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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7005436

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONSalinasto King City Calif

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1. DATE 2. OCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
14 Jan 51 Salinas to King City Calif 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balioon
Not Reported 0 Was Aircraft
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft
GMT Air-Visual 0 Air-Intorcept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE a Was Astronomical
UYes 0 Probably Astronomical
C No Pilot of Naviond 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS C. COURSE %0 Other INSUFFICIENT DATA
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluction
Not Reported n Unknown
Three
1. BRIEP SUMM. ARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Color - not Insufficien
given. Size l mile Speed not given -
Alt - not given. Obiect.s became smallenas

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ROBERTS,
CFN ADOIN 10250 15 51955 2631 141140 2700
* 17/2147Z
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mile vide with flat top stangular shape and objeuts beceme
smaller as airerars approaohe Lng
sirorart we King City.
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ACTION: 0 OIN
INFO : ODC, CVC, OOP
AP IN : 13696 (15 JAN 51) DTO 1418352 3JX/n3
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AFHQ FORM 49 0-3090 UNCLASSIFIED 18-55680-5 3. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFPICE
15 APR

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Witnesses: (l) Pilot:
Hawthorne, California. (2) Faaseng who also sizhted object brt namme
and addresass are not available.
d. No photographs
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- . No sketchee
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f. Cbject oighted:
(1) Nmber - One
(2) Shape - Round
(3) Size - 40 to 50 feat diarster
(4)Color -Unreported
Speed -Unreparted
(6) Hoading - Lo Anzala
(7) Maneuverability - Unreported
(3) fest
(9) Sound - Hcne DOWNGR ATSTEAR
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DECLA IFIED-AFTER 12
(20) Ethaust Tra eported DOD DIR 5200.10
g- Goperal reearkss piloting a Marion-type aireraft
from Santa Loniea, Cali Sprigs. Califcrnis, sishted ih unidentiried
flying object. H reort ighting at ll P to Loe Angeles Air I Rorte Traffls
Control, who informtion to Unrch Kight Sarviea Center at 1250 P,
14 Jamary 1951. infornation, ineluiing the aetinnted poaition, ims formnied
to the 27th Kr Headovarters at Torton Force Base, Califormia. ind at
30,000 foot 3600 at 60 ipote, which would discount an objeet with-
out a source A Mreion wable to aeramble Madters For an
interewption chue to a craahed airerai. on ruesy at Geor2s A Foron Baae, Vieter-
vill, Calirornia, and wben zativ. revulte wor obtained after an
intensive area seareh. In addition, the radar unita
reported negative rosults on radar search ara
G."LOVR
Captain, USAP
MOTR TOCUMENT COMTAINS The NATICNAL OENEON THE LUNITED S7ATES STTHIN WEAML CO THE EXPICINNEACT,SO U I CO -
AND 2 AS AMENCED 173 TE ISVON O4 POVELATKA C CCNTENTS 1N ANY Mlaht YLAM
IT MAY NOT SE REPHOOUCED CR IN OTHER THAM STATES ATA HHY DEPEGTOROP
INTELLIGANCE, USAF.
UNCL IFIEO

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at 1238P cn l4 Jarmary 1951.
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APPROVED:
WILLIAM L. TRAVI3
It Colonal, USAP
Chief, Intelligonee Diviaion
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