FORT BRAGG, CALIF., August 1952August 1952

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Summary

On August 3, 1952, at 4:27 p.m., a lookout observer near Fort Bragg, California spotted an unidentified flat object about four feet in diameter at an estimated altitude of 5,500 feet. The object was observed visually from the ground with no sounds heard. A duty controller received a phone call at 3:55 p.m. from a witness who reported seeing several similar objects in the area, which he believed to be weather balloons. A fighter from Hamilton Air Force Base was scrambled but made no contact with the object or additional sightings. The Air Force evaluation listed the object as weather balloons.

Reported location

FORT BRAGG, CALIF., August 1952

Date of incident

August 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 13

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3 AUG 52 LOCATION: FORT BRAGG, CALIF. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: 03/1627 PDT, 03/23274 NUMBER: ? LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: [illegible] CIVILIAN LEG: Yes POWER LOOKOUT SIGHTED FLAT OBJECT, FOUR FOOT IN DIAMETER, SIGHTED SEVERAL MORE WITHIN AN HOUR. FIGHTER A/C SCRAMBLED FROM HAMILTON MADE NO CONTACT.