Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1953

1. DA TE • TIME GROUP 2, LOCATION 16 ..0, ~ l' .,1 16/1..,,v Z Catili l. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION ) 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS >VeJ ent of Object docs no~ co'ncide with w.i.n:ls aloft. er _ r t:.on s possibl~ S. L ENGTH OF OBSUVATIOM 1"1:'° 1i11E, ♦SUMMARV A AMALYSlf J ~ 6, TY PE OF OBSERVATION 7, COURSE 8. PHOTOS O Yu D No l.lnJ. - • = l 9, PHYS ICAL EVIDENCE o Yu KNo FORM •..01.u..... • "'--. ~ .i 1 • .i" ob.. ct ~jd1tin.., <N r C..t,~J • :cl level horizontal l 'ourc r to be .-· Wll"N t d tt t clear. c ..,. rs I re o1: 5 hrs, 3€ ln. , ,5 de.., lev tion j~ Authonty NND 923007 FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) .....1... •41£11... ., tM, , __,, ~ ...... st..,t·on~:rr. in i'.:i.1 t Los A.~ el- s on a • • e s' .:.es , re ·ov 15, Ju. •tel --- • • ' • . I (\ ,) . ,, ,,~ ·; (c; • b \.,l f / '" \~~ ~ {~ \;' )VJJJi~ • - I -, (;~ cJ I;~[' \ 'j ~ii J • RJ\084 I~ \ J};~ ~ 0(5'_ WPG0~9 V • q0/ ' YDCl75 ✓,> • XYB233 O,> , ·s JWZ C267 ~ • .•co.ss1F[ED" BX71 BWD A2SI MIDK292 • RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPQW 444 DE BWDKW 0 ~ ,,,.­ R 171~392 ---­ - -It-1---HQ- COM»R- 2Jli 7TH---A-J.'.R.r~-8EACH MUNI APRT CALIF < , '\ TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO \ JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRI GHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ,,,---- ~ • JEPHQ/DIRECTOR INT HQ USAF WASH 25 DC \..,", ~ JEPQW/COMDR CONTINENTAL AIR COMMAND MITCHEL AFB NY .... • "'\.... -.......__ ----.. --., AF GRNC .~ 1239 UFOB ( l) (A) ROUND SAUCER SHAPE <B) SIZE Of A PEA CC) COLOR OF OBJECT WAS PURPLISH WHITE ON FIRST SIGHTING AND FADED TO A WHITEST COLOR REMAINING SO UNTIL ITS DISAPPERANCE (D) ONE ( 1) CE> NEGATIVE Ci) NEGATIVE • • • • • .J PAGE TWOXBJW 19 CI> OBJECT APPERED TO BE STATIONERY IN FIRST SIGHTING . OVER CATALINA AND MOVED NORTH-WEST TOWARD LOS ANGELES WHERE IT DISAPPERED FROM VIEW C2) CA) CASUAL GLANCE AT SKY CB) 45 DEGREES ANGLE OF ELEVATION,; ODEGREES AZIMUTH CC) 4S DEGREE ANGLE Of ELEVATION AZIMUTH UNKNOWN • CD> OBJECT FLIGHT PATH APPERED TO BE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL • (i:) LlCJ{T J'ADl:D- FR-OM-\lIE-W------~--------------­ ( J) TEN (11> MINUTES • (3) . •· CA) GROUND VISUAL CB) NEGATIVE • CC) NEGATIVE C4) CA> 160!8 .5· 1 ED 51~ / . . CB) NIGHT CLEAR (5) TENTH ( 111 TH> AND GAFFEY SAN PERDO CALIFORNIA C6) CA) NEGATIVE • • • . . . ' ,,; • .. • ~ • PAGE THREE BWDKW IS KB> T/SGT ROBERT J CURRIE 39 POSTOFFICE BOX 294 SAN PERDO 7WJ HARBOR • HILL LOMIPA CALIF AIR FORCE CLERK UNKNOWN (7) • (A) CLEAR CB) NW AT 8K 25'1 AT UK, 270 AT 14K1 2~ AT 12K1 261 AT 28K1 2(.0 AT !f0 K UNKNOWN • CC) CLEAR . CD) TEN <U > MILES )r • CE> NONE • (F) N/A • (~STRONOMERS AT GRIFF-US ~ARK OBSERV~TORY AVER AT OBJECTS SUCH AS THESE ARE POSSIBLY PLANETS WHICH APPEAR MORE CLEARLY AFTER RAIN • FALL • (9) NONE (lt) NONE • (11) NEGATIVE .. (12) WITNESS APPEARED FAIRLY RELIABLE DUE TO ASSOCIATION WITH JET AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY WHILE STATIONED AT LONG BEACH AIR FORCE BASE ASTRONOMERS OBSERVATION MAY ACCOUNT fOR THE APPERANCE OF THE SUBJECT 17/300 2 NOV BWDKW IYNCCAsstFIED DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVALS. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. • DOD DIR 6200,10 • 11.,, -·-- ­ •