California amoeba-shaped undulating object
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A retired Army colonel near San Pablo, California observed a large undulating amoeba-like object with appendages that seemed to flap, traveling nearly due east at very high speed for an unknown duration on September 23, 1948.
“While watching an Army bomber which was flying rather low, Col Eakins observed above and going nearly due east an unknown object. He described the object as being approximately the size of a large four-engined bomber. It appeared undulating in shape resembling an amoeba with 3 appendages forward and 2 aft which seemed to be flapping or oscillating while the center portion remained stable.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1948-09-23
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Castro's Ranch - 4 miles due east of San Pablo, Calif and 4 miles South of Pinole, Calif
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- undulating amoeba-like shape with appendages
- Size
- approximately the size of a 4-engine bomber
Source document
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF WAR
File: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233
Case ID: 1948-DEPARTMENT-FC16A5
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