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3 Sepbenior 53 4/00202 Nodesto, Celiformia
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civlin AIRCRPT
NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
S. LENGTH OBSER TION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
photorraph an dli tiaed alapod ohjet wns baken witn a
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Tl: A diiion Lrotd obsorvar en noted an ae wioh a
Het Roported Ienting Li it in a traffio pabter: at ilodento Airport sovorel
. PHOTOS s durhg the iatervel txt egooure ahi: the iaberval ide. It wos the ide. It was the
(FINT OMLY) of Lnien of prar riing officer that liptianl objuct on the jhot (Lnion of pragring offieer W tliptionl bjoct on the
By.. (EITT T ONLY) was the rasult of the fladh of en a/e landias iight io the raoult of the flad of en a/e landias light.
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2XNo 3 3 Sepil Sepel Modesto, Cal. (photo nog) Modest, Cal. (photo nog) 10-7 10-7
FORM FONM
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landing light on flying the upwind leg st Modesto Airport.
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and set it up on the roor in the direction he believed he had seen
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Castle Air Force Base.
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approximtely at te pearing of ninety
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(2) TAKEN SOMETIME BETWEEN 2015 AND B015 PDT 3 SEPI53.
(3) TAKEN BY SPEED GRAPHIC CAMERA ON F22 UNATTENDED EXCEPT PENING
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(9)NO LLTEROSPTION
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AN ACFT FLYING TRAFFIC PATTERN AT MODESTO AIRPORT BETIECN 2215 AND 2230
PRS 3 SEPI53..
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light on ths negative:
(1) Deseription: Cne ol .
attitude.
Time and Dates 0015PDT,
3 Sept 1953.
(3) Manner of Obserzation: Exposure de with Graphie
camera set on f22 and unattanded. axcent. for opening and closing
the shutter.
(6) Weather and d Winds: The siy orizon,
and wine
(7) Activity or Con ecount for the Ses
itam (10).
(3) Ehysical Evidence: Photozr made by Castle AFB Photo Lab from
the negat aned Cr oar. uundttad Inclosure L.
(9). Latera
(1)) ir frarfie in ea: Civil defense ground
the time axposure noted what they believed was a small aireraft with
landing light on flying the trarfic e pattern at Modesto Airport be-
tween 2215 and 2230PDT, tember 1953.

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aireraft with a landing light on fl
liptieal light on
the flash o landing light.
ROY S. QUDITH ROY E. QUDITH
Major,USAP Major, USAP
Wing Inte offieer
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2. Nas of Hodeeboy Calif. S showing

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UNCLASSIFIED
Wing Intalligenee
Castle AF Base, California 3
3. Comments of Frepario Officer: It is the opinion of the preparing officer
that the elliptical liight in th photograph is the flash of a landing light of an
aircraft flying in the vicinity of Modesto Airport. This conelusion is based on
stataments of observers and the coincidenee of the northwest orientation of the run-
way and its location. The runway was 4NM from the observers and from the
camera. map, Inclo 2
.
a

flying in the vicinity of Modesto Airport. Civil Defense ground
pm, PDT,
3 September 1953.
The conclusion is based on the statements of the observers and
the coincidence of the northeast orientation of the runway and its
locatlon. The minway was 43 MM from the observers and a NM from the
camera.
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