Burbank, Calif, August 1955August 1955

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Summary

On August 26, 1955, in Burbank, California, a civilian aircraft worker reported observing a round, yellow object about the size of a pea held at arm's length. The object remained stationary for twelve minutes. The sighting was ground-visual. The observation occurred at 1942 hours (7:42 p.m.) on August 27, 1955, according to the teletype. A 34-degree angle positioned the object 116 degrees to the north and 50 minutes west of Burbank. The reporting officer and both the observer and reviewing officer concluded the sighting was generated by a balloon.

Reported location

Burbank, Calif, August 1955

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
26 Aug 55

2. LOCATION
Burbank, Calif

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _______
GMT 27/02407

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual    Ground-Radar
   Air-Visual       Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
   Yes
X No

6. SOURCE
civilain (s/c worker)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
five minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
on e

9. COURSE
stationary

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One, round, yellow obj, size of a pea held at arms length, remained stationary for a period of twelve minutes.

12. CONCLUSIONS
X Was Balloon
   Probably Balloon
   Possibly Balloon
   Was Aircraft
   Probably Aircraft
   Possibly Aircraft
   Was Astronomical
   Probably Astronomical
   Possibly Astronomical
   Other
   Insufficient Date for Evaluation
   Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Description of obj, duration of sighting, observer and reporting officer of opinion that sighting was generated by a balloon. Conclusion Balloon.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963296