Peter Cameron Jones flying saucer sighting, August 1947
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A Los Angeles man reported observing a large silver metallic object shaped like a child's top in the mountains near Los Angeles in August 1947, which took off rapidly when he waved at it.
“In this letter Jones stated that in August of 1947 he left Los Angeles for the mountains and started hiking through the mountains. About 10:00 A. M. he was lying on the ground when he observed about one-half block away from him a large silver metal, greenish in color, shaped like a child's top and about the size of the balloons used at County Fairs.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-08-01
- Precision
- month
- Location
- mountains out of Los Angeles, California
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- large silver metal object, greenish in color, shaped like a child's top
- Size
- about the size of balloons used at County Fairs
Resolution
Subject could not be located; FBI letter suggested it may have been a prank, but report was unverified.
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
Case ID: UNDATED-FBI-0467
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