Correspondence Regarding UFO Sighting and Film Analysis — Elsinore, California, 1959-1960

This document collection details a 1959 UFO sighting reported by a resident of Elsinore, California, and the subsequent military investigation. The witness, a Navy veteran, reported observing an 'enormous' object hovering over a hill near Elsinore on or before May 14, 1959. The witness described the object as making a 'clicking' sound at three-second intervals, hovering for approximately two minutes, and then departing in an easterly direction. The witness claimed to have captured the object on film and submitted this film to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for analysis. The correspondence includes internal military memoranda between various offices, including AFCIN-4E2 and AFCIN-4D4, requesting the processing and analysis of the submitted film. The official conclusion reached by the photoanalysis branch of the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center was that the object described by the witness was not visible on the film provided. Consequently, the military informed the witness on March 25, 1960, that the sighting lacked sufficient information to reach a valid conclusion and returned the film. The documents reflect the standard administrative process for handling civilian UFO reports during this period, involving initial receipt, internal routing for technical analysis, and final communication with the reporting party.