. . ' PF-:OJF.C:T 1Cvi3 HECORD CARD M ... c I z. L.CC:A TIO:: t 11 Dec 52 ! SAr~ DIEGO, CALIFORNIA : o w.,, llollo?n I : C~nundV: ,u,.: 0 C.rt.tun~P.t'tlor ' .,vHtr.,.~nf l)r.tra ;,.,, c ... 'liu ctfol)t') I Ciear shaped objects traveled at high rate ot 1. Apparently well qu~od p~rsonnel ~ speed on a pulsating course. ExplanatJ.ons ; are in disa.cremnont:-i)out objcctn 1 ot observers va.riecl. i performance b agreed thoy were 1 not conv~ onal aircraft. Did t..~e l j obso s actually observe the jet a/c 1 1 e area? I DIP~RTMINT OF THI AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON TN l!oSI'ICr O'I C'o'.."Jito\~ UIAP 1111 DllfWICT Otl'l" or Sl'lC.IIU. l"'llntOAYIOIIr. _.IIIOIIToi'AnUtOM Alit ro~: .. uu.;QlADI, 01110 25 Februar.y 1953 $BJ"~CT 1 Sighting ot Unidentified Flying Objects in San Diego, California on 17 December 1952 by U. S Naval DnplO)'eee TOt Commanding Oen9ra1 Air Technical Intelligence Center ~1gbt-Pa\terson Air Force Base A'l'rNs ATIAA-20 1. Attached tor your info~ation and any action deemed ap- propriate arc two co?ies of Snot Intelligence Re!:)Ort" fron the lgth OSI District, address~ to Director or Spacial Investieaticns, Headquarters USAF, i'fashinrrton 25 D. c., dated 19 February 195}, aubj'lat as above. 2. No furthsr investip,ative action is contamplated, and the til3s ot the Office of Soecial Inveoti~ations are consid~red clos~ in th:ts matter. ' Attention is invited to par 7 AFR 205-1, lvhich prohibits diaolosure of classified infomation to unauthorized personnel. 1 Incl (in du'!)) Spot Int9l R9t dtd 19 Feb 53 Hq OSI w/o incl D. G. NCRTH Lt Colonel, US.~ District Commander DIPAIIMen OP All NIICI ITAT!IAIIt OfPIC! OP SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS lOX t10. MATWOOO, CAUl'. ST.JBa0'11 S:t&lr'lng ot ~ Objeota ~ 5an D.S.go, Ca'Jifornia, 1. s. i4ftl eapl01 D of SpMlal I."l.,et.J.catio= s..tq..n.w l.Bjl wtveen 1515 acd 1525 hours, 17 Deoe~ 1952, .._fou.r ~ ~; Su:a Diago 52, Cd:li'\'ornl .. , ni~11l two l.~ia:( ttO'b r; tbltir p of O!IJ)1QY:Za8l~ vblob t.hey fl4!,Jteq not oOG'P&lltioaal. f'l;rq !U..ucraft. 2. llm1Iil 'nlia !11atrin ctttoe 15 h reaeli't of a first ~ the U.btr1ot htell1eePOa ~t1o...-, ~lavsnth Uaval Diatriot-, S Diego, o.eco:~pe"121Cid by u :at.t.r oi tr:.waAitt&l .flo~ t.rA u.s. l~Y.Y ~Liotreaica r.abarstorl, Yhiob has tia inclo~ntres the st..ato::a&nw ~ ot t~ to17 coaoern1'13 their s J.Jtitt1:3 or to tqb& o'bJNts bew .. 1515 and 152' , 17leoemlc.r 19$2. 3. ~ Sabt~':'ii v.e Jill4e 'b7 c. ;-. AL1Jlms3, ~lNI=DPJ~ Soiaati.stJ H. 11. '7 EJ..ti'ODlo :loJ..m\iatJ Nm VA;I)~JltOJ, ~laatron'!.o :uch'n'"'J nua A. J. Eleo SeHD\18\ tros lJOl, DuSlding 33, u ~tq Gl.c11cq, vith 3ST81',1l ~ wen ot.but Jet aJroran iA S. T!ll ot the two objwta 'WU ibedo a.~ be.J.Da the ~p11cl ot ~dtdq Jet a'JIOI'att to at. let, t!w tba\ spea.l oz- 6. 'rba abape oi the obj..ota VM deao:ribN oa cigar ebape or d!ao / ........ .._ on <D3e tDe :rut 1\ preeeate4 a obovlP aurface 'Wwaf'da tbeTiever. ,r-~ <""-talcrit.l the objeota aa beiDI rennd bape uell detbta4 at eda 7. W1t4 the ot who atatll oae objeGt. k, a]l tba objeota uuatell brtpt light, bat DOt UOWNGR:\lJE U AT~ ' ,.. DECLASSIF"IE D AFTEit 12 Y.l::.\1 . S?Or .I:.-rar.rsma~iCS , uW 19 Feb 5), S,tbJeota Si~ing or linlden .. i1'11N FlT1Dfl CbJt.a b S Dieso, Calit., vfl 17 Lleo 52, ~Y u. n. raval o:tploye~. I ~. n. size the obJ Mta varied .i'rOo'l rl.ll o~on or o:.l~Ul ~o !lOI't-hM'1l dlnott.., ~ or the obj'IO~ ~.u con31uersd t~ ;... in a ;a.D*rai~ a-.,.-t\le :iee~ ond o! :iortll I.Jla.1~ vapor r,r f'lalll v .. r .ot.ed aalt.ti:l6 :!':'011 t!le ovjea t.a. l:~eir eoune ot night VM CMOI'iblcl ~ beiq ~i~t oot.bDea, Ki"o t~ a~ a.lteratioM iD ,:j'reot,1oo. 'l'~ rl1&4\ or t,!la J ..)t,a .1n tlle Rl'8& vaa ds1or1b11l ~ lebs s!!lOOtla, r.o turbulence npp.aent)J l:.nl.n4 tzsat.~nt.. Ol.ll DO J' (Ala l~IL) llO\Vt'{qR.<\ DED AT , ...