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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6387449

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONSan Simeon California

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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SO U. S. C. -
31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATIQNLOE LTS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHCRIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
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AF FORM 112-PART 1 (CLASSIFICATION)
APOR JVED 1 JUNE 1943
COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEA
SUBJECT
Unconventional Aircraft
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency)
San Simeon, California AF Liaison Officer, Nq Sixth Army, Pres. Capif.
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
22 April 1949 12 Aoril 1949
PREPARED BY (OfiCET) SOURCE
DONALD L. SPRINGER, Lt Col, USAF, Letter from
REFERENCES (Control number, directine, prerions report, cte., da applicable)
SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give sigificance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112-Part II.)
Following is copy of letter oryarded Headquarters Sixth Army, Presidio of
San Francisco, California, written by
"San Simeon, Calif 4/la/49
minutes another. Or course I began to wonder, stood the counted 16
discs pass between the two peeks. had of course read of flying discs.
Well I watohed them then. Kept coming at two minute intervals until eleven
o'clook they were traveling at very high speed. lhis is mountainous country
have often wondered where they could have come from, were apparently flat
from where I stood. seemed to out 20 in. in dieneter.
Cive you a little of my backaround so you will not think I hare been
seeing things. have been with lir. Hearst for 21 years when the war come
2 years in coast guard, served 3 years
until Sep 1945, come back to ranch, spent Sep l945, come back to ranch, spent
Hoping this will be of some
service to you. service
Very Very truly,
P.S. these dises emerged from behind Red Rock and nassed out or sl-ht
behind Pat Garrity-
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SO U. S. C.-
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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