UAP Archives

USAF record 302576369 (1945)

302576369

USAF · 6 pages · view source · download PDF · cite (JSON) · cite (BibTeX)

Document text — page 1 excerpt

PROJECT N73 RECORD

1. DATE-TIME GROUP August 27/1945, 7

2. LOCATION Palo Alto, California

3. SOURCE [REDACTED]

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Several minutes

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual

7. COURSE SW

8. PHOTOS O Yes O No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE O Yes O No

10. CONCLUSION Possible (HOT AIR BALLOON) COMMENTS: The description and duration are consistent with that of a parrot bag hot air balloon.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: The observer sighted a red light south of his house. The light was fairly low in the sky and seemed to travel toward the S.W. After several minutes a red light fell straight down and disappeared after a few seconds. A second or two later the observer sighted a white light at the position of the original red light. After a short time this light too, disappeared.

FORM FTD SEP 43 D-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

[STAMP:]

Page excerpts