December 3, 1948 — Fairfield-Suisun AFB, CA
8:15 p.m. Sgt. Bruce Earlin McFarland, control tower operator at Fairfield-Suisun AFB [now Travis AFB] at Fairfield, California, watches for 25 seconds a round, white light fly with variable speed (200–400 mph) and a bouncing motion, finally disappearing after a rapid, erratic climb to 20,000 feet. [Eberhart]
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Sources:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 144, p. 43;
Donald Keyhoe, The Flying Saucers Are Real, pp. 89-90;
NICAP, “Fairfield-Suisun AFB, Dec. 3, 1948, UFO Report”;