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CASE REFERENCE6963088

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONYuma Arizona

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

20 May 1955 Yuma, Arizona

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _ 1802 MST

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

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Was Astronomical M@tcor
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GX Possibly Astronomical

XK Ground: Visual O Ground-Radar
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5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE ‘,
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8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS

two seconds _ one

9. COURSE OD , Other a
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O Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ;
Sphere, Purple with leading edge of
orange color, Trailed smoke like

skywriters use. Downward course to
ground,

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11. COMMENTS

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UFCB INDEX CARD

1. DATE a ae 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF O&8SERVATION
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GMT ey 0202Z May 1955 D Air- Visual OD Air-Intercept Radar | Possibly Aircraft
5S. PHPTOS ni i 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
QO Yes O /Probably Astronomical
: Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE x Other POSSLDLY “are
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Two (2) Seconds (ne (1) Straicht Down [2 Unknown
10. BRIGF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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| the UFOB SEEMED $0 go 3traight down trailing

& light colarsd smoke. Object was orange in
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(Two seconds) and the improbability
of further investigation yielding
any further information of valua, no
investigation authorized by this

organization.

Object has the

characteristics of an aircraft flare.

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