DOW-UAP-D178, Relatório de UAP Não Resolvido, Ilha de Santa Catalina, 1953

[PAGE 1] 1. DATE - TIME GROUP: 16 November 53, 16/1305Z 2. LOCATION: Catalina, California 3. SOURCE: Military 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 10 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual 7. COURSE: NW 8. PHOTOS: No 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: No 10. CONCLUSION: Astronomical (JUPITER). Movement of object does not coincide with winds aloft. Astronomers at Griffis Park observatory evaluated observation as possibly planets. Angular velocity, unknown. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: Round purplish white object appeared to be stationary in first sighting over Catalina and moved NW toward Los Angeles on a level horizontal path. Source stated that the skies were clear. No irratic maneuvers were observed. Nov 15, Jupiter 5 hrs, 38 min., 45 deg elevation in West. [Stamp: DECLASSIFIED — Authority: NND 923007] FORM FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE). Previous editions of this form may be used. [PAGE 2] [no legible text — reverse side of the record form; only faint bleed-through visible] [PAGE 3] RA084 WPG099 YDC075 XYB233 JWZ C267 BX71 BWD A290 BWDK292 [Stamp: UNCLASSIFIED] [black redacted block] RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPQW 444 DE BWDKW 09 R 171939Z FM HQ COMDR 2347TH AFRTC LBEACH MUNI APRT CALIF TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO JEPHQ/DIRECTOR INT HQ USAF WASH 25 D C JEPQW/COMDR CONTINENTAL AIR COMMAND MITCHEL AFB N Y AF GRNC /[redacted] 0239 UFOB (1) (A) ROUND SAUCER SHAPE (B) SIZE OF A PEA (C) COLOR OF OBJECT WAS PURPLISH WHITE ON FIRST SIGHTING AND FADED TO A WHITEST COLOR REMAINING SO UNTIL ITS DISAPPERANCE (D) ONE (1) (E) NEGATIVE (F) NEGATIVE (G) NEGATIVE (H) NEGATIVE [PAGE 4] PAGE TWOXBJW 09 (1) OBJECT APPERED TO BE STATIONERY IN FIRST SIGHTING OVER CATALINA AND MOVED NORTH-WEST TOWARD LOS ANGELES WHERE IT DISAPPERED FROM VIEW (2) (A) CASUAL GLANCE AT SKY (B) 45 DEGREES ANGLE OF ELEVATION,; ODEGREES AZIMUTH (C) 45 DEGREE ANGLE OF ELEVATION AZIMUTH UNKNOWN (D) OBJECT FLIGHT PATH APPERED TO BE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL (E) LIGHT FADED FROM VIEW (F) TEN (10) MINUTES (3) (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) NEGATIVE (C) NEGATIVE (4) (A) 160505-160515 (B) NIGHT CLEAR (5) TENTH (10TH) AND GAFFEY SAN PERDO CALIFORNIA (6) (A) NEGATIVE [PAGE 5] PAGE THREE BWDKW 09 KB) T/SGT ROBERT J CURRIE 39 POSTOFFICE BOX 294 SAN PERDO 720 HARBOR HILL LOMIPA CALIF AIR FORCE CLERK UNKNOWN (7) (A) CLEAR (B) NW AT 8K 250 AT 10K, 270 AT 14K, 280 AT 12K, 260 AT 28K, 260 AT 50K UNKNOWN (C) CLEAR (D) TEN (10) MILES [handwritten marginal notation: arrow and numbers "270"/"180"] (E) NONE (F) N/A (8) ASTRONOMERS AT GRIFFIES PARK OBSERVATORY AVER AT OBJECTS SUCH AS THESE ARE POSSIBLY PLANETS WHICH APPEAR MORE CLEARLY AFTER RAIN FALL (9) NONE (10) NONE (11) NEGATIVE (12) WITNESS APPEARED FAIRLY RELIABLE DUE TO ASSOCIATION WITH JET AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY WHILE STATIONED AT LONG BEACH AIR FORCE BASE ASTRONOMERS OBSERVATION MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE APPERANCE OF THE SUBJECT 17/2000Z NOV BWDKW UNCLASSIFIED DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10