SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  FORM 8-K
                               CURRENT REPORT
                   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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              Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                              August 25, 1999


               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
                           charter) ALDILA, INC.


               (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
                                  DELAWARE


                          (Commission File Number)
                                  0-21872


                     (IRS Employer Identification No.)
                                 13-3645590


            (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
               12140 Community Road, Poway, California 92064

            Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                               (858) 513-1801

       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
                               Not applicable

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Item 5.           Other Events.
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On August 25, 1999,  Aldila,  Inc. (the  "Company")  issued a press release
(the "Press  Release")  announcing  that the Company  had  received  verbal
assurance  from the U.S.  Department  of Justice that the Company is not at
this time a target of the  grand  jury  investigation  into  alleged  price
fixing by certain producers of carbon fiber and prepreg material,  although
it has been  subpoenaed  as a subject of the  investigation.  A copy of the
Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated  herein by
this reference.

Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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            (a)   Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
                  Not applicable.

            (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.

            (c)   Exhibits.

                  99.1        Press Release dated August 25, 1999.




                                 SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                ALDILA, INC.



Dated:  August 26, 1999          By: /s/ Robert J. Cierzan
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                                     Name:   Robert J. Cierzan
                                     Title:  Vice President, Secretary
                                               and Treasurer







                               EXHIBIT INDEX
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           Exhibit
             No.                           Document
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            99.1          Press Release dated August 25, 1999.