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DOW-UAP-D181, Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1949

This file contains correspondence from Mr. Percy Wackey of Avalon, California to Mr. Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho. Mr. Wackey relayed that his wife and another individual reported observing six objects over Catalina Island on the night of April 28, 1949. A handwritten...

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DOW-UAP-D181, Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1949

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document
Archive path
Release_7/DOW-UAP-D181_Unresolved_UAP_Report_Catalina_Island-1949.pdf
Source agency
Department of War
Event date
4/28/49
Location
Catalina Island, California
Release date
10/23/26
Last updated
2026-10-21
Source file
Open source file

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