Flying Object Report - San Francisco, California, 26 July 1952

This document is a military teletype report dated July 27, 1952, originating from the 66th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron based in Mill Valley, California. The report details a sighting of an unidentified aerial object that occurred on July 26, 1952, over San Francisco. According to the report, the object was described as being bright red in color and oblong in shape. Its size was estimated to be comparable to a B-36 bomber. The object was observed traveling in a west-southwest direction at an estimated speed of 1500 miles per hour, and it was noted that the object made no sound. The report confirms that the sighting was a visual observation, both from the ground and reported via a phone call to the Combat Operations Center. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with 12 miles of visibility. The document was addressed to the Director of Intelligence at USAF Headquarters in Washington D.C., as well as the Air Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and various Air Defense Command units. The report references Air Force Letter 200-5, dated April 29, 1952, as the authority for the submission of the flying object report. The document is marked as unclassified and includes standard declassification instructions for the period.