DOW-UAP-D179, Air Intelligence Information Report, Catalina Island, 1952
- Date
- June 25, 1952 (report dated Aug. 28, 1952)
- Location
- Santa Catalina Island, California (Camp Fox)
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- Release 07 (Oct. 23, 2026)
- Type
- document
Summary
An Air Intelligence Information Report from March AFB relays that three Boy Scouts at Camp Fox reported a silver "flying saucer" while hiking on Santa Catalina Island. They described it as silent and faster than a conventional jet, making one climbing turn before apparently disintegrating. The report says no reliability estimate could be made and the observers' experience was "probably meager at best."
Note
Second-hand report filed two months after the event; four witness letters (dated 1 Jul 52) are listed as inclosures but are not included in this release.