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Carson-Scott Red Bluff Police Encounter

Night of August 13, 1960Corning / Red Bluff area, California, United States

California Highway Patrol officers Charles A. Carson and Stanley Scott reported a luminous object for more than two hours with abrupt reversals, hovering, red-beam sweeps, reported radio interference and a second similar object.

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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689155reported
“California Highway Patrol officers Charles A. Carson and Stanley Scott reported a luminous object for more than two hours with abrupt reversals, hovering, red-beam sweeps, reported radio interference and a second similar object.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Carson-Scott Red Bluff Police Encounter encounter narrative; uploaded PDF pp. 102-104
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Encounter · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-694021disputed
“Section IX reproduces two Air Force replies for Red Bluff: an initial explanation invoking refraction of Mars, Aldebaran and Betelgeuse, followed by a later reply naming Mars and Capella as the most probable sources.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Red Bluff explanation changes and NICAP astronomical critique; uploaded PDF pp. 209-209
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Hall Officials & Citizens Dossier · Hall Phase 04 Source Description

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CLAIM-689133reported
“Hall opens Section VII with reports from police, civil-defense/Ground Observer Corps personnel, public officials and other citizens.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Section opening and witness-category survey; uploaded PDF pp. 102-102
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Red Bluff Police Luminous Object (1960) · Hall Phase 04 Source Description

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CLAIM-689154reported
“Hall records a police teletype narrative, reported radar confirmation and several conventional explanations including aurora, weather balloon and refraction; Carson rejected those explanations in later correspondence.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Red Bluff Police Luminous Object (1960) source description; uploaded PDF pp. 102-104
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Carson-Scott Red Bluff Police Encounter (Night of August 13, 1960): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary