Spherical vehicle lands and returns near Van Nuys, California, July 1956
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Tod Kittredge reported a spherical vehicle landing in his back yard on July 16, 1956, splitting a tree, which returned on July 30, 1956 with small green beings who allegedly invited him aboard for approximately 20 minutes.
“Lt. SAUTER stated he had received a teletype from his headquarters, reflecting that TOD KITTREDGE, 1430 Hatteras Street, Van Nuys, California, had reported that on 7/16/56, a spherical vehicle had landed in his back yard, splitting a large tree in two. On 7/30/56, this vehicle returned and on this occasion some little green men emerged from the vehicle and invited KITTREDGE to ride in their ship. He supposedly went up with them for approximately 20 minutes.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1956-07-16
- Precision
- day
- Location
- 1430 Hatteras Street, Van Nuys, California
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- 4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron, Norton AFB
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Spherical
- Duration
- 1200s
Resolution
Incident was reported on CBS television newscast; Kittredge employed as minor technical employee for Columbia Broadcasting System; Air Force investigator considered story utterly ridiculous
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
Case ID: 1956-USAF-D9BA64
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