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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6960306

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONTinker AFB Oklahoma

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
QO Was Balloon
1} May 1955 : O Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP \4 Wee SP iastivanion a ieee) wero
Local _— WsGround- Vi sual 1 Ground-Radar . Probobly Aircraft
GMT 12/03352Z 0 Air- Visual OQ Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
C No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other ee
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Round, 36 inches in diameter, Yellow,
red, with blue streaks behind, Blue
streaks twice as long as object. Esti-
mated speed of 100-150 mph, Flight path
steady with only slight droppage in
elevation. Disappeared as if "burned

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11, COMMENTS

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1. DATE ae ig LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
l/ |Q Was Balloon
2 May 1955 | tinker AFB, Oldahoma_ Wee nonce
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION eee eeeen
E lo Was Aircraft
Local —___._________________ “B Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rador CQ Probably Aircraft
GMT 12 /93352 May 3955 O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes bs Probably Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER Yate 2 Pani O Other
O insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Protably Astronomical
One (1) round, balleshaped object, yellow Description of sighting strongly sug-
red, with blue streaks behind, was observed gests meteor activity.

to streak across the sky from south to north

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