Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Clear Lake, California, 4 August 1952
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AI-Generated Summary
A Ground Observer Corps member reported a bright red object with a mile-long trail of fire over Clear Lake, California, on 4 August 1952. An F-94 interceptor was sent to the area but found nothing, leading to an inconclusive assessment.
This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-39-52) regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on 4 August 1952. The report details an observation made at 2032 Pacific Daylight Time by Mr. Howell I. Cletus, who was stationed at a Ground Observer Corps (G.O.C.) post near Clear Lake, California. The witness described seeing a bright red object with a trail of fire approximately one mile long. The object was observed at an altitude of approximately 10,000 feet and was moving in a northerly direction. The sighting was described as momentary. Following the report, an F-94 aircraft was vectored to the area to investigate, but the pilot reported negative findings. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with 25 miles of visibility. Meteorological activity and physical evidence were also assessed as negative. The report was prepared by 2nd Lt. James W. Westbrook of the 28th Air Division at Hamilton AFB, California, and was approved by Captain Orville E. Bixel, the Director of Intelligence. The official conclusion stated that there was insufficient information available to determine the identity of the sighted object. The document includes a Project 10073 record card, a teletype message (TWE 28TH OID 325/ FLYOBRPT), and the formal Air Intelligence Information Report form.
Bright red object with trail of fire a mile long was observed by GOC at an altitude of 10,000 ft
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Official Assessment
No information is available to determine the identity of the sighted object.
The object was observed visually by a Ground Observer Corps member. An F-94 aircraft was vectored to the location but reported negative findings. Meteorological activity and physical evidence were reported as negative.
Witnesses
- Howell I. CletusG.O.C. Post
Key Persons
- Orville E. BixelCaptain, USAF, Director of Intelligence