Altoona, Penna, September 1954September 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 26, 1954 at 8:24 p.m., a civilian in Altoona, Pennsylvania reported seeing one unidentified object. The sighting lasted three minutes. The object was round on top and flat on bottom. It flew parallel with a US Air Force DC-6 aircraft for one minute, then pulled forward at tremendous speed. Observers at 19,000 feet reported the object traveling at 382 mph. The Air Force noted the object could possibly be a jet aircraft, but the report lacked details about how it disappeared or what it looked like. The conclusion was insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Altoona, Penna, September 1954

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
26 September 1954
27/0204Z (Night)

2. LOCATION
Altoona, Penna

3. SOURCE
Civilian

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
3 Minutes

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Air Visual

7. COURSE
East

8. PHOTOS
□ Yes
X No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
□ Yes
X No

10. CONCLUSION
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Round on top, flat on bottom. Object flew parallel with acft for one minute, then pulled forward at tremendous speed. Observers a/c at 19,000 ft, 382MPH.

Possible jet a/c, however information did not include manner of disappearance or description of object

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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