Anaheim Disneyland Cal radar-visual unidentified-object report — November 6, 1957

On or during November 6, 1957, at or near Anaheim Disneyland Cal, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Witness stated that he was watching television when he reported coming something moving slowly over the trees, so he went outside and observed the object. The object was perfectly still for approximately 2-3 minutes, then it accelerated rapidly and was out of sight in a matter of seconds. He reported this to the local Air Force for two days. Air Force program that investigated unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the 1950s. DETACHMENT 4 1006TH AIR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE SQUADRON United States Air Force Norton Air Force Base California 10 November 1957 S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T I sighted and photographed an unidentified object at 12:10 A.M. on the morning of Wednesday, November 6, 1957. As I approached the Santa Ana Freeway overpass, a strange light appeared in the sky ahead of me and it seemed to be moving, I continued up onto the bridge, which crosses over the freeway. As I stopped my car to take a look, I noticed the light had descended and seemed to hover over Disneyland. I turned and advanced the roll of film one frame as a precaution against a closer approach. While I was advancing the film, the light suddenly disappeared. At Anaheim, California, 12-year-old * * * was driving homeward in the vicinity of Disneyland when, at 12:10 p.m., he says, he saw a small blimp, pinkish-red in color. Review of circumstances surrounding the incident, from additional information, result of investigations indicate this is an attempted hoax, as radar data, GOC posts, military and civil aircraft logs reveal no number of local population in the area reported. REFERENCE QUERY REGARDING ANAHEIM UFO CASE BY MEMBER OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND PASSED ON TO ATIC SATURDAY MORNING 9 NOV 57 BY MAJOR TACKER SAYS.