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What did three scouts see over Catalina?

A 1952 Air Force report on three boys at summer camp, released in October.

One summer hike

Three scouts were hiking in the Catalina Mountains on June 25, 1952, at summer camp.

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scant and, at best, plausible

Air Force intelligence report on the boys' testimony

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The file stops short

The officer did not assess whether the boys' account was credible.

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Sightings in the file

Jun 25, 1952

Three scouts see a silver object break apart

Nov 16, 1953

Round, whitish-purple object seen over Catalina

1955

Officer cites a possible astronomical explanation

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What is still unknown

In 2024 the Pentagon's UFO office found no verified evidence of extraterrestrial activity.

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The boys' testimony, the officer's reservations and the 1953 sighting, in full.

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