PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. GRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Cigar-shaped, ob 4.6 ft in diameter, sighted from moving
vehicle. Gray. oesding Fr ifledbery Smoke arose from area of

Search proved.negative. Insufficient date.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

as. WASHINGTON
at. Pee INGPEcTOR GtHERAL. USAF
STM DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
GMONT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO
7 mn remy were to BD 2he21@145 28 June 1954
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ni ee SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object Sighted by SA

JAMES B, STEPHENS, Jr., 297 54 19, USN,
— Island, California, 22 April
SPECIAL INQUIRY —

: Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

ATTN: ATIAA-2C0

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of Spot. Intelligence Report, dated 10 June 1954, from the 18th OSI
District, Cheli Air Force Depot, Maywood, California.

2,.. Your attention is invited to the provisions of AFR 124-1,
which prohibit the release of investigative information to unauthor-

ised persons,

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Spot Intell Rpt, dtd 10 Jun 54 Colonel, USAF
District Commander
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10 June 1954

SPOT _INTSLLICYICE REPORT

TCP. Unidentified Flying Object Sighted by SA JA/[S 5. STZP EM,
Jre, 297 64 19, USN, San Micelas Ieland, California, 22

April 1964; Special Inquiry, 16D 24-321

TOs Direeter of Special ‘uvestigations
Headquarters United States ftir ‘orce
Tashinzton 25, Ds Ce

le SYSCPSTSs On 17 May 1954, a letter inclosiag copies of
three executed by SA JAMS 3, STEPHENS, Jre, 297 54 19,
K) BERWARD Ge ELST, JPe, 4i5 27 90, USN, and Lte We Se CATIS,
1, USN, wae reesived by this office from the District
intelligence Officer, Eleventh Waval District, fan Liens, Sali fomins

The inclesed statements consern the sizhtineg of an unidentified
flying oblest by STEPHENS on San Mieolas Ielend, C-liformmia en 22
April 1956 et epprexizstely 1400 lesa] time,

ST©PHEMS, in his statezent, seid thet while pre=
main road between the Operations Building end the camp
earryall vehielé Mo, 587, driven by S=RNARD G. MEIN, Jre
something attracted his attention on the
When he leoked, ST"PHEN seid he sighted «
coler, whieh appeared to be epprexizately
This objeet was travelling just abové the
be proceeding at an appreciable speed. Ite
icated that it would sros: the road som dise
vehicle in which ST®PHPS wae riding. CTR
imeediately after he sithted thé objsct, it hit the
@ sexiefiat attitude, and a cloud of dust or smoke erose
point of impact. | the ixpact, nothias ~ore war seen
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STEPHENS said that he called this incident to the attention of
Lily whe denied seeing the object, and KLEIY stopped the cerryall
gether they made about a twentyeminute coarca of the area, with

tive requltes,.

UNCLA SSIFIED

Dir OSI, Subje Unidentified Flying Objoet Sizrhted by SA JAN'S Je
ST PUTNS, Jre, 297 54.19, USN, Sm Micoles [eland, Colifor-ia, 22
April 1954; “pecial inquiry, 19D 24-321

STOPNENS said that .e and KLIFIN reported this ‘reident to Lts
Vie Se CATSS, the Cfficerein-Charze of Sm “icolar Islands

5FRRARD Ge KLEIN, Ife, and Lt. Re Se CATTS, in their statenents,
corroborated in substance the statements of CTHP:"NS relative to
. this matter. Lowever, CATES, in addition, stated that when he was
advised of she aizhtine by {LEIY and STHPHEIS, «© ‘ad initiated an
intensive search of the area, with nersative results. further, e
eheek with underrcround reder established the fact thet no aircraft
had been in the vicinity of "an Nicolas Irlanc durin<s the time of
the sighting, and, im addition, CATS steted that on 26 April « aan
from the 3ADSAPS Scheel, java] Air Station, Point duu, California,
utilising spesial équip-ent, aad canvassed tie area for poesibdle
radio-active residue, with negative resultsee

Gepier of tne three statements cizhted alcove are attached to this
report for the Air Technical Intelligence Certer, ‘rigntePatterson
Air ‘ores Jase, Vhio, Attention: ATIAA-2C, as inclesures 1, 2, and Se

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Center, Wi District Commander

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STATEMENT OF STEPHENS, James B., Jr., SA, 295 54,19, USN 23 Apr 195),
Qn San Nicolas Island om 22 A 1954, at tely 1,00 local time,

This t was sighted while
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