28954404.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  28 April 53 29/0600Z | Fontana, California  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | MIRAGE  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Mirage of Ground Lights.  |
|  Several |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  15 Minutes | Several fiery colored objects traveled in a Southerly direction in formation. See case file. Objects appeared in pairs. Inversion at 3000 ft. Haze layer.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Air-Visual |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  South |   |
|  8. PHOTOS |   |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No |   |
|  9. …

5
MAY 1953

34,000 PDT
10-7 A-M, CASE

24/3300 PDT
10-7 A-M, CALE

24/3300 PDT
10-7 A-M, CALE

24/3300 PDT

1 Witness

U. S. S. COURT
FOR THE
CONFIDENTIAL

DECLASSIFIED
Authority NND 39211

UNCLASSIFIED

HEADQUARTERS
2370TH AIR BASE SQUADRON
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Long Beach, California

O&T 319.1

SUBJECT: FLYOBRPT

TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D. C.

In compliance with AFL 200-5, AF Form 112 is submitted giving information regarding unidentified flying objects sighted by 1st Lt Ralph Scowden on 28 April 1953.

FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:

T S HARRIN…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  U.S.A. | 1 |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  NAME | FLYOBRAFT  |
| --- | --- |
|  AREA REPORTED ON | Fontana, California  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 1 May 53  |
|  DATE OF INFORMATION | 28 Apr 53  |
|  FROM (Agency) | 2370th Air Base Sq., Long Beach, Calif.  |
|  EVALUATION | Rated pilot since 12 Mar 44. Total pilot time 865 hours.  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | William L. Bilotti, Capt. USAF  |
| --- | --- |
|  SOURCE | 1st Lt. Ralph R. Scowden  |

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UNCLASSIFIED
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT

1. OBJECT SIGHTED
A. Description
1. Shape Circular
2. Size No estimate since distance was not known
3. Color Fire amber
4. Number Two, four, approximately sixteen maximum.
5. Formation At first in normal two ship elements, then as the number increased, both abreast and unsystematic ball formation.
B. Aerodynamics
1. Trail or Exhaust None seen
2. Propulsion Unknown
3. Speed No way of estimating.
4. Sound None heard
5. Maneuvers None except the changes in formation. When the new elements joined formation, they just appeared.
The lights became undis…

IX. Interception or Identification Action Taken
None

X. Location of any Air Traffic in General Area at Time of Sighting

X1. Winds and Velocities at Altitudes Indicated at Time Object Sighted.
4,000'
8,000'
12,000'
16,000'
18,000'
20,000'

X11. Remarks (Any additional or miscellaneous information not completely covered by the above)
I was flying through Cason pass when I first saw two lights ahead. These two lights were amber and although they did not look like wing lights, I tried to watch them, assuming them to be a two ship formation. I lost them and later saw two more whenoved Fontana. Th…