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PROGRESS 10073 2200 CARD

ATIC NO. ---
AF NO. ---
REPORT NO. ---
DATE OF REPORT 17 Aug 1949
TIME OF SIGHTING ---
SHAPE Circular
SIZE 24' Diameter 7' Thick
COURSE ---
NO. IN GROUP 1
HOURS ---
PHOTOS -- SKETCHES --

DATE OF INFO 8 Aug 1949
LOCATION Death Valley, Calif.
SOURCE Prospectors
DATE IN TO ATIC ---
COLOR ---
SPREAD --- M
ALTITUDE --- M
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED ---
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
MANEUVERS Crashed to ground
Two prospectors reported a large circular object crashed in Death Valley and that two small men, heavily clothed ran from the ground, reportedly with a scientific backgroun…

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Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
510 South Spring Street, Room 900
Los Angeles 13, California
August 17, 1949

Officer in Charge
Headquarters District 18 OSI
Post Office Box 310
Maywood, California

Dear Sir:

The following information concerning a reported "flying disc" is being forwarded to you for your information.

On August 8, 1949, Mr. [redacted], who identified himself as an announcer for radio station [redacted] Long Beach, California, advised that he had received a telephone call from [redacted]. [redacted] stated that he and another individual, …