DOW-UAP-D181 — Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1949
- File
- DOW-UAP-D181
- Agency
- Department of War
- Incident date
- 4/28/49
- Location
- Catalina Island, California
- Released in
- Release 07 (2026-10-23)
- File type
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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Previous: DOW-UAP-D180 — Final Personnel Record for McCoy, Howard M., U.S. Air Force, 1954
Same location: Catalina Island, California
Same period: 1949
Same release: Release 07
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