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COUNTRY TS | REPORT nO. aS = arg (\ZLEAVE BLANS)
} AIR INTELLIGENCE. INFORMATION REPORT amy

Report of inform ti on on Unidenti?ied Objecte

\REA REPORTED OM aan 2 oT ae ier & ea

FROM (clyeney) ila a.
Southern California ~ = § Intell i cence oftteer’ Léih ¥/B Cp

DATE OF REPORT 7a sow |, oA ATE OC! IPFORMATION-. —— | Eyal LATION
18 August 1952 | JL August 1952 bd a

PREPARED BY (Officer) a es ="
Captain Daniel WW, Snow _
REFERENCES (Control no wher, divedirs, 7 edous } report, ec., a “applics ish

PMS. APL. 200-5, ata 29 Apr3L 1952-0 S EE ay masts

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SUMMARY: (Ubmter excise surmary of report. Give sigué cance iw pee owe-sensenes Lee vagrayh Lig inelouwres wt lower as, Fegan vert of foes omAPr a ”} ia Part MW)

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Ist Lt Willian F. Van Steenburgh

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Y seteh. Flying Objects Reporting. (Short Title: PLYOKRPY)", dated 29 April’,
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ss (I):'Single: ctdects round; bright and shings No-treil,eabaust or
means of propulsion observed. Appeared to be hovering for
about 3 or 4 mimmbes. Observer we-deiving mrand Jost sight
| ef object viile trying to get out of traffic and stop Pik:
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age ve ay east. Object was vary high (approxtmtely 20,900 ft) and ‘about ©
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. oe : s years of age, married and reted mvyignter (Notion flying ewes
atte “ate ‘us). Lt. Yan Steonburgh: has ].2’ years total. service inolwding
: Saami 26 years officer status. Off Lem is sonaidere’ relfable, ty

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(10) None sighted by observer, | ;

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16th Pi chs ber- Dawber Croup, suke the following a CONCCLT-
in: an eortain unidentified object observed ly RO ct 31 4 & 19528
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APPROVED I JUNE 1948

COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)
USA ica:
AR INTELLIGENCE: INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT a oe rr ae ee J 4 [oa _ ri ~~
Report of Informetion on Unidentified Obj ects

\REA REPORTED ON " Se 2 Te a FROM (iseney) ‘ > wi oar = ey . .-

Southern California . 3 “Intelligence Officer, Ue th Mtr Pao Cp
OATE OF REPORT ——””—*«i | ATR OF INFORMATION ©€©€6€U * me. EVALUATION ;

18 August 1952 - .| = it August 1952 : b= J
PREPARED BY (Ojfieer) F = “Plike Alines Cities aa ON ot ge ee eee

Colonel Amos F. Riba

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Captain Daniel = Snow. Mi

REFERENCES (Conérol nucle, diresite, praviews report, de., ay applice’ le) ‘sos
AFL 200-5, dtd 29:-April 1952 > ii ieraae 25 >:
SUMMARY: (inter coniee surmnscry Of rope Cus ns one sentence 4 peragreph. Lia incicenres af Lowe left. Begin tert of report om AP Form 1/2 Part J).)

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< (5 Referenze Air’ Fords! Letter 200-5 5. ‘Subjects. + (Unclassified) .Un- :

: tdentified Plying Cbjects Reporting (Short Title: FIXOERET)™, deted
iad ae 19525 Depar tuent of the Air Fores, “Ser ea D.C. | .

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“% ‘Be “The folloving inforve.tion ae ‘submitted:

(x) Sighted bright and shiny object, row’, lervger than large
~ girplane, Ne exhaust, vapor treil or means of propuision »
observed. bas: bovering or in slight clink awny frou. ob: ‘.

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3% (2), Tine of sighting 0802 ‘PS'11 August 1952. . any
Sc) proximately 1.mimrte.. aN

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~ (3) Visouwl observation from P-51, altitaie 6,000 ft. speed
Te an 2 - g@pproximately: 215..Observer ws number 2 mn in flight
oe sits formtions; Observer lost: sight of. object during taste 4 PR SS
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(AY Location of observery vas 34° 50° N, 17° 20! W, Object. ws
je Tae sporoximtely va at 15, 006 te 20,000 feet, at about, 10 miles
sg Gas Ge Atotaness: bee Ty} hapegraae °F
Cee eae ute + i 7 ee POE: ig et at i + 28%; ee eee thee - eS ly
, (5): mieten Wess Imo ¥. “Rite, ‘Colonel, Commnding. Officer.»

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yk Sgn (6 Wea ther CAYU.' Winds at: “6,000 Pest 70 at 15 mote :e gs if ies
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(8): None at “) : :

P oy (oy: Colonel’ Pike: led F1ight. of ¥..513 to the aren vhere- "black
was last seen. Climbed to 14,000 ft. Nothing more observed.

(10) Several flights of ?-5ls in are.

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