ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., November 1954November 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 12, 1954, a civilian near Atlantic City, New Jersey, reported a brief sighting in the sky. The observation lasted about one second.

The object was described as spherical and green, with a very short tail. It exploded in a green flash.

The Air Force marked the case as probably astronomical. The record noted that the people who saw it believed they had seen a meteor, and the reviewing officer agreed. The card also stated that a one second sighting was not enough to warrant a follow-up investigation.

Reported location

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., November 1954

Date of incident

November 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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1. DATE, for | 22 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS !
0 'Wos Balloon :
12 OV 1954 | ALANTIC cITY, N.J. 8 Probably Balloon |
"3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 2 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Possibly Ballsen
| Local i ems Vi gem 0 Ground-Rador a Probably Airerafs
GMT | Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes XX Probobly Astronomical
2 No CIVIL: TAN MILITARY = Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION * NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE E A TER
{ O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown
L 1_SECOND THO s
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| SPTERICAL, GREEN, VERY SHAORT TAIL, EXPLODED SOURCES WHO SAW THIS BELIEVE THEY SAW
IN GREEN FLASH, A METEOR, I'LL GO ALONG WITH THAT,
| ; ONE SECOND SIBHTING IS INSUFFICIENT TO
| ) WARRANT A FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION,
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) J hy
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