August 20, 1953 — Nr. Castle AFB, CA
9:05 p.m. The crew of a TB-29 sees a grayish oval object near Castle AFB [now Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center], northeast of Atwater, California. The UFO makes four passes at the plane, then dives vertically as if it consists of two objects. [Eberhart]
CIRVIS Report:
Blue Book Record Card:
FlyObt:
Telex:
Sources:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 982, p. 203;
Lacatski, James T., Colm A. Kelleher, and George Knapp. Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: Initial Revelations. RTMA, 2023, p. 23;
NICAP, “TB-29 Crew Files CIRVIS Report”;
