50 miles SW of Needles, CaliforniaMay 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On May 21, 1954, at 8:20 p.m., civilians reported a shining large object 50 miles southwest of Needles, California. The object was observed at an altitude of 18,000 to 20,000 feet. The sighting came from a radio report, and radar sites in the area were alerted but did not obtain a radar return. No photographs or physical evidence was collected. The observation was made from the ground and the object's course was not reported. The Air Force concluded the sighting was unidentified.

Reported location

50 miles SW of Needles, California

Date of incident

May 1954

State / country

CA / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 1073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
21 May 54
21/0235

2. LOCATION
50 miles SW of Needles, California

3. SOURCE
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
civilian

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not reported

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
ground visual

7. COURSE
not reported

8. PHOTOS
Yes
No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Shining large object 50 miles SW of Needles at 18-20,000 ft. Radio report - brief. Radar sites alerted - no pick up.

FORM
FTD SEP 43 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28958259