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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  DATE | LOCATION | COURTESY  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  11 August 1952 | George AFB, California | ☑  |
|  11/10/52 PST | ☑ | ☑  |
|  11/18/52 | ☑ | ☑  |
|  AF Officer | ☑ | ☑  |
|  4 Min | 1 | ☑  |

1. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Single object, round, bright, and shiny, covered over CAFS at high altitude. Source saw object from miving auto for 3-4 min.

2. LOCATION
George AFB, California
TYPE OF OBSERVATION
☑</td><td>Information incomplete:
No winds aloft
No local balloon releases

3. SIGHTING
A. Ground, bright
B. A. A. A. A.
C. A. A. A. A.
D. A. A. A. A.
E. A. A. A. A…

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INTELLIGENCE OFFICE
146TH FIGHTER-BOMBER GROUP
George Air Force Base
Victorville, California

FGO2 19 August 1952

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting

TO: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Forwarded herewith are two (2) reports of information on unidentified objects, prepared in accordance with Air Force Letter 200-5, Headquarters United States Air Force, dated 29 April 1952, subject same as above.

DANIEL W. SNOW
Captain, USAF
Intelligence Officer

2 incls
1. Rpt- Col. Riha
2. Rpt- Lt. Van Steenburgh

7-3719-11

AF FORM 114
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY | USA | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
Report of Information on Unidentified Objects

**AREA REPORTED ON**
Southern California

**FROM (Agency)**
Intelligence Officer, 146th F/B Gp

**DATE OF REPORT**
18 August 1952

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
11 August 1952

**EVALUATION**
b-3

**PREPARED BY (Officer)**
Captain Daniel W. Snow

**SOURCE**
1st Lt William F. Van Steenburgh

**REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)**
AFL 200-5, dtd 29 April 1…

18 August 1952

STATEMENT OF OBSERVER

I, William F. Van Steenburgh, 1st Lieutenant USAF AO 2101886, 146th Fighter-Bomber Group, make the following statement concerning a certain unidentified object observed by me on 11 August 1952:

My observation took place at 1045 hours PST on the date indicated. At the time I was driving southeast on Main Street on George Air Force Base.

The bright object appeared almost directly in my line of travel at about 20,000 feet, and seemingly well away and over the range of mountains to the south and southeast of the station. It did not seem to have any noticeab…

116° W

35° N

Observer
✓
Object

WAC #404
Scale 1:1,000,000

HOSPITAL INFORMATION

APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
SECURITY INFORMATION

|  COUNTRY | USA | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**Subject:** Report of Information on Unidentified Objects

|  ARCA REPORTED ON | Southern California | FROM (Agency) | Intelligence Officer, 146th Ftr-Bmr Op  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 18 August 1952 | DATE OF INFORMATION | 11 August 1952  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | Captain Daniel W. Snow | SOURCE | Colonel Amos F. Riba  |
|  REFERENCES (General number, division, previous report, etc., as applicable) | AFL 200-5, …

18 August 1952

# STATEMENT OF OBSERVER

I, Amos F. Riba, Colonel USAF 45934, 146th Fighter-Bomber Group, make the following statement concerning a certain unidentified object observed by me on 11 August 1952:

I sighted the object while flying as number 2 man in a formation of F-51s. The time was 0801 hours PST on the date indicated.

The object was bright and shiny and appeared to be hovering or in a slight climb away from me. It was about 10 miles away at about 15 to 20,000 feet in altitude.

I observed it for about a minute until I lost sight of it while making a turn in formation. I led t…

116°W
35°N

51 Flight
Bath
-3
8
Objection

9 Garage AFB

Legend:
Point of First Sighting
Point where First Lost Sign of Objection

WRC #404
SERIE 1:1,000,000

Incl. #2