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| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
RA Mee 12 inten: ia Bi 8, 0 Was Balloon
July L954 Ororn clo, VAaALLLOrmnia oO Probably Balloon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Bolloon
OSi41 Tach O Wos Aircraft
Local O Ground-Y¥iswed O Ground-Rador O Probably Aircroft
___ AGN Venn 0D Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
43 No Mijitary, Ret General 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE  Other— =
[Ll Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
oe ae Et O Unknown
Few Seconds 5 & Sia
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
sound over the Citak kl 1500 Ft). Extreme Object not observed. & rt of sound
= | rate of speed. 3 to 4 times speed of jet. only. Insufficient cata.

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SPOP DITELLICSNCE REPORT, Subj: Report of Unidentified Aerial Chject
by Major Ceneral Ue. S. “arine Corps, Notired,
22 July 1954 at Coronado, California.

advised that, while standinz in front of his home on Cloriatia
Soulevard at exactly O31 hours on this morning, he had heard the sound
of an objset which apreared to be proceeding slightly southwest at a
speed which he estimated to be three to four uimes the speed of a Jet.
Senera LWA stated that ha could maks no estimation of the altitude,
nor deseribe the object making the sound, as ie id not see it as
originally reported, but had heard ita sound only, Ue said that the
sound apveared to be above the overcast, which he eatimated to be at
1500 ?aet with 700 feet scattered, and visibility six niles, Ceneral
further stated that he considered the sound he heard important
enough to report, as during his 25 years in Marine aviation, be had
become acquainted with the sound of Jets, rockets, and artillery shells,
and that the sound he had heard did not seem to be any of these and
appeared to come from an od travelling as fast or faster then an
artillery shell. General said that immediately uren hearing the
sound he went into his house, checked the time by telenvhone, and then
reported the matter telephonically to the Duty Officer at the Naval Air
Station,

3. ACTICN: No similar reports relative to this matter were re-
csived, and no action was taken as a result of this report by this
Distriet Orficas

ARTHUR T. CAMERON

Colonel, USA?
District Commander

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SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Aerial Ujact by Major Ceneral
WALTER G. FARRELL, J. S. Marine Corps, iietiread, 22 July
19h at Coronado, Calivzornia

SPESClaL DMVIRY DOWNGRADED AT 3 YHA INTeP VALS
DECLASSIFIED 2 f Ti i oR 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5290719

TOs Pireetor, Special investizations
Neadquarters, JSA?
Washington 25, D. C.

1. StNOPSIS: Om 22 duly 195k, Major General
J. S, Marine Corps, Retired, advised that, while standing in front of
his home on this date, he had heard the sound of an object in the
overcast wnich indicated that it was p in a southwesterly
direction at an extreme rate of speed, said that during his 26
years in Marine aviation, he had heard nothing comparable to this, and
thexverore felt the matter should be reported,

2. DSTAILS: Mm 22 July 195), Se District
Intelligence Office, Eleventh Naval Dist , -an Neco, California,
valephonically advised Srecial Azent JAMES H. MeNZVIN of this District's
San Diego, California, Detachment, that the Ccerations Duty Officer at

Jorth Island Naval Sta Diego, Calivornia, had reported.
shat Major & J. S. larine Corns, ietired, had

contacted Base Operations at the Javal Air Station and reported the
sighting of an unidentified aerial object.

22 one lySu, Major Ueneral
J, S&S, “arine Corps, Satire 1132 Jjlorietta Soulevard, Coronado, Calif-
ormia, was interviewed 57 ae Avent JAMES 3, ‘cNSVIN, General

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