Air Intelligence Information Report: Unidentified Flying Object, 27 November 1950

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report dated 2 December 1950, detailing a sighting of an unidentified flying object by the crew of a regularly scheduled civil airline DC-3 aircraft. The incident occurred on 27 November 1950, at 2108 PST, while the aircraft was flying west of Bakersfield, California, en route to Burbank. The witnesses, including the pilot and co-pilot, reported observing a blue-white light that appeared as a 'large star.' The object was initially stationary at an altitude of 11,000 feet. It then performed erratic maneuvers, including a sharp turn toward the DC-3, followed by a slow left turn that brought it parallel to the airliner. The object subsequently pulled ahead to the left at a 30-degree angle and disappeared. The pilot applied full power to indicate the object's speed was in excess of 200 mph. The report explicitly rules out the possibility of the object being a star, planet, meteor, or balloon, noting that it did not maintain a fixed position or a constant path. The investigators concluded that the object's speed, maneuverability, and brilliance indicated it was not a conventional aircraft. The report notes that the aeronautical experience of the flight crew makes their account reliable. No photographs were taken, and no radar contact was reported. The document was processed by the Fifteenth Air Force and forwarded to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further intelligence assessment.