Hamilton Afb California — July 1954

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD H:1nilton, sLJ.i O').':J,la DATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground Visual 0 Ground-Radar O:Air-Vi~ol 0 Air-Intercept Radar ~-lilitary L ENGTH OF OBSERVATION HUMaER OP OBJECTS 1-!anuevered IEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENT S Con:i:~al ' S11ape , rilliant u~ite and orange like exh:mst of bc:>.ck of object. Bright c hange i n dive "'::1 sle. Obs~rved A~n"Upt d i sappear.:>-"lce. A"t'lC !"ORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ccr...L-:g flash Hhen CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 0 P robably Balloon Possibly Balloo n W us AI rc ro f t 0 Pro bob I y Ai r croft Po s si bl y Ai rcroft B-Wa s Astro nomi col robobl y Astronomi col Possibl y Astronomical 0 Insufficient Oota for Evaluation JEPHQ JEDEN JEDWP JTJPMC 444 0Z Jt~PML ~3F ': COMDR 28TH ADIV CDEF> HAMILTON AFB CALIF,_-- TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF tvASHINGTON 25 D C J~DEN/CO~DR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO . r:::DWP/CONDR ATIC ~TRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO .J"-JPr!C/COMDR WADF HAMILTON AFB CALIF Ill N C L A s/~STH OID 617168. ATTN DIR OF INTEL, UFOB. L . (A) CONICAL 2 ) BASEBALL CC> BRILLIANT WHITE AND ORANGE COLORI~IG-SUCH AS EXHAUST X: AFTZR9URNER ON JET. CD ) ONE CE ) N / A CF) NONE (G) CONICAL EXHAUST . OTICEABLE ESPECIALLY \THEN IN DIVING, OR ABRUPT CHANGE IN FLIGHT ~)? NONE <I> LIGHT A'?PARENTLY/to~Afs CO~ING ~P.O:-l SAC!\ POP.TIOtJ OF NO BEAM EFF. 2 . CA) BRIGHT FLP.SH TJJHEN DIVING .")'I !HARD-OR ABRUPT CHANGE IN FLIGHT. <B) ,.,. DEG AZ: 18'r:' DEG <C) MINUS { 3 -DEG, AZ: 18~ DEG CD > t10STLY IN 9 DEG DIVE ANGLE <E> ABRUPT JISAPPEARNCE OF LIGHT <F> ONE TO TWO SECONDS 3 . CA) AIR VISUAL CB ) NONE ':) SIGHTING MADE WHILE ABN: F-86D, 3717, 5,"Z~, 21~ DEG, 32~ ~, PAGE TWO JVJPl1L 03F DATE (?) NIGHT 5 . ~OSEVILLE, CALIF CPG-5657) 6 . (A) NONE ( B ) riLITARY ( PILOT) 1ST L T 325TH FIS , HAMILTON AF E, CALIF LT EELL I S CONSIDERED TO BE A VERY RELIA'i:1LE AND TRUST\I.'ORTH INDIVIDUAL. HE H;,s 51 FLYII~G HOURS C276 JET HOURS). HE HAS HAD NO COKeAT TirE. 7 . CA> CLEAR-20 MILES VISIBILITY (B) \IJINDS AT w300Z 5, ~'~0~ FT ~4 ~ DEG 5 K CC > NOrJE CD> 1 5 11ILES CE) NONE CF> NONE 8. NONE 9. NONE 1r .NONE 11. NONE 12 . NO~E TWO S!GHTI GS ~Eq~ ~AD~ BY THE SA!1E PILOT. FIRST SIGHTING ~JAS t~ADE THREE r.INUT::::s E:A~LIE:R Tt:!:i: SECOND. THE ONLY CHANGE WAS DIFFERENCE It~ ELEVATION AND AZ I N "RI:LI~INA RY ANALYSIS PREPARING OFFICER UNABLE TO DETER~iiNE 0SSI~LE CAUS~ OF SIGHTII.JG PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. ADDITIONAL INFO HILL BE FORWARDED IF AVAL. 21/23322 JUL JvJPML