Watsonville, Calif, January 1952January 1952

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Summary

On January 5, 1952, shortly after 1:00 a.m. PST, a newspaper article reported a sighting near Watsonville, California. A witness observed a ball of fire with a bluish green tail that resembled a fireball with a tail like a string of beads. The object traveled at approximately 1000 miles per hour. The sighting was classified as a visual-ground observation with witnesses listed as S and L. Similar objects were also reported in Green Field, Gonzales, and Monterey County, California, though these reports were not filed. No Air Force evaluation is indicated on this page.

Reported location

Watsonville, Calif, January 1952

Date of incident

January 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 9

Original case file scans

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AIRCRAFT NO. _____ DATE OF UFO _____ 4 Jan 52
AF NO. _____ LOCALITY _____ Watsonville, Calif
OF ORIGIN _____ SOURCE _____ Newspaper Article
DATE OF REPORT _____ 5 Jan 52 DATE IN AIR ______
TIME OF 1ST OBS _____ Shortly after 0100 PST DURATION _____ Ball of fire with Bluish green tail
DESC. _____ Fireball with tail like string of beads TYPE _____ x
LEN _____ ALTITUDE _____ 1000' H _____ 
COLOR _____ LENGTH OF TIME _____ _____
NO. IN GROUP _____ One TYPE OF OBSERVER _____ Visual-ground
SPEED _____ REMARKS _____ S and L
PLACES _____ [illegible] Also seen in Green Field, Gonzales and Monterey County, California (Not in file)
Summary AFIC Form 3-0 (6 Jan 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28940639