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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  24 Mar 52 | 60 miles west Point Conception, California | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 0345 P/W SWT 1645 | ☐ Owned-Vessel ☐ Owned-Rader ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Air-Intercept Rader | ☐ Was Accomandied ☐ Probably Accomandied ☐ Possibly Accomandied  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other UNIDENTIFIED ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☑ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF …

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WPH862
YRK828
KYD842
XDA832
JWPRH B821
RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHR JEDHK 444
DE JWPRH 2481
R 161845Z ZHJ
FM COASIV TWELVE MARCH AFB CALIF
TO JEDEN/CGADC ENT AFB COLO
JEDWP/CH AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
INFO JEPHR/DI DCS/2 HQ USAF WASHDC
JEDPH/CGSAC OVERTT AFB NEBR

ACTION

1 AT/AA
2 AT/A
3 Central Files

25N/CGAF FIFTEEN MARCH AFB CALIF
186 ODCI 2784 PD UNCLASSIFIED

1. UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT MOVING AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 3000 KN IN NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION OBSERVED IN RADAR SCOPE PD
2. 0845 PST20 TO 30 SECONDS 25 MARCH 1952
3. ELECTRONIC (RADAR) APR 13 AIRCRAFT (B-29) SPEED 200 MPH COURSE 270 DEGREES PRESSURE ALTITUDE 25,000 FEET PD
4. 34-30 N 121-30 W 60 MILES WEST OF POINT CONCEPTION
5. NAVIGATOR AND RADAR OPERATOR BOTH WITNESSED THE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT PD BOTH MEN CONSIDERED RELIABLE PD NAVIGATOR FLEW 19 COMBAT MISSIONS WORLD WAR II 54 MISSIONS IN KOREA PD RADAR OPERATOR FLEW 10

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COUNTRY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
REPORT NO.
IR-1-52
(LEAVE BLANK)
479462
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
Report of Unidentified Object
AREA REPORTED ON
Near Point Conception, California
FROM (Agency)
106th Bomb Wing (M), Intelligence
DATE OF REPORT
19 April 1952
DATE OF INFORMATION
24 March 1952
EVALUATION
A-2
PREPARED BY (Officer)
2 Lt John F. McGrew, Operational Intel.
REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)
AFOLN - C/CC-2
SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower lef…

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 4

DATE: 25 Mar 52
TIME (Local): 0845
LOCATION: Pt. Conception, Calif.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 20-30 seconds.
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: 3,000 knots
ALTITUDE: 25,000'
HEADING: 315°
SOURCE: AF Navigator and Radar Operator
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Similar phenomena due to interference of parts of a/c.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: B-29 radar observer and navigator observed unidentified return.

UNCLASSIFIED