Victorville, Calif., February 1959February 1959

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Summary

On February 24 to 25, 1959, a civilian about 8 miles south of George Air Force Base near Victorville, California, reported a low flying object. The sighting was about 9 p.m. local time (0500Z to 0512Z), with passes lasting up to about 20 seconds each. The witness was a 17 year old high school student who was home with his younger brother. An Air Division intelligence officer investigated.

The witness described one elongated, egg shaped object, dull red with purple waves at its edges, slightly larger than his handspread at arm's length. He said it hummed like a large transformer but higher in pitch, and made a sharp cracking sound on each pass. It made several passes over and near the house, once at an estimated 8 to 10 feet over the front yard, and the vibration could be felt indoors. He reported the family dogs were terrified and the radio was blocked by static during the passes. Two neighbors admitted seeing something at about that time.

The Air Force record card listed the case under other, noting psychological factors. The investigating officer found the witness sincere and consistent.

Reported location

Victorville, Calif., February 1959

Date of incident

February 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

; ; : . i 3 dp PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ERA i 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS : 0 Wos Balloon : 24 Feb 59 Victorville, Calif SG Sion | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I So : O Was Aircraft cms/ 05007 a Air Visual O Air-Intercept Rader |O Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS JOUR O Was Astronomical O Yes 0 Probably Astronomicel O-Ne Civilian DO Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Otherf Src HoLcGier DX: dnsufficient Date for Evaluation : 0 Unknown \ 20 secs 1 variable ). BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS Egg-shaped obj, approx 7.5" in diameter, This sighting is classified as 1 aull red with purple waves throughout RT forretdon. © Tide) extremities, sound like the hum of a large PSrcleLeG iC Ac ( AusSes generator, but higher in pitch, Made five | passes over house, i "ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) / : . LY Bs a Bn st oh a be