UFO Report, Little Sespa Canyon, Calif.

This document collection details an inquiry regarding a reported UFO sighting in Little Sespa Canyon, Ventura County, California, on June 11, 1959. The initial report involved four objects observed by officers from the Fillmore and Santa Paula police departments. The matter came to the attention of the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) via a letter from John Weigle, a representative of NICAP and editor of the Ufology Bulletin, who was seeking official information on the incident. ATIC records indicated that no report of this sighting had been received through official Air Force channels. Upon investigation, ATIC determined that the information had been forwarded to the Eleventh Naval District and that officials at Point Mugu were conducting their own investigation. Major Lawrence J. Tacker of the Air Force's Public Information Division subsequently informed the correspondent that once the Navy completed its investigation and forwarded the results to ATIC, the Air Force would be able to provide a final evaluation. The documents reflect the administrative process of tracking reports that originated outside of standard military reporting channels and the coordination between the Air Force and the Navy regarding UAP investigations during this period.