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UFO case file · UFO-26440

National City reported light formation observation — May 9, 1952

CE1United States1952-05-09

National City, California, United States

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Case description

It appears to be a page from an old Project Blue Book record card, containing text-based information about a reported UFO sighting. COMMENTS: Object emitted red trail. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT. COURSE: Moved in horizontal direction. MANEUVERS: Moved at a high rate of speed. REMARKS: Object was observed by two witnesses, Mr. and Mrs. They reported the object crossed the sky at a high rate of speed and disappeared over the horizon. SYNOPSIS: Source of information, an aeronautical engineer, San Diego, California, and associates maintain a flying club. When an unidentified aerial object sighted above the club, nine members watched and discussed it. Other observers are reported for further identification, evaluation, and investigation. DETAILS: The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP), employed as a service organization in San Diego, California, along with several other engineers, has formed a voluntary flying group. Their activities in and around San Diego and its environs, according to investigators, when one member sighted an unidentified object in the sky, the other members of the club by telephone so that a "triangulation" and location could be made.

Recorded details

Local time
Approximately 9:15-10:15 Pacific Daylight time
Craft description
Light Formation
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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