Tod Kittredge spherical vehicle and humanoid encounter
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Tod Kittredge reported that a spherical vehicle landed in his back yard on July 16, 1956, splitting a tree, and returned on July 30, 1956, from which emerged small humanoid figures that invited him aboard for a twenty-minute flight.
“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.”
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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
Air Force official stated he believed the incident to be utterly ridiculous; incident was presented on CBS television newscast at the time.
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
Case ID: 1956-USAF-2B29B8
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