Report of Flying Saucer — Delano, California, 4 April 1950

This document is a formal report from the Headquarters at Edwards Air Force Base, Muroc, California, dated 10 April 1950. It details a sighting of a 'Flying Saucer' reported to the Provost Marshal's office on 4 April 1950. The incident occurred in Delano, California, located 37 miles north of Bakersfield on U.S. Highway 99. The primary witnesses were a 17-year-old male and his mother, along with another couple, Mr. and Mrs. [illegible]. The object was observed between 2100 and 2250 hours on the south side of the city. Witnesses described the object as circular, approximately 25 feet in diameter, and appearing to be at an altitude of 200 feet. The behavior of the object was characterized as erratic, involving whirling or rotating motions, darting back and forth, and flying in an orbit, during which it reversed its direction several times. The report includes a weather observation for the Bakersfield area at 2130 hours on the night of the sighting, noting 20,000-foot thin scattered overcast, 15-mile visibility, a temperature of 66 degrees, a dew point of 44, and a northwest wind at 12 knots. The document was signed by Captain Jack P. Smith of the USAF Intelligence Officer corps and directed to the Intelligence Division of the Air Material Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. A handwritten note on the document suggests a potential identification as an 'Astro (Star/Planet)'.