Incident #302 Sighting Report — San Simeon, California, September 1948

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (AF Form 112-Part I) dated April 22, 1949, concerning a sighting of unconventional aircraft reported by a caretaker at San Simeon, California. The witness, who had been employed by Mr. Hearst for 21 years, reported observing approximately 60 disc-shaped objects on September 23, 1948. According to the witness, the objects were approximately 20 inches in diameter and appeared at two-minute intervals between 9:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. The witness described the objects as traveling at high speed on the same level, emerging from behind a location identified as 'Red Rock' and passing out of sight behind 'Pat Garrity.' The witness noted that the atmospheric conditions were perfectly clear with no moon. The report includes a hand-drawn diagram and a copy of the witness's original letter to General Mark Clark. The witness emphasized that this was not an optical illusion and provided details regarding his background, including his military service from 1942 to 1945. The document was processed by the Directorate of Intelligence at Hq 4AF, Hamilton AFB, California, and distributed to various military commands, including AMC Wright-Patterson AFB and Hq USAF. A follow-up letter from A. J. Hemstreet, Jr., Lt Colonel, USAF, dated May 23, 1949, acknowledges receipt of the witness's letter and confirms that the contribution has been incorporated into the current study of unidentified aerial phenomena.