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NITlO STATSS AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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California ~ Fresno orca Tq, 93d BW, Castle Av basa, Californta
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Sapte Re G. Mos, Intelligence Officer Civilian{s)
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During evening of 29 August 1952, two (2) civilians observed on wirboras un-
identified object in ths vicialty of lresno, California. They nebified this head-
guartars of troir sbesrvation, and an jiuvestigation was conducted, with findings as
doscribed in art If,

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1. skhoetoh, profiia view (5 cys) Lt. Cole, USAF

2. ketch, horls view (S cysi ding Intelligences Officer

f. fbstsh, chjeot (6 cys)

4, itr, by Mr. vaxton (4 cys)

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le ser aS of Cb jevbt Ubservers first noted a loud jatelike cotnd, and then
aichted whet sp;earad vo by an u/t airerart s sroasching at relatively hish a 204.
Chless Aporoachad observers from the Soutn, With = spesdy, tub jorky sovanmsent. it
Ao 2aren To pease worweterily, ond tava moved orratically sideways, to its loft, peused
h&yadn, moved to Yhew roar, paused a thivd tine, moved bavok to the ricsnt to apsroxluately
ite oriclual course, puused fer tho fourth tins, ond then Pinalily moved backwards,
still at & Ligh vebe of sjaed, until 1% disap eared from view in sige coubhern hase.
Sea isclosvre 2 for observera axete) of ostimatad routs of object. Ob jaa was reported
to bo giving forth a very Loud _jotety22 sound. dSeoause of ita spratia courss, cb ject
was thouzrt to be nome forn of helTarptess—Chservrs sould not say astual rotor
bisdes, but thousht they could disesrn a “sort of" fuselage, tosethor with a pair of
rotor? Gilted at osz08ite anzles. Objoot did nut asyroeah close enough to sornlit more
definite identification. Ths complete sansuver, oa J2scrisead abovs, Ag peared to have
bagn executed without divtation of directions] or longitudinal poaithons of the abJact.
Color was nes posibively dstercined by observers, bus was ostinatad to be brown.
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2. Tiset Obfseot was sichted at 1520, .acifio daylight savings tins, ond stayed

In viow Por approximately one (1) minute.

Se Janner of Vbservations Observation was from the fround, snd visual; no
yvtisal or Glectronic equipaent was utilized. Initial attention waa abtracted by
suuad, not sirht.

4. location: Observers were standing in beckyard of & private residence located
in tlorthwest froano (apyrox. 26 479 119 47 He Od: ject was sighted dus south from tiis
poaitioa, 2b apsroximately 50 dezraes from the horizon, but at an unknowa distance.

5. Cdosgervers:

a. \y ge aveepemepiemen 23505, Coliforsia: vas not

previously reported unidentified sicntings. A civilian pilot with eee 150
hours Plying times three (5) years Civil Air .atrol oxperiencs (during World Var [T),
end ase oxtrone ,arsonal interest in asronautical developwent. tas done a xpeah.dnal
of reading on “Flying Saucers”. ond related s ubjects. sreasently employed as commercial

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ortfae with California Vivision of Ui tmays, Fresno.

is ae Bearers rercer ad Fresno, Californias Close friend and

asanclate worksr of tr. saxton. las dogree in oronaubical Daginsar ing, fg ous indiosted
no vatrsordinary interest in this subject. In Sating otficer dows not feel that 5
De Vay vmuld have been suffisiently imoressed with this inoident toe notify the USar,
had he made the observation by hinselt, rather Shan in the comany of .axton. t

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inolosurs 5): “rs, aims could not bs contacted.

6. ‘oather Conditions: Glear skies - winds liyht and variably - loss than 5 (v"
(As rojorted by Vastle AY Tase Voather Station).

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7. “slatad Activities or Conditions: “ona deternined.

8. w«hysical cvidensa: Nons.

5. Iemedtate Intercestion or Identification Action: None.

19. Simultaneous Air Traffias A check was nade of alr faollitisa losatod in tw
Freano orea to deternine what known alr traffis oxisted in the arva at this tire.
Nerativs results wore cbtained, [t was deternined that a fairly lores ammims of air

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