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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6965888

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONYuma Arizona

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
2. LOCATION
I. DATE 1. Yuma, Arizona 0 Was Bolloon
2. South Gate, Calibrnia. Gate, Calibrnia, 0 0 Probably Bolloon Probably Bolloon
17 January 1955 17 January 1955 2. South 0 0 Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
3.1 3. XGround-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 000 Probably Aircroft Probably Aircroft
Local Local. 00 Possibly Aircraft
18/0130Z Ai-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
GMT. GMT. 6. SOURCE xProbably AstronomicalM7 D Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS xProbably Astronomical
Yes D Possibly Astronomical
Military & Civilian
XM No XI No NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D, Other . Other Insufficient Data for r Evaluation Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. 1. down 1. down 0
0 0 Unk nown
1. 2 seconds 2. Southeast 2. Southeast
2. seconds one one
11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS object'$
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING From description of the object'$ From description of the
flash of light. Objs course and the duration of of
) Round, Described as
through thin rcast. sighting, it is believed that
"straigl oservers probably a meteof
going the object
also saw object. bulb. Larger than
Shape light
jet. fighter with white phosphor-
ous glow. N sound Originally at
high altitude, then dropped to
40 feet altitude. )
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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B/L, DO #L8, Maywood AF Depot, Cheli AF Sta, ox 3l0, Maywood, California,
2l-373, Subj: Unidentified Flying Objects
mnformants
5D 24-21-165 lst Ind
-Patterson AFB, Ohio 17 February 1955
TO: Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Chio
ATTN: ATIAA-20
Forwarded.
Ps wit
1 Incl ROBERTS P. JOINSON, JR.
n/o Colonel, USAF
District District Comander Commander
DOWNGRADED AT SS 79;
DECLASS
DUD Da Jovl CLF

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UNCLASSIFIED
13D 2l-373 7 February 1955
SPOT LNTELLIOLNCE NEPCRT
SUEPCT: Unidentifiad Flying Objects
LEONARD R. DOLE
LOVELL FLON
WELDON B-2023N - Informants
70: Director Special Imvestigations
Hewdquartars, USAy
Washington 25, D. C.
1. SXNOPSIS:
informants, alleged
flsd object. described the object a3 being in the shape
of a light bul5 and appedred sonowhat largor than ( jet fighter
olane with a white phosohorous ZloN. Giescribed the object
2INTAIL3: On 17 January 1955
southeast at a
very hizh altitude, and a matter of seconds the object dencended
to a low altitude of aprroximately forty (lo)fest, at which time he
was aooroximtely 2oo feet said that the object
disapceared a 3outheasterly dirsction, that it emitted no so und
whatsoever.
Altadena, California, advised that at acpr oximately 1730
17 January 1955 ooserved
UNCLA: ELAR
DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTI
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To
Spot Intalligence (aport, dtd 7 Febriary 55, Suoi: Unidentifiad Flying
Cbjegts, Infornants, @ile
13D 21-373
deseribed the object was
deen by the other two informaats. He stated that the object he
was of the flare type variety and at the time he saw it, it appeared
to be at an altituda or o ome 300 to 500 feet,
4. bythe 13th Distriet
.
ost.
ARTHOR T. CANERN
Colonel, USAF
Ce: to (5 - Info l District Commander
(Condr, bright-Patterson APB
ATTN: ATLAA-20
Air Technical Intellizence Air Technical Intelligence Center Canter
Dayton, Uhis - 2) Dayton, Ohis - 2)
DECLASSIFTHD APTEL TEAEN.
DOD DIR 5200.1G 2

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UFOB INDEX-CARD.
1. 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
January 1955 Yuma, Arizona 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol.. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 18/01302 Jan 55 GMT_ 10/05008n Air-Vi sual B Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0.80 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No Civilian & Military D Possibly Astronomical
7 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Dataf for Evaluation
Two (2) Seconds Two (2) Seconds Cne (1) Straight Down Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Very Very bright object with a long trail of fire bright object with a long trail of fire Trajectory, appearance, and behavior Trajectory, appearance, and behavior as as
wich wich seemed to fade out was observed to fall seemed to fade out was observed to fall rerorted by the aircraft crew, sub- reported by the aircraft crew, sub-
straight dowm. straight down. stantiated by other observers, indi-
cates a probable meteorite. 114
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