10073 RECORD CARD 1. CATE April 1956 2. LOCATION 50 Mi South of Bakersfield, California 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1000 PST GMT /1800Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☒Ground-Visual □ Ground-Radar □ Air-Visual □ Air-Intercept Radar 5. PHOTOS □ Yes ☒No 6. SOURCE Civilian 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15-30 seconds 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one 9. COURSE east 12. CONCLUSIONS □ Was Balloon □ Probably Balloon □ Possibly Balloon □ Was Aircraft □ Probably Aircraft □ Possibly Aircraft □ Was Astronomical □ Probably Astronomical □ Possibly Astronomical □ Other ☒ Insufficient Data for Evaluation □ Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright object slightly E of overhead in view for 15-30 seconds. Appeared as a red-orange light brighter than the sky. Disappeared by being reduced in size piece by piece. Disappeared over mountains. No sound, tail, exhaust. Appeared in front of mountains & disappeared over them. Obsvation fm car driving N. Driver attempted to pull car off road & when he had stopped the object had disappeared. Under obsrvation by companion while witness who rptd obj was driving the car. 11. COMMENTS Insufficient Data. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)