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(7) NONE .
(8) NONE
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(16) ONE DC-4, UAL 458, IN AREA. A/C WAS OBSERVED SHORT TIME BEFORE
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JEPWP/CG WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO JEPWP/CG WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO •
EDENJCG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO EDENICG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO .
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NO SOUND. SIZE ABOUT THAT OF AN AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT. -
(2)4 AUG 1952 9245PDT OBSERVED F APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE.
(3) VISUALLY FROM GROUND 9
(4)RED BLUFF CALIF I
ALTITUDE 3,00 FEET .
(5) MARY BARR PO BOX 363 REDDING, CALIF., AND ALICE RAECRUFT
1849 1/2 SACRAMENTO ST. REDDING, CALIF PD
(6) CLEAR .
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BEFORE DECLASSIFTING
FLY OB RPT 6 LIGHT ELONGATED IN A HORIZ PLANE VIS BY
4 PERS FR ROOF ALASKAN HQ BLDG BETWEEN 041020Z AND 041040Z.
LIGHTS VERY BRIGHT A 10227 WHITE TO REDDISH IN COLOR. FADED
BY 1040Z NO SOUND SIGHTING SOUTHSOUTH WESTERLY DIR AND
SLIGHTLY.ABOVE EYE LIVEL DISTANCE UNKNOWN. WEA IN
AREA CELING EST 5500 BROKEN COULDS WITH VISIBILITY
15 PLUS MILES. WINDS ALOFT 340 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS
AND 4000 31 DEGREET ONLY KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC
1 DC4 INBOUND EDI DEPT NAWNFK.040936Z .OVER KENAI AT 0410527
CRUISING 7909 LOCAL EVALUATION
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Redding caif.
30. Please add here any further comments which you believe are important.
Use additional sheets of the same size paper if necessary.

SECTION E
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26. Was this the first time that you ha n an object like this?
(Cirele One):( No
NO, then
did you see
27. In your opinion what do you think
caused it?
?
28. Give the following information about yourself:
MARY ANN
Last Name First Name Middle Name
ADDRESS 1.0.301363 REDDING CALIF
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER 2652W
What is your prese
Age 56
Sex EMALE
Last School Attended
Year of last attendanoe at this school /9/0

SECTION A
,
. When did you see the objeot:
3 1952
1.1 Date: Month Year
Day
. 1.2 Time of day: 2 45 A.M (Circle One)
Hrs. Min.
1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a Eastern d. Pacific
b. Central 8. Other
c. Mountain
(Cirele On B Daylight Saving
Standard
1.4 Circle following to indicate how cer
of your answer to the above question 1.2:
Q Certain Not very sure
Fairly certain Just a guess
Postal Address City or Town State Country
.
(Circle One): Inside a building d. In an airplane
a b. In a car e. At sea
Outdoors f. Other
3.1 Were you:
(Circle One): a. In the business section of a city?
b. In the residential section of a city?
C. In open countryside?
d. Flying near an airfield?
e Flying over a city?
f Flying over country? FIGLL
Other SPo NESIN

5. When did you report to some o
$arac 1952
Month Year
SECTION B
6. What were you doing at
Sjct Plane .
6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the
object? Try to list the aotivity or activities, and the
approximate smount of time spent on each.
akid
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(Circle One): Yes or No

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8. What direetion were you facing when you t saw - the object?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
. East West
d. Southeast Northwest ..
8.1 isappeared?
(Circle One): a. North Q South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
C. East g. West
d. Southeast h. Northwest
8.2 Circle one of th following to indicate how certain
your answer to above two questions. (8 and 8.1).
Q Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
9. Were you wearing eye object? (Circle One):
Les or NQ
10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass 8 Through theodolite
b. Through windshield Through sun glasses
Thnoick space
d. Don't remember d. Hot
e. Don't remember

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12. Estimate how long s object? 10
Hours - Minutes Seconds
12.1 Cirole one of the following to
your answer to Question 12:
Certain 6. Not very sure
Fairly sure d. Just a guess
13. Did the object look: (Circle One) Solid or Transparent?
14. Did ne
(Circle One for each question) .
14.1 Change direction? Yes No Don't know a
14.2 Change speed? Yes Don't know
14.3 Change size? Yes Don't know
14.4 Change color? Yes Don't know
14.5 Break up into
explode? Yes No Don't know
14.6 Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
14.7 Chang brightness? Yes NO Don't know
14.8 (Flicker throb. or

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18. Did the object at any time:
Don't know
F you ansver ed behind.
18.2 1 Move in front of something? (Gircle One) Les N Don't kncw
18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes ) Don't know
19. Which of the following objects -
object you saw? (Circle One): T
a Pea f. Automobile
7 Baseball g. Small airplane
Basketball h. Large airplane
Bicycle wheel 1. Dirigible
Office desk j. Other
19.1 Circle one following to are
of your answer to Question 19.
Not
20.4 Cirele one of the following to indicate how certain are
of your answer to above questions: .
a) Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
Suddenly Other
b. Gradually d. Don't remember

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SECTION D
22. In the following sketch, imagine your eye at the point shown. Place an
"A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon
when you first saw it. Place a "B" to show where it was when when you
last saw it.
everhead
Horizon
Your eye
23. In the following the object was
when you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it.
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APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) -
COUNTRY REPORT NO. (GEAVE BLANK)
Unit IR-36-52W
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
3 ing Objegts (Short Titles FLYOBRPT)
AREA R FROM
Morth Centmal C omis bir. of Intol. 28_ AD Hemilton AF
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INPORMATION - EVALUATION
wat L Auguat 1952 : C-5
SOURCE
21 abroot AastDireof Ground Ob
REFERO
28th 01D I Angust 1952
SUMMARY: (D Tist ort 11.)
aticied objeot was. observed visually at o2l.5 Pacifio Daylight
yAnguat 198Foapprexim deseribed .round in 'sh
anbluih-ik.celor automobile-headlight.
travelinceouth high-rateiof speed at an estimated altitude of 3,ooo
Joumds reported..
obeervora,Mary Berr, P.O. Box 363, Redding California and Alice Rayeoroft
1819k Saoremente Street, Redding. California were looated at a G.O.C. Post at
IndrBluff, Califordia The objeot app approximately 4 miles west of
The weather efficer reports the area as clear with visibility of 3o miles. The weather officer reports the srea asclear with risibility of 30 miles.
Winds were 90o at 6 mots at 10,000 fe Winds were 90o at 6 mots at 10,000 f at 20,000 feet winds were 210° at at 20,000 feet winds were 2l0o at
30 kmots.
Meteorolegieal.aetivity, physical evidence of the sightings and identification Meteorolegieal.activity, physioal evidence of the sightings and identification
aoticn aoti
One Unitod. Afr. Lino- DC-l was in the aree at the time of the·sighting. One Unitod, Afr, Lino- DC-i, was in the aree at the time of the·sighting.
Phis aireraft had beon observed a short time before the objeot appeared. This aireraft had beon observed a short time before the objeot appeared.
muts of Officerr
l. No infontfon is available bo-dotermino the identity of the sighted. 1. No infon-tfon is available to dotermine the identity of the sighted.
objeet.
2 Westtroh
JAMBS W. WES TBROOK/
2d Lt. USAP
Asst. Dir. of Intelligenoe
Comments of Approving Officers
l. Concure with preparing offioer.
ORVILLE E. BIXEL
Captain USAP
Direotor of Intelligence
war
1 cepy Chief,AirTeehmioal Intelligenoe Conter
UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SD U. S. C.-
CUMOIT CONTAINS INPORMATION APFECTING THE NATIONAL DEPENSE OF THE TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
AS AMENCED.ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF mS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT
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(7) NONE •
(8) NONE •
(9) NONE
(1€) ONE DC-4, UAL 458, IN AREA. A/C WAS OBSERVED SHORT TIME BEFORE
OBJECT APPEARED.
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