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RESTRICTED A report received at Fairfield-Suisun tower from McClellan Airfield Tower at Sacramento stated a report was received from Sacramento Air Depot C-47 #7488 flying near Rosedale, Calif. to the effect that an object was sighted at 1925 P.S. time trailing several colors of flame with red and green predominating. It was traveling at very high speed and low altitude eastward toward some hills at approximately 38°50' N, 121° 02' W. McClellan tower asked the pilot to investigate and at 1958 the pilot reported a small fire at 38° 50' N and 120° 53' W which became considerably larger. Fairfield tower requested a local night flying C-47 to also investigate the fire for possible aircraft accident and the pilot reported over the fire at 1937 P. S. time at a position of 38° 50' N and 120° 53' W. The fire was burning in a triangular shape over a small area and went out at 2155. Two particular points in the fire seemed to burn with a bright blue-green flame RESTRICTED 199