Oakdale, CaliforniaJuly 1947

Unidentified

Summary

On July 7, 1947, a civilian in Oakdale, California reported observing an unidentified object at 1:50 p.m. The silver-colored object was about the size of an aircraft at a distance. It moved at very high speed on a course of 130 degrees and was watched for 10 to 15 seconds. A group of 12 witnesses observed the object through visual ground observation. The object exhibited bobbing and weaving maneuvers. It was noticed while witnesses were watching aircraft. The Air Force evaluation was unidentified.

Reported location

Oakdale, California

Date of incident

July 1947

State / country

CA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 1

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD [UNCLASSIFIED]

ATTIC NO. ________________

AP NO. ________________

REPORT NO. ________________

DATE OF REPORT 5 May 47

TIME OF SIGHTING (1501 pst)

SHAPE ________________

SIZE 1 size at a/c

COURSE 130 degrees

NO. IN GROUP 12

SOUND ________________

PHOTOS ____________ SKETCHES ____

Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52) NO CASE

DATE OF INFO 7 July 47

LOCATION Oakdale, Calif

SOURCE Civilian

DATE IN TO ATIC _____

COLOR silver

SPEED very high

ALTITUDE 2 miles

LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED 10-15 seconds

TYPE OF OBSERVATION visual ground

MANEUVERS Bobbing and Weaving

Noticed object while watching a/c

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28929595