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Active leadUseful case file with unresolved ambiguity and room for more corroboration.

Declassified Air Force Files Document Three 1950s UFO Sightings Over Santa Catalina Island

UnknownOfficial docOct 28, 2026, 7:02 AMSanta Catalina Island

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

54

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Live sighting record 85843ea9-7221-4f56-94a1-426a9de74737.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

95% illumination

Waning gibbous — bright sky

Solar window

Sunrise7:09 AM
Sunset6:07 PM
Day length10h 57m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsOvercast
Temperature62°F
Cloud cover90% · Overcast
Wind6 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Context notes

Full/near-full moon (95% illumination)

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Oct 28, 2026, 7:02 AM

Timezone

Pacific Time

Location

Santa Catalina Island

Witness account

Narrative

3 Santa Catalina Island observations. Only one is particularly interesting. But all three were reported and went all the way to the top nonetheless. From 7th Tranche Pursue. submitted by /u/teheditor

Case progression

Timeline

PublishedOct 28, 2026, 7:02 AM

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Linked event

Grouped into the 7th PURSUE Tranche incident dossier.

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Source material

source

Original report

Open

Direct source material from r/UFOs.

telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.