Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — San Francisco, Calif. 2 Aug 52
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian witness reported a stationary, bright light over San Francisco on August 2, 1952. The Air Force investigation concluded there was insufficient information to identify the object.
On August 2, 1952, at approximately 0235 Pacific Daylight Time, a civilian witness, Miss Marguerite Colvin, observed an unidentified object over San Francisco, California. The witness, located at the intersection of California and Powell Street, described the object as a very bright light, estimated to be three times as bright as a star. The object remained stationary and was observed for a duration of one minute. Miss Colvin noted that the object appeared to be at a very high altitude and explicitly stated that it did not resemble a light on a building. Weather conditions at the time included a high fog layer, which obscured the stars and the moon. The report, filed by 2nd Lt. James W. Westbrook of the 28th Air Division, notes that the Naval Station was conducting training in the area, though no definitive identification of the object was made. The report concludes that there is insufficient information to determine the identity of the sighted object.
No information is available to determine the identity of the sighted object.
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Official Assessment
No information is available to determine the identity of the sighted object.
The object was observed by a civilian woman who described it as a very bright light, stationary, and high in the sky. Naval station training was noted in the area.
Witnesses
- Marguerite ColvinMissCivilian
Key Persons
- Orville E. BixelCaptain, USAF, Director of Intelligence