22 April 1954 14:00
San Nicholas Island, California , USA
4-6 ft long gray cigar-shaped object with pointed nose
USN Seaman Apprentice James B. Stephens, Jr, and Seaman Bernard G. Klein, Jr, while driving a Navy vehicle on base saw a 4-6 feet long gray cigar-shaped object with pointed nose traveling just above the ground on a near parallel course that would not cross the road until far ahead. The object suddenly impacted the ground sending up a cloud of dirt or dust and disappeared from sight. They stopped and searched for 20+ minutes but found nothing. Further USN investigations and radioactivity surveying found no traces. An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft.One star, about 5 feet across, was observed by two military witnesses at a military facility (Klein, Bernard G; Stephens, James B Jr).
Hynek rating: DD: Daylight Discs
Vallee rating: CE1: UFO comes within 500 feet of the witness, but no after effects are suffered by the witness or the surrounding area.
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