COURSE circling

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One red obj the size of a grapefruit, the others about the size of a half dollar. Red. One [HW: lone] following & the others following, moving very slowly. They then appeared to shoot up about 75 degrees very fast & then slowed down again.

CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloons Probably Balloon Target Unknown [STAMP:] Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Was Unidentified Object [STAMP:] Was Astronomical [STAMP:] Probably Astronomical [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP:]

COMMENTS: There were six a/c cleared for local base operations for flying in the local area at that time, which is probably what was sighted.

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