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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6965320

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONBradenton Florida

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l. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
; : O Was Bolloon |
__ 6 January 1955 ___| Bradenton, Florida G Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ——_O Possibly Balloon
cup ‘ eG Ms . : Was Aircroft
Lecal 2000 ESP oo X%& Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar O Probobly Aircroft |
GmMT____O7/0100Z pa EO aT 0 Air Visual OQ Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE G Was Astronomical Voetoor
0 Yes O Probably Astronomicol
OxNo Military (3) IX Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O, Other_____ =
DO Insufficient Dota for Evaluction
QO Unknown

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Light emitted from dark object at
approximately 800-100 feet altitude,
During 10 second observation two
other blinding flashes were emitted
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bright.

1). COMMENTS

Possible meteor,

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