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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 20 Apr '52 | 2. LOCATION Solano County, Calif. |   | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0300 GMT. 2/11/52 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |   |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE dentist |   | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE SH | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Other ☐ Insuffici…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

IN REPLY REFER TO: 5D 24-21
19 August 1952

SUBJECT: UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT
Sighted over Suisun Marsh,
Solano County, California
20 April 1952
SPECIAL INQUIRY

TO: Commanding Officer
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
ATTN: ATI

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10

1. Attached hereto for your information is one copy of the report of investigation by Special Agent CHARLES F. ALBRIGHT, 19th OSI District, file 24-151, dated 11 August 1952, subj…

CONFIDENTIAL — SECURITY INFORMATION

|  HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE | FILE NO. | DATE 1 AUG 1952  |
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|  THE INSPECTOR GENERAL | 24-151 |   |
|  OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS | REPORT MADE BY | S/A CHARLES F. ALBRIGHT  |
|  REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | REPORT MADE AT | DO #19, Travis AFB  |
|  TITLE | PERIOD | 30, 31 July 1952  |
|  UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT sighted over Suisun Marsh, Solano County, California, 20 April 1952. | OFFICE OF ORIGIN | DO #19, Travis AFB  |
|  STATUS | CLOSED | UNCLASSIFIED  |
|  CHARACTER | SPECIAL INQUIRY |   |
|  REFERENCE | NONE. THIS IS…

CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION
190 OSI 24-151
DECLASSIFIED

DETAILS:

1. This investigation initiated by the District Commander, upon receipt of a letter from Doctor [redacted], San Francisco, California, dated 23 April 1952, concerning the sighting of a bright luminous object traveling in the sky.

AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

2. On 30 July 1952, [redacted], residence address, [redacted], San Francisco, was interviewed at his place of business, [redacted]. Advised that on the morning of 20 April 1952 he sighted an object in the sky of unconventional design. [redacted] gave the following i…

CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION
19D-OSI 24-151
UNCLASSIFIED
DETAILS: (Cont'd)

approximately a couple of hours before sunrise. The object appeared in the northwest and advised he first noticed the object as it came into view from his right. The object moved south across the sky keeping to the west and disappeared in the southwest. The altitude and distance of the object were not estimated. The object appeared above the range of hills to the west and was approximately 25° above the horizontal line of sight. The object was observed for approximately one to two minutes, the actual time was not …