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Incident #106
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DA OF 1O 5 Mar 48.
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smoke trailing
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TO: Chief of Starf
United States Air Forces
Meslinrton, D. C.
Arf: Diroctorate of Intelligonce
Alr Intelligence tecuir ements Branch
teleohone call 1. Incident reported on 9 erch 1948, this headquarters, per
belifornia. Set rsen, Shar Plce Bakersfield,
a. Observation by Sakersfield, California,
Jutween 1610 and 1655 hours. Lescriotion objects similar to falling
sircraft with smoke and debris trailing. Observation nede at Dakersrield
wiun objects sighted southwest toward Buena Vista Lake, California.
b. Cbservation ov Mre emoloyee of the Pacific General
Garth from unlmowm dourge north of Bakerafield. Californta sluetric Company, Bakersfield, California, of two objects wnich fell to
11 DONALD L. SPAZNGER
Lt. Colonel,/uSAF
Information to: AC of S, A
ADC, Mitonel Fia, N.Y,
V3I, San Francisco DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
-2, Sixth Arry DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
t0, San Prancisco(l2th Nav.Dist) DOD DIR 5200.I0.
UNCLASSIFIED

bservation by Mr. , Baleorsfield, Califomia,
of tyo db,jects falling to earth from wnknowm source on 5 larch 19lis between
16lo a d l655 hours. Description of objects similar to falling aircraft
with snoke and debris trailing, Observation made at Bakerufield with objeots
sightod southwest toward Buena Vista Leke, Califormia.
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On voservation by ihr Pemp loyee of tho Pacific General Blect,ic
37 Gompany, Bukdersfiold, California, of two ohjects Which fell to carth 1 from
unknowm dource north of Bal korsfield, Galifornia, 6 March l9h8, One object
geemed to be on fire with r od and black smoke trailing behind.
20 Inormant gtated that searchint p rties, drcratt and rescue

1600 hours on 5 March 1948.
On 13th March Iols, informant, statod thnt olserved
an object at O63o, 3 March 19lis, due north sfield, approximately five
miles distance. I Hhe object vas a largo, orange-red ball of fire, somewhat
thirty roconds, Chen
half. A paruchute, with a black object hangirg was then observed to fall,
drift to the east ard disappeared into the hills east of Bakersfield.
On lith Harch 19hs, two informants, lrs. , Secretary,
tist