# September 14, 1963 — Susanville, CA — Satellite Objects

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September 14, 1963 — Susanville, CA  
3:15 p.m. US Forest Service instructor Edward A. Grant and his son see a round object over Susanville, California, that at first seems to be a balloon, but is moving erratically. The movements are very fast and the direction changes very definite. They watch it pass overhead for several minutes. Suddenly, a long cylindrical object with fins along its sides appears from the north and passes overhead toward the south. The round object moves very rapidly to intercept the long object, ejecting a yellowish-brown trail, and merges with it. [Eberhart]

Record Card:

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Questionnaire:

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Sources:  
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 831, p. 295;

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Thomas M. Olsen, The Reference for Outstanding UFO Reports, UFO Information Retrieval Center, November 1966, sec. 3, pp. 84–85;

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Herbert S. Taylor, “Satellite Objects: A Further Look,” IUR 29, no. 2 (Summer 2004): 4;

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