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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

📅 17 March 1955 📍 Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif. 📄 Record Card
Project 10073Twenty-Nine Palmsweather balloonsighting report

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A civilian reported a round, white object in Twenty-Nine Palms, California, on March 17, 1955. The official conclusion attributed the sighting to a possible weather balloon.

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on March 17, 1955, in Twenty-Nine Palms, California. The report describes a single, round, white object observed by a civilian witness. The witness reported that the object appeared to be the size of a quarter held at arm's length and was observed for approximately ten minutes. During this time, the object was seen to drift back and forth before eventually drifting out of sight. The report explicitly notes that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The comments section provides context regarding the local environment, stating that the area is in the vicinity of many weather stations where regular weather balloon releases are conducted at 0300Z. Furthermore, it notes that winds at the time of the sighting were blowing to the east at altitudes between 30,000 and 50,000 feet. Based on these factors, the official conclusion recorded on the card is that the object was 'Possibly balloon.'

A round object, size of a quarter held at arm's length, probably white in color (no distinct color designated in preliminary report) was observed to drift back and forth.

Official Assessment

Possibly balloon.

The object was described as a round, white object, roughly the size of a quarter held at arm's length. It was observed for approximately ten minutes drifting back and forth before moving out of sight. The conclusion suggests the object was likely a weather balloon, noting that regular weather balloon releases occur in the area at 0300Z.