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CASE REFERENCE6384938

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONLos Angeles California

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
2 lay 53 2/1'700Z
3. SOURCE
Civilian

NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

7 =- 8 Mnvte
TYPE OF OBSERVATION

10. CONCLUSION

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11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Witness privilesed to observe a st: NG, Waite in color sbot
the aiaze of a football, descend to a points about a
his head. lio merkins of any Icind... A snall white clow <sth
from the surrounding atmosphere. This clow? surrowited the
object. Sinell of sweet perfue in’ the aiy, The stome and

cloud remined stationary about 5 feet above his nead for filve

minubes at which tine: it rose slowly upards di sappecring in
abott 3-/, minutes.

Groum-Vi sual

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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27 June 1958

Dear Mr. WB:

This is to acknowledge your letter of 1 Jime 1958
concerning the subject of unidentified flying objects. “

The sightings you refer to have been evaluated as
possible balloons. The long time interval between
sighting and reporting these objects precludes a more
accurate analysis at this late date.

For your information, I am inclosing the latest
Department of Defense Fact Sheet on the subject of
unidentified flying objects.

Sincerely,

Inel LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Executive Officer
Public Information Division

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DISPATCH

20 JUN 1958

FROM: FO TNO LE COMMENT NO.

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le Mr. QM si cht ings were evaluated as "possible balloon."

2. There is a U. S. Weather Bureau Balloon~launching site in Sacramento
which possibly launched a balloon November 15, 1952 just prior to his sighting.

3. Re Mr. QQ May 20, 1953, sighting in Los Angeles, He states this
object descended and came to rest directly over his head at an altitude of five

feet. We are sure Mr. is at least five feet tall, give or take a couple
of inches, in which case it would have been sitting on his head. The object re-
mained motionless for about five minutes at this altitude. It was described as

the exact size of a "night football." It must not have frightened him because
it wasn't reported until the latter part of 195).

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Mey = a flying object. ra

As you probably knew the Air Peres hasted e mijer active —
Ain this field for the past severa] years and your report will be
@urned over to our analysts for further evaluation,

For your eonveniance I am attaching a cogef the "U, S. Air Force
. Sommary of “vents and Information Concerning the Unidentified Flying
- Gegect Pregram” shich canpiles the latest facts the Air Fores has

established in this field. r

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official record, an occurrence that I believe
may be of some interest, at least as a matter.
of official record.
In Sacramento, Celifornia, on about Novem-
ber 15, 1952, it was my privilese to witness
the appearance of a white soone in the sky at
a height of avout 100 fee6. The tise was about
“boars + 3 Pom. ond It wes a clear day. As saunas Lou.
observed this white stone it moved across the™™
_sky'in an easterly direction at a very rapid
rate anc dissap-eared. This cbservation was
made in the rear of my residence at 143800
Cibola wey in Sacremento. ; ,
'- On arproximately May 20, 1°53, in the city
of Los: ingeles, it was my privilese to observe
descending over my head, arrarently the same
white stone. The time Was about"9.a.m..and it
was a clear, sunny day. The stone d8scended
from almost ‘directly overhees and slightly
- from the Northweet, It came to rest abruptly —
over my. head at about. five(5) feet altitude,
and obviously was contro!1-i ‘in some way.
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night football and this was what it at first.
reminded me of for its eppearance and dimension
were about the same excert that it wes pure

sepdrs and there Were no marking: upon it-of any
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As soon as it had halted above my head, (I did

‘ not take 7 < h— from it), 4 small white cloud
say's. )| gathered slowly adout it from the surrounding x f..
= oe atmosphere. This was very unusual because the ~% |
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drawn together as thoush with some electrical vi
.-. force. There was a slizht smell of sweet perfume,: «
a4. dim the air at the time. fF

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sgh. The stone and cloud remained above my head |
—~#- = - for a veriod of abcut five (5) minutes and then hts
% . > - very slowly ascended upwards until out of sishte,; .
ae Its ascension was slow requiring about 3 or & Ba) 2
wa. + minutes. : ee
Leet Because of the nature of this cbservation oN
eal I believe that you miht desire to rave this alae

pears informatica at. d,:.-since a.collectican of, re Ys
v4... guch information may-help you in solving the’--~ 7 ™)
appeerance of other unexplained phenomena t
sizhted oy other persons. .

My 201 file is available to you and ay
training in anti-aircreft observation is a
matter or record.

I hereby swear this to be true under my
oath as an officer of the Air Forces of The
United States.. :

Please inform me if you receive this
communication, I susrect a hisher intalligence
- to be indicated for ouvious reasons though etn

' amy practical reason escapes me. ) ie

Lan
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» © Sincerely yolrs, .

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2d Lt., USAFR

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