Hiland, CaliforniaMay 1952

Unidentified

Summary

On May 13, 1952, near Niland, California, a deputy sheriff reported an unidentified object. The sighting happened about 0245 (2:45 a.m.).

The witness described a white, bright light. The object hovered and then moved. It appeared to be to the southwest, over Cain Springs, California.

The source thought the object might have been a balloon, but the nearest launch was a pibal balloon at El Centro, about 30 miles southwest of Niland. No firm conclusion was marked on the record card.

Reported location

Hiland, California

Date of incident

May 1952

State / country

CA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 10

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | 1
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i 1. DATE ( LOCATION, s / |12. CONCLUSIONS : | E
: ay 52 ! Iiiand, Celifornia O Wos Balloon | :
: ; 13 Me y > g | Se — - Appt 114 Balloon ;
3. DATETIME GROUP I'd. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TI Pesuly Sellen :
Local as ONS POY &X Ground: Visua! OD Ground-Rodor 0 Wes Aircreft
; q Probably Aircraft 3
Gm EE cit ! O Air Visvol . o Air- Intercept Rodor » iri ose 3
5. PHOTOS 8. $OURCE DO Was Astronomical »
¥ D Yes : She O Probobly Astronomical A
& No Deputy Sheriff 0 Possibly Astronomicol 1
| 7. LCNGTH OF OBSERVATION "| 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE wR LN ee |
i O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation :
: 1 Unknown ;
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0, 11. COMMENTS |
White color, right light. Hover Appeared to be southwest over Cain
and then moved. | Springs, Calif.
: Bource thot maybe it was balloon, but :
nearest launch was piball at El Centro, 30 | :
niles SW of Niland. 2
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) Ee | ;
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