18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1

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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2
Intelligence
Hamilton Field, California
4AFDA-3/1208-I
Mar 11, 1948
SUBJECT:
Investigation of Flying Disc.
TO:
Chief of Staff
United States Air Forces
Washing§on, D. c.
ATTN:
Directorate of Intelligence
Air Intelligence Requirements Division
1. Incident reported on 9 March 1948, this headquarters, per
telephone call from S[t. A. M. Larsen, Sheriff's office, Bakersfield,
California.
a. Observation by Mr. Les Buchner, Bakersfield, California,
of t~o objects falling to earth from unknown source on 5 March 1948
between 1610 and 1655 hours. Description of objects simihr to falling
aircraft with smoke and debris trailing. Observation made at Bakersfield
with objects sighted southwest toward Buena Vista Lake, California.
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b. Observation by Mr. Denio, employee of the Pacific General
Electric Company, Bakersfield, California, of two objects which fell to
earth from unknown source north of Bakersfield, California, 8 March 1948.
One object seemed to be on fire with red and black smoke trailing behind.
2. Informant Larsen stated that searching parties, aircraft and
rescue units have made numerous attempts to locate these reported objects
without success.
3. Investigation of incident has been initiated by this headquarters.
Report will follow.
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/s/ DONALD L. SPRINGER
Lt. Colonel, USAF
AC of S, A-2
Information to:
ADC, Mitchel Fld, N.Y.
FBI, San Francisco
G-2, Sixth Army
DIO, San Francisco (12th Nav. Dist)