Released record DOW-UAP-D181 · PDF

Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1949

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Department of War / Catalina Island, California

Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1949

File
DOW-UAP-D181
Agency
Department of War
Date
28 April 1949
Place
Catalina Island, California
Format
PDF

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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Description from the US Department of War’s PURSUE release, public domain. Released in tranche 7, 23 October 2026.