DOW-UAP-D181, Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1949
- Kind
- Document
- Agency
- Department of War
- Incident date
- 4/28/49
- Location
- Catalina Island, California
- Released
- Oct 23, 2026
- Record
- DOW-UAP-D181
The file opens on war.gov, the Department of War's PURSUE site.
WHAT THE RECORD SAYS
The government's own description, as released.
This file contains correspondence from Mr. Percy Wackey of Avalon, California to Mr. Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho. Mr. Wackey relayed that his wife and another individual reported observing six objects over Catalina Island on the night of April 28, 1949. A handwritten annotation and contemporary documentation associated with the letter indicate a conclusion by the U.S. Air Force that the incident lacked sufficient data for evaluation.
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