60mileswest Point Conception radar-visual unidentified-object report — March 24, 1952

Air Force program that investigated unidentified flying objects (UFOs). OBSERVED IN RADAR SCOPE PD ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADAR AND POSITIVE SPEED 2,700 KNOTS COURSE 27 DEGREES PRESSURE ALTITUDE 23,000 FEET PD 34-30 N 121-30 W 60 MILES WEST OF POINT CONCEPTION PD NAVIGATOR AND RADAR OPERATOR BOTH WITNESSED THE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT PD BOTH MEN CONSIDERED RELIABLE PD NAVIGATOR FLEW 13 COMBAT MISSIONS WOULD HAVE 24 MISSIONS IN KOREA PD RADAR OPERATOR FLEW 13 COMBAT COMBAT MISSIONS IN WORLD WAR II PD GAVE RADAR CONDITIONS GOOD MACHINE GUNS FIRED INTERMITTENTLY (TRAINING) DURING THE SIGHTINGS PD 1711 UNCLASS AIR JPHN UNCLASSIFIED Text from the document: AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Object PLACE: Near Point Conception, California DATE OF OBSERVATION: 24 March 1952 DATE OF INFORMATION: 24 March 1952 PREPARED BY: Lt John F. The following is a statement submitted by Lt Hancock, Radar Observer, 102nd Bomb Squadron, on 25 March 1952: While on a routine mission on 24 March 1952, I observed on the radar scope an object which was unidentified to me. The object was observed visually by the pilot and he stated that it appeared to be a rapidly moving light which was observed for approximately 1-2 minutes. LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 20-30 seconds SOUND: Unknown SPEED: 3,000 knots ALTITUDE: 25,000' HEADING: 31° SOURCE: Air Navigator and Radar Operator ACTION OR COMMENTS: Similar phenomena to interference of parts of 9/4 DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Yellow-white light observed and just as it appeared it disappeared vertically at a high rate of speed.