28956373.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  28 September 53 29/0310Z | Palmale, California  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | UNIDENTIFIED  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Not observed visually and one Radar at same time. Possible s/c however, insufficient data for firm conclusion.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  6 seconds at 1900 hrs 15 seconds at 1910 hrs | Unidentified object appeared on F-94C radar scope at 1910/03, for a period of 15 seconds. Observers stated the object was traveling in a 60 deg course at a rate l…

UNCLASSIFIED
Multi
1953 SEP 20 13:12
1910 EST Palmolity Calif. Return ref
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WPE142
YDC292
YD284
JWPO244
JWPOL 033
RR JWPMC JWPON JEDEN JEDWP JEPHO 555
DE JWPOL 16
R 301515Z ZNJ
FM COMDR 354TH FTR INT SQ OXNARD AFB CALIF
TO JEPHO/DIR INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH D C
INFO JEDWP/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN WRIGHT PAT AFB OHIO
JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO. SPR COLO
JWPON/COMDR 27TH ADD NORTON AFB CALIF
JWPMC/COMDR WADF HAMILTON AFB CALIF
/R 354TH INTEL 1059 PD ATTN CLN ATIAA-2C WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB PD ATTN CLN INTELLIGENCE 27TH ADD NORTON AFB CALIF PD
FLYOERPT PD ONE UNIDENTIFIED OBJ…

Unidentified object appeared on F-94CA/C radar set for 15 seconds while A/C was flying on a 2300 course. Distance of object was 4 miles when first observed. Object passed while radar operator changed from automatic search to hand control then disappeared from maximum range limits while pursuing 60° azimuth at 2000 knots (estimated speed) which precluded attempted intercept. Object compared with C-47 A/C in size on radar scope. F-94C A/C speed 300 knots altitude 24,000 ft. Same on another object seen for 6 seconds by radar observer in another F-94C with nooperative radar at 1900 Pst. flying 220…

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KNOTS ESTIMATED SPEED WHICH PRECLUDED ATTEMPTED INTERCEPT PD OBJECT COMPARED WITH COCA FOUR SEVEN IN SIZE ON RADAR SCOPE THROUGH FUZZY PD FOOTROT NINE FOUR COCA SPEED THREE ZERO ZERO KNOTS CMA ALTITUDE TWO ONE ZERO ZERO ZERO FEET PD SAME OR ANOTHER OBJECT SEEN FOR SIX SECONDS BY RADAR OBSERVER IN ANOTHER SORTROT NINE FOUR COCA WITH INOPERATIVE RADAR AT ONE NINE ZERO ZERO PACIFIC STANDARD TIME FLYING TWO THREE ZERO COURSE CMA TWO ONE ZERO ZERO ZERO ALTITUDE CMA TWO TWO ZERO KNOTS NEAR NEWHALL CMA CALIFORNIA PD OBJECT NINETY DEGREES PORT CMA ESTIMATED SPEED FIVE ZERO ZERO TO S…