l1 July 1956 3. DATETIME GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Auburn. California 41. lYPE OF OOSERVATION lO>Groun d Vi sua I U A ir-Visual 6 .- sou"Rce 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-Intercept Rodor CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon PouiWy Balloon Was Aircraft 'flrobably Aircraft Poaalbly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical PoaaiWy Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0, Other _ followed D Insufficient Ooto for Evaluation 2 - 3 minute s D Ur*nown one ~ourse of riv~ 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object shape d like guido d missile 7 - 8 ft long . Emitting chunks of fire . No sound. Appeared 200 ft above river & f ollo we d course of river. Color of object gree n & ora nge ATIC FORM 329 ( R E V 26 SKP S2) 11. COAMAENTS Probably light JEDWP H229WPD214 YDD1~ XYA2S4 XDD135AGC233 MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPKQ DE RJWPAG 27E FM COMDR SMAMA MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO INFO RJDWP/COMDR AIR TECII INTELLIGENCE CEN t~PAFB / 4--'4....1--" RJEPHQ/DIR I NTELLIGENC HQ USAF WASH 25, DC ;r~ ZEN/COMDR 8!:-! AIR DIV MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF ~ ~ d-y:_ SMK-5-3-ETITLE: DF.:SC RI PTI ON OF THE OBJECT: EIGHT FEET LONG El'1ITTI NG CHUrJCKS OF FIRE PAGE TWO RJWPAG 27E (I) 2~0 FOOT ABOVE THE RIVER 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: CA) NEGATIVE CB> 211 FEET ABOVE RIVER BASED UPON SIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS ON RIV~R BANK < (C) TURNED WITH THE COURSE OF THE RIVER CD> FLEW 2~1 FEET ABOVE THE NO~TH FORX OF THE AMERICAN RIVER FOLLO~ING COURSE OF RIVER. (!: > t-!:EGATIVE CF> TWO TO THREE MINUTES 3. ~1A~H:ER OF OBSERVATION. ( A ) ~ROUf~D VISUAL 4. TIME A~!D DATE OF SIGHTI~!G: (3) SC~I UP 5. LOCATION JF OBSER'/2R: ~!SQUITO RIDGE AND OREGON BAR, NORTH FORK OF THE ArlERlCA ?.I VER, dO~T:1ERN CALIFORNIA. 5. IDENTIFYL!G INFQ?.:-1ATION OF ALL OBSERVERS. , BOl1?1Ad , CALIFORNIA PAGE: -TH!1EE RJ~lPAG 27E AUBURN, CALIFORNIA 7. WEATHER AND WIND CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS: (B) NEGATIVE CC) UNLI:1ITED <F> NOi'-JE 8 . :JE:~ATIV .JUS Tt! 3 . HYMA~I, I.'JFO~t1ATio:: O~?ICSR, SI\C~.\~'!2'JTO AIR 'lATERI.EL ,;~::.~, ~<CC~i=.:LLAN AFB, Cl\LifO~N!A. ~0:1~1~1T: :1R. Dog CA:IPB!.:LL, ~DITOR, AUB!_;R , CALIFOrt.;I.~ , ~ELAYED TE ABOVE !!!FORMATION AS OF THIS ~.iTE. HE G;h' I c::::.:n:.:.':C~ TO STORY BECAUSE !1R. , AUBU~N SIG~TING I~i COLORADO ~P1 ~PPEA~ZD or: WIRE SERVI CES A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO