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RESTRICT PROVED 1 JUNE 1948 NITED: STATES ‘TR-1-53 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION | ¥FLYOBRPT ‘AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Santa Ana, California Hg, ..93d Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, Californi DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 26 January 1953 9 Jan 53 to 12 Jan:53 F.6 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE and it G.:T. Ludlum dr. Asst Intel Officer Crew personnel REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) SUMMARY: (ater concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112…

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cca Cee "" AF-FORM 112—PART Il CCRT APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 apernes AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT orcaean REPORT NO. Wing Intelligence di os Castle AF Base, California Tel 53 2 PAGES 1. Description of Objects The observers, Aircraft Commander and pilot of a B-29 Air Refueling aircraft, first observed the objects while flying on a heading of 330 degrees. The objects appeared as a formation of lights approaching the aircraft from & northeasterly direction. The lights approached the aircraft with such a rapid rate of closure that the aircraft commander started a turn to the left; suddenly the …

ESTRICTED At 1927 (Pacific Standard Time), 9 January 1953 over the city of '* Santa Ana,, California, om a heading of 330° my co-pilot, Lt. Charles ¢. Loveless, called my atténtion to a formation of lights approaching, the aircraft from a position of 02:30 O'clock level. The lights approached at avery rapid rate of closure and I immediately effected a turn to the left. The lights stopped and appeared to hold the same position momen- tarily and then made a slight rise and disappeared. The total time of sighting was approximately 5 seconds. I immediately, called Los Angeles radio and informed th…

I have coneurred with Lt. Brandt in the preparation of his statement in connection with sighting flying objects (lights) on 9 January 1953, over Santa Ana, California. As a result of this concurring I feel his report is complete and accurate and I ean therefore add nothing to that report. ete A Mee i Charles C. Loveless pg be USAF RESTRICTED SECURITY INFORMATION Declassification Authority: NND 57565

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