Pasadena California — September 1956

Category: 1956  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1956-09-7070687-Pasadena-California.pdf
Keywords: matlock, comdr, ccweur, lttterct, dxpoasiwr, aatreret, lctill, aatweralc, posaiwp, aatfaraalcel, fnsufflcie, clottj, throj1, inoelllars, posdihilit, bolleaft, 08hryation, groun4rn, aahoftamieel, aatflofteje, 08iiityation, eyelueti, elevn, rulin, pasedina
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION J. DATI-TIMI 4. TYft! Oil OlllltVATIOM D Wee Alrc.,t ... .:CCweuR .. Yiavel D Gra.,RRr ~ p;O~f:1::/:0:~=1=0=Z=======--hr--:D AI.-YI.e D Alr-lttterct RMer dXPoasiWr Alrcreft D Wea AatreRet lctill D Pro~oWp AatweRalc.e D PosaiWp AatfaRaalcel I. NUMII!I 0' 08JICTI f. COUIII 0 fnsufflcie~tt Dale ,_ Eoluetion 11111 OP IIOHnNO One ro 1nd, gray object, size of a p at arm's bngth. Obj~ct mO'l9d E to \f on 3 straight line into the clottj~. Object ,'.':IS orys~rv~CJ v isu:1.lly throj1~;h b:inoelllars for thirty !,ins 11. COMMINTI Str~i~ht fli~:1t !Jnt!l & dur~tion o sighting indicat~ th~ posdihilit} of an aircr:Jft. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS a Woe Bolleaft 9 Se':'t\Jmb~r a Prol.eW, B_,taan 3. DATITIMI ._ TYPE OP 08HRYATION PoaaiWy Bellaan Locel----------~ m:G,.unti-Yiauel a Groun4RN a Wet Aircraft D Prol.oW, Alrcroft Poaai W' Airereft .ax Wee A ''"'""'I eel V e !1 us D Prol.eW, AahoftaMieel xaNe Mill tar a PoaaiW, AatflofteJe.e 7. L!NGTM 0 ... 08IIItYATION I. NUMallt 011 08JICTS 9. COURSI 1 minu~es one :o. 8RIIP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING ,J: 10 round o::,ject, size of dim~. Color 1~tallic \vhita. Object in orbit (!Tloved :o"'l Enst' t o West). Object in s~me .,o.Jition at 45 d g r elevat~n in west at initial sighting. Probably settir.g as Jbj~ct disappearad behind trees. Day- lib'ht sighting. a Insufficient ,., EYelueti--. ' . 11. COMMINTS V~nus at 20 d g r elevation in ','{. Probably error in elevn tion a.:; ob. reported to disappear behind tre~ All indic~tions are that obj0ct was Venus. Positional data and du ~ tion point to this conclusion. Winds front West rulin~ out b~lloo D. SAME AS OtJE I 3. A. GROU~D-VISUAL E. Blt\OCULA!':S D~j. Bt,~1S OR PASEDINA CITY ~. A. 1/LT MARK MATLOCK 171 SOUTH GRAND PASEDil~A B. ~771 GOC SQD DET NO 2 FIELD TRAit\lNG OFFICER 11/17l&BZ SEP RJ\ATPJB JE:D~TP H~5 4 WPB~95 YDD031 XYA 172 XDDQJ41JBA~48JBD 0~2 >Ei RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ DZ RJWPJB ~D 7f1 COMDR 671TH ACWROtl LONG BEACH CALIF :o RJEDEN/COMDR ADC L~T AFB COLO ~J~DWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO FO RJEPHQ/DIR.OF INTLL HQ USAF WASH D.C. ~JlqPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV CDEF) NO~TON-AFB CALIF 1. A. ROUND c. METALLIC WHITE I. ORE!T (MCVED FROM EAST TO WEST> "b C.W 210, Sept. 6; 195fi Tbe Ita I -An- pi 11111 repo1 ted that memben of the Air Force and the GOC spotted a strange light which moved en atically in the night sky for 4 7 minutes. According to the Timea, 1st Lt. Mark Matlock of the Air Defense Command said, "Pasadena police had many calls front people who saw it. So did we. Our first call was front a W eltem Air Linn pilot. I hurried to the roof of our buildin1 and saw a white light in tbe sky. It was movin1 slowly north- west. It kind of paused and jerked in flight and then would aloa1-I it conveational ._ craft. .~.-. Plnally jeta were ICI'ambJed.lf