May 1, 1952 — George AFB, CA
10:50 a.m. At George AFB [now Southern California Logistics Airport] near Victorville, California, five independent witnesses in the base control tower see a group of five white discs moving in formation for about 30 seconds. The objects appear very maneuverable, seem to almost collide, then break away in a right-angle turn. They are traveling an estimated 900–1,200 mph and are 1,000–1,200 feet in diameter. Four miles away at Apple Valley, California, the base’s wing director of personnel, playing on a golf course, sees one of the UFOs at the same time. [Eberhart]
Blue Book Project Card:
Statement of Observer - Robert Evans:
Statement of Observer - Quackenbush:
Statement of Observer - Derbyshire:
BB Telex:
Sources:
J Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report, pp. 107–109;
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 568, p. 131;
Loren E. Gross, UFOs, a History: 1952, January–May, The Author, 1993, pp. 70-71;
Timothy Good, Need to Know, p. 166;
Michael D. Swords, “Intelligent Motions,” IUR 33, no. 1 (March 2010): 10, 15;
Michael Swords and Robert Powell, UFOs and Government, pp. 147–148;
Jerome Clark, The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed., p. 376;
Jerome Clark, The UFO Encyclopedia, 4th Ed., p. 420;
NICAP, “George AFB / Apple Valley, CA Radar Case”;
