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CASE REFERENCE6996655

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONSANTAROSA CALIF

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT _
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It was sighted again at 1400 Pacific Daylight
Time, and 515 PDT... It was ebserved appreximately for five

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