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CASE REFERENCE6959851

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONTwenty Nine Palms Calif

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1. DATE 2, LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
| QO Was Balloon
7 May 1955 Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif, |2 Probably Bolloon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0D Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
sENo Civi lian Ly O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 , Other
| 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One white object was observed at a Possible aircraft,

five degree elevation off the horizon,
It appeared to hang in the sky and then
to disappear to the west. Observer
estimated that object was round &
approximately three feet in diameter,

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1. DATE . i LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
May Twe ty-nine Palms livornia O Was Balloon
a7 1955 ™ ’ Ca ” O Probably Balloon
3 DATETIne GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION] 9 Possibly Bolloon
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Local & Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Radar P= Probably Aircraft
GMT 1955 0 Air Vi sual : 0 Air-Intercept Rador H Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS wee 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
Ne Civilain O Possibly Astronomical
7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other ;
| 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
apprex 2 momites — one (1) western direction? Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

One (1), white, object was observed at a five After checking astronomidal charts,
degree elevation off the horizon. It ap~ it is improbable that observed object
peared to hang in the sky and then to dis-e was a star or any other astronomical
appear to the west. The observer estimated | object. In addition, there are no

that the objectwwas round and approximtely other indications of urmsual aerial
three (3) feet in diazeter. activity in the area of sighting. ‘The
organization which processed this
report was an ACWRON Squadron. However,
from the description of the sighting,
in. conjunction with the weather report

which would preclude a drifting balloon,
it L3 a Seer + -& B-d.be BF. 2. -ari- i

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