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APPROVED I JUNE 1948
C OUNTRY United States
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A IR IN TELLIG EN C E IN FO R M A TIO N R EPO R T
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SUBJEC T
Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting
AREA REPORTED ON
Southern C alifornia
DATE OF REPORT
28 August 1952
from {Agency)
807th Air Base Group, March Air Force Base
DATE OF INFORMATION
0/A 25 June 1952
PREPARED BY {Officer)
E. D. H . Maddox, Lt C olonel, USAF
REFERENC ES (C Wfor^u?^ dinettee> pr^^ report, tic., o^.ap^kobU} 
AF Letter 206-5 dated 29 April 1952
SOURC E
EVALUATION
None
C ivilian
SUMMARY: (.Sinter calcite summary of report. Owe significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at loiter left. Begin tert of report on AF Form til— Part II.)
1.8 This report of alleged "Flying Saucers” in the vicinity of Santa C atalina, 
which is just off the coast of Southern C alifornia, was reported by three (3) Boy 
Scouts in summer camp (C amp Fox) on 25 June 1952. No report has been made by 
electrical means due to the time lag^TiFTKe "receipt of the information at this instal­
lation.
A summary of the description follows:
estimated
a. The object was silver in color, altitude is uncertain, and speed 
to be faster than a conventional Jet. There was no sound observed. One (1) ^
maneuver was observed which was apparently a climbing turn insnediately prior to its 
disappearance by disintegration.
b.
not recorded
The occurrence was at 1200 hours (PSDT). Length of time observed is
c.
the mountains
The sighting was made by three (3) Boy Scouts during a hike up one of 
on Santa C atalina Island.
d.
observers were
No observing instruments of any sort were available. The three (3) 
all in the same group at the time.
No estimate of the reliability can be attempted by the reporter. The
experience of the observers is probably meager at best
Sky conditions were clear and unlimited. No reports on wind conditions,
g. 
observers saw.
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C lyde Vrooman
H oward H owell 
Sam Gates
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