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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7006443

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONLucerne Valley California

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LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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6 Feb 51 . | lucerne Valley, California G Probably Belloor
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aLrnaneas were seon by cources a> tha tins these objacts wera sighted, 4% 4s noverthsala3s
helioved by the interviowing officer that sources saw target. sleeves towed by Muroe Air
Fores Lass planes,

SOURCE | EAE IE ape 63, structural and architectural draftswan, wast,
» Los Aageles, Californian, high School education, | 18 yeara vesiden= of Soutnrern

ener Eaployed as tool designer for Airoraft Engineering Company in vorld war If.

vesently, and for the lust five years, employsod by Compulting Steucturul
diel ade: in Los Angaleses

(2) Mrs. aN. wife of above, formerly was professLonal misician sad

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Both informants appsared to be very ainoceare, compstent, and not deslrous of publicity,” sincs
they haya not advised anyons Sater than the Atomic inersy Comaisston at Loa Angeles, and
they have no intention of advising cnyoay else of their experienca lest people think them
to ca irrational, Thay first advise AaG/ LA beacause their daughter for wary was in ths
empley of AIS at Richland, ‘ashingtona, and oscausa they sighted the phenomena in ths
nftternocorn of a day on which there was aa atomic explonion in Nevada. ARCturned sources

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Nascriction aud Shape of me isctes: Poncllesiiaped, about twanby timss as long ua wide, nod .
cigar-snaped, having uniform thickness. founded in front and variously appeared to be
feathered out, and/or rounded in the backs

Size: Sources had no ides of the sius becausa they could not gauze the distanse ; however,
they estimated tha objects wers at least fourteen miles distant. They agsuma thie miniauas
distance by studying a jocal imp which indicates the tops of the mowrtalns (over and/or
beyond which thay saw ths objects) were about 14 miles distant. Sources, ab tine of
intarvisw, compared the objects with an electric utility pola crossarm. This crossarm wua
aight fost long, and was observed om & Cistance of //O0 f3at. Aa sbjsct fonrteseen wiles
distant would bs 1250 fest long if 1% appeared the saua ay an objact wizht feet long at
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Colors Silvery, aluninun, metallic, brighter than u white cloud. Never gave off any
reflection as a bricht wetallic object might have.

Number of Objects: Two at first sighting. One at lator sigiitinge

Aerodynamic Foatures: Nons distinguishiable.

Trail ow Mxhbaust: None on the first two objucts. The third object appeared to have a
teailing edge, slightly thinner than the object itself, and Lighter in color; honever, no
abrupt change from the object to the trailing edge. Source coulda’ tail if the raar
thisd of the object was exhaust or part of the object,

Speed: Impossible to judgsa. At times appeared to be standing still. Never any rapid
movement; howsver, sources judge that if the objects ners much mre than fourtean miles
distant, eves if the objects aoved at severnl hundred miles per hour they would harily have
noticed ths movement.

ound: Wone.

Mansuvers Vhen the first two objects were sighted thoy were slowly moving in opposite
directions. Ons was about as far ubove the other object as the Length of one of the objects,
and ebout ong hulf the length of one of the objects apart. Ons object then appeared to

stop its forward motion and slowly turned conmplelaly end over end, at one point beinz in 2
vertical position. On completing the turn the object resuned its forward motion in the sass
diredtion as the other object. In this end over end isaneuver the loading end want up.
Object #3 was observed in this peculiar movament = the object stopped the forward movensnt,
the Ilsading end want upward, the end moving dum again as if the center wis on a fulcrnua,
¥Yhen the object was in « vertical position the object seamed to shorten and thicken, then
it tent and continued to move until agein Jn a horizontal position, when it straightened
out, became long and thin again, and procesded to move in the opposite dirsction.

Manner of disappearanca: Simply vanished. From the tine they were seen very clearly to
when nothing was observed, Liftesa to twenty seconds elapsed. ‘iha objects did not vanish
by moving behind the lins of sight or by moving out cf signt ~ they simply became loss and

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Tins of Sightins:-~ Fobruary 19517 Tao first two objecta vers slighted between 1500 and
about 1503 (Pacis —- tims), and the third objoct way sighted between 1700 and 1715,
also on 6 February 1951.

Length of Time of Observance: ‘The first two objects wers seen for about eight minutes. The
third object wds clocked by the sources and wags seen for axactly fifteen minutes,

Manner of Cosarvation: Visual,

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Location of Obsarvera: At west edge of town of Lucerne Valley in San Pernardino County in
Southern California, at approxiinately 34°27'N, 116°63'E, at ths residence of ae
WIR, Lucerns Valiey, elovation approximately 3000 fest. It is believed of
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Lerest that this location is 45 miles southeast of ths Muroe Air Force Base. Tha sighting

of tha third object was while sources were driving west from ths town of Heaparla (thrse miles

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dia east of U.S.Highway 65) and south-southwast of the town of Victorville, torards Cajon
Fuss oa Highway 66. Sources lost sight of the objects at a point on Highway 55, riftesn
miles south-southeast of the town of Victorville. Sources covered a distance of nina nlles
while driving while the objects wars in observance. Sources traveled about 30 moh while
driving, and sbopped twica to better view ths objacts.

Note: If sources traveled 30 mph for fifteen ainutes they would have traveled 7) miles -
yet they stated they drove 9 miles, and they stated they atopped twice for a "minute ov go"
on the waye There is an error in their statement. It is believed of interust that Muroe
Mtr Forces Bass is a Little over 50 niles northwest of Resperia aut Cajon Pass,

Location of Chjocts with Respect to Ooservers: Tho first tio objacts ages 14 or wore 111

distant in 4 egouth-southwest direction. ‘The third cobjcct was Li, ov mors miles distant ln
eouthweast dy wost direction.

Yaathar sad Wind Conditions at Time and Place of Sirhtings: Exceptionaliy calm, only an

occasional slight movement of air. Uo haze, no overcast, no clouds visible snywhere.
mxceptionally clears; souress atate ons could see forty or more milzss

Any Activity or Condition, Metsorological or Otherwise, which micht account for tie Sighting
None, according to sources.

Todstenca of any Physical Evidence: one. Sources had no camera.

Other Parsons “ho Saw the Obinctss ifr. Lucerne Valley,
California. Note: —_ the first ecv3, Dut was not along in the

automooile when sources saw the third objcct,

REPORTIIG OF FICER's COVNENTs It is belioved what sources probably aaw were sleeve tursata
tewed by Air Force planes from tha Muroc Air Porce Dasa. The strange aansuvers of tha

siseves could have been cased by an upward turn of the tow plane. If not a sleeve, it is
believed possible that what sources sew was an optical illusion or daylight vereioa of the

pherowera called aurore borealis. The intorviowing officer doos not balieve this sishciag
is vorth invastigating. Since the interviewing officer had no nay judging the worth of the
roport until sources were interviewed, sand since Lt is not up to the intarviewtue officer to

ciscount any report as being worthless, itt was written up for whatever it may by worth,

Zé Je SHULTZ
District Intellirescs Cfiicar
Fleventh Naval District

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