Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Santa Barbara, California, 21 June 1955
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A 1955 sighting report from Santa Barbara, California, describing a stationary, silver, oblong object. The military investigation concluded the object was a balloon.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting of an unidentified aerial object in Santa Barbara, California, on June 21, 1955. The report was filed by the 670th ACWRON and processed by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The witness, identified as a public accountant, observed a single, stationary, oblong, silver object for approximately ten minutes. The witness reported that there was no sound and that the sun was shining on the object, which remained in sight when the report was made. The weather conditions were noted as clear. The investigation, conducted by 1st Lt. Guy Renfroe, concluded that the object was a balloon. The report includes a teletype message sent on June 23, 1955, from the 670th ACWRON to the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF, confirming the observation and referencing Air Force Regulation 200-2, paragraph 7D, regarding the reporting of unidentified flying objects.
Oblong. Silver, no sound. Sun was shining on object. Object still in sight when reported.
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Official Assessment
Confirmed balloon observation.
The object was identified as a balloon.
Witnesses
- Mr [illegible]Public Accountant
Key Persons
- Guy Renfroe1st Lt Intelligence Officer