PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. CATE.. TIME GROUP 2, LOCATION

Ph Dec 53 24/1604z, El CAJQ4 CALIFORNIA
10. CONCLUSION
UNIDENTIFIED

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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
TEN (FORMATION)

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

11, GRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Oval, silver,unkmown size, speed greater than 400 knots.
lio visible propulsion.

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6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
airvisual

8. PHOTOS

5 Yes

9 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

0 Ves
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FORM YP
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous cditions of thic form may be wood.

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WASHINGTON

UN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
SIFIED STH OISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
———— WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO

m aevcy weree to: 5D 2h—27 30 April 1954

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects Sighted 24
December 1953, ElCajon, California, by
Naval Aviators

TO: Comnander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
ATTN: ATIAA-~2C

Forwarded herewith are two (2) copies of Spot Intelligence Report
from 18th District Office of Special Investigations, Maywood, California,
subject as above, file 24-317, dated 8 April 1954, addressed to Director,

Special Investigations, Headquarters USAF, Washington, D. C.

1 Inel (in dup) é ROBERTS P, JOHNSON, JR.

Ltr fr 18D OSI to Dir, Colonel, USAF
OSI, dtd 8 Apr 54 District Commander

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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ;
WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF

18th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
AF SPECIALIZED DEPOT, BOX 310, MAYWOOD, CALIF.

13D 24-317 S april 1954

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). <Xiweslos District Intelligence Officer, ‘leventh liaval
District, acvised by letter two UW, “, Savy pilete sighted ten unknown
cvjeevae ilying ia formation,

2. ReEALS This office is in reevlips of lebtor dzted 21
January 1754, trum the District Lutclligence Oificer one Lxval
Liaerias, ge ae g Beep ay he agro | ttul written in
Couplinnse With Ae Latter Lid, 200-5, cated =) «(741 1952. Above lceiter
edvieed thas two U. i. Lavy pllota <Adle cobising owr (1 Cajon, Calivarnla,
om & scubserly head (awaisiag use of Drow Field fusilisiss) sighted tan
wualdsmified objects is tha casi om aa oastarly head,

3. The objects vere oval (slightly izdefinable), of am unknown size
and silvery in calor, flying in formation, There were ns trails and the
rrepulsion aysten is urimown, The speed was greater than 400 inots ond
objects disespeared in level flight.

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4. The objects vere observed

gene. Leth attacked to YF-1 USN as aah California,
ying OF 2's and both have over "2+ years flying oxperienee,
Commanding Ofricer of VF-122 felt that both milots vere reliable up te

this time, fhe sighting van visual while on a southerly head over .1
Cajom a6 20,40 feet and speed of 3550 knots, Objects were on «aateorly

_ head ab an undetermined Ciataroe and os altitiuie greeter than 50,060 fou,

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SPOT INTELLIGENCE RPT 18D 24-317, dated 8 Apr 54, Subjects Unidentified
Flying Objests Sighted 24 Deo 53, El Cajon, California, ty Naval Aviators

5, The weather was cloar vith ceiling and visibility unliaited
with little or no wind, There was no metearological condition which

would secount for sighting, Interception was impossible dus to
greater screed of objects, There was other air traffic in the general
area ot Brown Fields however, there were no reports froa then,

6. AGEIONs Vo action will be taken by this District. A copy
of this report is being made available to the Air Technical Intelligence
Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Ease, Dayton, Chico.

sRTHUOR T, CAMERON
Colonsl, UsAF
District Commander

co: DO #5 (3 cys)
Costs, wight att arson
ASB, ATTN: ATIVRC, Air
Technical Intellicenss
Center, Dayton, Ohie = 2)
w/inel =- Diagrem of Flying
Formation of ('nidentified Objecte

prepared hy Naval Lieutenants
who sighted objects

UNCLASSIFIED