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Project 10073 Record — Catalina Island, California, 28 April 1949

📅 28 April 49 📍 Catalina Island, California 🏛 Project 10073 📄 sighting_report
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TL;DR

A civilian reported observing six objects flying singly over Catalina Island on April 28, 1949, followed by four more objects seen by family members. The official military assessment concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation.

This document consists of a Project 10073 record and an accompanying letter regarding a sighting incident on Catalina Island, California, on the night of April 28, 1949. The official record summarizes the event as a ground-visual observation of six objects, noting that the data provided was insufficient for a formal evaluation. The supporting correspondence, dated May 1, 1949, provides more detail from the witness. The witness states that at approximately 8:00 PM, he, his wife, and a school teacher observed six objects in the sky, which were not in a group but flying singly. A few minutes later, after traveling to his daughter's home on a corresponding block, the witness, his daughter, and his grandson observed four additional objects. The witness reports that all of these objects were traveling in the same direction. The author of the letter expresses a continued interest in 'flying disks' and 'saucers' and offers to provide further information if requested. The official military record concludes that there was insufficient data to reach a definitive evaluation of the sighting.

Observer sighted six objects. Each flew by alone.

Official Assessment

INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION

The observer reported sighting six objects, each flying alone, followed by an additional four objects seen later by the observer's family members. All objects were traveling in the same direction.

Witnesses

Key Persons