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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970590

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONCharlestown West Virginia

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1. DATE _ 2. LOCATION «192. CONCLUSIONS
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5. PHOTOS 6 SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE 0. Other... oe
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O Unknown
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16, BRicF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
Round, brighter than sun on Insufficient data for evaluation,
aluminum, Seemed to have flat Possible balloon which was
side, no edges noticeable, No released in area at time of
sound, Sighting or possible a/c,

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1. DATE 112, CONCLUSIONS
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8 Vareh 1955 Charleston, ‘est Virzinia OD Probably Balloon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP . TYPE OF OBSERVATION M Possibly Bolloon
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omT_.08/2162, Marah 1955 _ O Air Visuol D Air-Intercept Rodar {9 Possibly Aircraft
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Uhree to five (3-5) seconds One (1) Stationary

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One (1) round, very bright object, the size of
a softball held at arms length, was noticed in
the sky at a distance estimated at threesfive
The object aonsared "fus27" at times
and seemes to havea no distinct edzes ab any
Observer states the object swerved to
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wiss a cloud. Time of days

11, COMMENTS

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Due to the trevity of the signting and
the improbablility of further investiza4
tion yielding significant data, no ine
vestigation authorized by this orzane
ization (602d ATSSO. ‘The sighted
object has all the characteristics of
a balloon. A check with the Local
weatnaer station revsaled that a bale
loon was released at 0d/21002 Max 55,
forty-six (46) minutes prior to the
Sightings Resolved: Possibly Balloon

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