28957726.pdf

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Mar or April 1954 | From Oakland, California | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1. Night 2. Day ☐ ON T ______ | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical Meteor ☑ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1. 5 seconds 2. few seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1. 1 2. 2 | 9. CO…

1 Witness
June 4th 1954
15

Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton Ohio

Capt Charles A Hardin
Dear Sir:

A few months ago, and after fifty years of life, I suddenly saw two "flying saucers" within a month. I am enclosing my description of these strange "things" after seeing your address in the paper, together with your avowed desire to run these reports to earth.

It was midnite on a cloudy nite, and I was riding in the caboose of my freight train, when suddenly I saw the first one appear and veer sharply to the left, and after about five or ten seconds, disa…