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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
. DATE· TIME GROUP 2LOCATION
10 May 54 Elsinore, California
1240 (EST) 1/20407
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
military UNIDENTIFIED
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Pos Lenticular cloud, however, cloud would probably persist and
remain visible, also 22,O0o ft rather high for Lenticular
one cloud therefore, UNIDENTIFIED.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
several seconds Dark gun metal hue. Delta winged had a third fin. Object
passed between two a/c eon exercise of 22,000 ft. speed of
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION object estimated in excess of 240 knots. Pilot in formation
air visual observed obj. Others in formation did not see UFO.
7. COURSE
Head of 030 Head of 03o
3. PHOTOS
Yes 0Yes
No
PHYSICA PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTDSEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may bo used.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNCLASSIFIED
WASHINGTON
THE |NS ECTOR GENERAL. USAF
STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PAYTERDON AIR FORCE BASE. OMTO
IN WEPLY REFER 10· 5D 24-21-146 28 June 1954
SUBJECT: Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object
on 18 May 1954 over ceanside, California
SPECLAL INQUIRY
TO: Comnander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air rce Base
Ohio
ATTN: ATLAA-20
1. Transmitted herewith for your Transmitted herewith for your rinformation are two (2)copies information are two (2)copies
of Spot Intelligence of Spot Intelligence Report, dated 10 June 1954, fron the 18th OSI
Distriot, Chel e Depot, e Depot ywood, California. , California.
2. Your attention is invited to the 2. Your attention is invited to the provisions of AFR 124-1,
which prohibit release of investigative unauthor- unauthor-
ized persons. ized I persons.
Ris Ruis Seuso so
1 Incl (in dup) mn ROBERTS
Spot Intell Rpt, dtd 10 Jun 54 Colonel, USAF
District Comnander
ce: Dir OSI w/o incl
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR CNTERVALS;
A DECLASSIFTED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
FIED
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2. CYTOPSTS: May ls34, advioe was racsived by lotter
fron the District Intelligence Officer, Eloverth Haval lintrict,
San Diogo, California, t ffect thnt DlAID IOGIU Squadron
Londor, Roynl Mr Fores th the Marine All Weathor Fighter
Squadron 542, El Tor lifornia roported sighting an
unidentified flying objoct while sido,
California,1 0 houre, 19 1954.
2. DLTAILSI Squadron Loader WGGTU. in a signed statement,
advined that on 13 Nay 1054, hs wan cn an AlA exercise an pilot of
5700
aad just er Wils nnd between
wiils and his aireraft rtant, HT pserved the object in
plain view. He desoribed i gun metal sh no visible
markings. It appearod to o length of the
P3D (about 22 feat), and was lta winged. n waa vinible on
the upger half. The wing apan was the nizo'of. or
the total longth. he "gun motal gl int moatn iceable, Rocording
to HIGI The course of y O30 degroes,
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altitudo, ond lccation faot that Htoll arkod him, d you
mae thet?" to YON roplied that ho did not.
The statemerbe exeouted by Hro COIN and DAIION, along with a with a aketoh nketoh
of the objeot as it of the objeot as it appeared appeared to to this report this report
for the Air Teohnioal Intelligenee Conter, Wright-Patterson Air Force for ths Air Teohnioal Intelligene or, Wrigit-Patterson Mr Force
Base, Ohio, sttontions losures 1, 2, and 3.
3. ACTION: Fone
hijhs
2 copten tos PAUL A. LMICT
Air Technioal Intelligence Lt. Col., UmA
Conter, Wright-"atterson Mistrict
yr Force Bnse, Chio, Atten:
ATIAA-20, w/3 Inols 40
2

It measured ap-
proximately half th lenzth of the F3D (about Peet)and was delba
winged. , third fin was visthlo on the woper hal The wing span
was the size of, or a littlo less than, the total lo on-th. The it gun
metal glint" was most notioable.
appoared to
Its speed can only be assessed as "rery high" at lenst of itaane he F3D and 23ond
probably much highor. The series f events took place zreat rap-
rdity and by the time I had exelaimed to my Ro (Plight Lieutemnnt R.
W. Dalton) the object had vanished to my left. I was left with the
imyression that Wils had been struok. immediately visually cheoked
and contacted ajor Browning by UliF. Neither ho or his Re had seen,
the object and Fiight Lieutenant Dalt starboard
at the time.
The altitude of all three aireraft 10,000,
the timo ll4s, and the position fixod Southeast
of Lake Elsinore. ida=
Comld P. CrIN
Squadron Leader
ENCLOSURE ()

piloted by Major BRowTiG.
At the conclusion comencod a let down in
starboard echelon (loose fonmation), Major Browming Being in the lead.
Cur distance fre 18 was app oximately (250).
it arproximately le4s hours, on 24o degrees, magnotic heading
and 15,000 feat altitude, S/Ldr. Higgin made an ejaculation to the effect,
I did not. noted our position as approximately
117d0g201. Lake slsinòre wes clearly visible on our starboard
side approximately 6-7 miles. I wes looking down at the lake when the
incident oceured. continued to let dowm and landed at la58 hours.
ROMALD W. DALTON
Dist: lould 1. on
Grouy S-2 ( Group S-2 (Orig end 1)
V.F(n)542,S-2 V.F(n)542,S-2 (1) FhIAT. FhIkT.
VF(n)542,S-3 (1)
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ENCLOSURE (2)

Approximate 2 .
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shape equal three Pllot + gun and
size and fins, each sevued metal tine fin appeared
/ black) quite da to
ENCLOSURE (a) 2 T A
almoπ blued