POINT REYES, CAL., August 1952August 1952

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 4, 1952, personnel at a Ground Observer Corps post near Point Reyes, California, sighted an object that looked like a red flare with a 100-foot tail drifting behind it. The sighting occurred around 2244 hours (10:44 p.m.) and was observed from the ground. The object was seen approximately 2 miles east of Point Reyes. Weather was clear. The sighting was reported to multiple military intelligence offices. No sound was reported. The Air Force evaluation is listed as unknown.

Reported location

POINT REYES, CAL., August 1952

Date of incident

August 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 13

Original case file scans

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PROJECT BLUE BOOK RECORD CARD

1. DATE
4 Aug 52

2. LOCATION
POINT REYES, CAL.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 0420/2044 EDT
GMT 0403442

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground Visual    Ground Radar
    Air Visual       Air Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
GCC POST

6. PHOTOS
Yes
[illegible]

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
N

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

11. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

Object which looked like a red flare with a 100 foot tail drifting behind was seen by GCC post in Point Reyes.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28947499