Project Blue Book case file (combined PDF)

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# BASIC REPORT IAW AFR 200-2

UFO, 3 August 1965, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA

1. Description of object:

a. Object has a basically circular shape not unlike a man's flat, summer straw hat (see photographs, Atch 4).

b. Size of object: estimated to be about 30' in diameter with a vertical dimension of about eight feet.

c. Color was silver or metallic except for dark areas which appeared to be black.

d. One object only.

e. Not applicable.

f. See Atch 4 for details on features. Observer stated that when the UFO was tilted so that he could see the underside that he observed a small, narrow, rotating beam of light which began at the center of the underside of the object and ran to the outside edge of the object. The color of the light appeared to be either whitish or metallic such as that which could indicate light reflection from a relatively slow moving propeller or other rotating blade. In photo Nr 2 there is a faint indication of such a line running from the center outward at a relative bearing of about $ 2 8 0^{\circ} $ . Officials in the G-2 office at El Toro stated that the light line was clearly visible in the original photo.

g. None observed.

h. No sound heard.

i. See photographs in Atch 4.

2. Description of course of object:

a. Object first noticed out of corner of observer's eye while driving an Orange County Road Department vehicle.

b. See photographs.

c. See photographs.