Sept. 23, 1951; Nr. Long Beach Airport to Camp Pendleton, and
March AFB, Calif. (BBU)
9:25 a.m. (PDT). 2 F-86 jet interceptors were scrambled from
George AFB, near Victorville, Calif., then vectored by air defense GCI
radar to [a target?] at 33°50' N, 118°40' W (off the coast
about 30 miles W of Long Beach Airport), where the jets circled and
headed E toward Long Beach when an object was seen at 12 o'clock high
position at 7:55 a.m. in a left orbit at about 50,000 ft above the
F-86's, appearing to be a bright silvery aircraft with highly swept
back 45° wings; [the F-86's tried to climb to intercept the object
but it climbed away in response]. Another 2 F-86's were scrambled from
George AFB at about 8:00 as the first 2 were running low on fuel and
were released to return at 8:10-15 when the 2nd flight arrived. The 2nd
pair of F-86's was vectored by GCI radar to 33°20' N, 117°30' W
(Camp Pendleton), arrived there at 8:10 at 43,000 ft [and circled?],
spotted the object at 1 o'clock high back to the N toward Muroc/Edwards
AFB appearing at about 50,000-55,000 ft in a controlled orbit right and
left, appearing as a swept wing aircraft [that sped up when the F-86's
tried to close] and the object was found near March AFB, Riverside, to
the NNW but they broke off intercept because of low fuel at about
8:20-25, landing at 8:45. 3rd flight of 2 F-86's scrambled [at about
8:45??] from George AFB [?] saw the object shortly after takeoff
seeming to be heading S as F-86's made climbing turns up to 43,500 ft
under the round silvery object [at 55,000? ft over the San Bernardino
Mtns. ?] until breaking off intercept at about 9:25 a.m. [A 7th F-86
was scrambled to the S toward Long Beach but the UFO was gone.] (GRUDGE
Rpts. 1 and 2; Ruppelt pp. 94-5)
| Page ID (PID)
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 MAXW-PBB8-1583 |
| Collection |
NARA-Maxwell |
| Roll Description |
Maxwell Blue Book 8
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| Document Code |
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Frames 1583 - 1588, 1596 - 1617