Capsan Luis, Calif, June 1955June 1955

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Summary

On June 5, 1955, a civilian reported a sighting near Capsan Luis, California. The object was described as long and silver with a nose larger than its tail. It circled and climbed before disappearing as darkness set in. The observation lasted forty-five minutes and involved one object moving upward. The witness was located three miles south of the post and observed the object for four to five minutes before the sky got dark and the object was lost from sight. The Air Force concluded the sighting was possibly a balloon.

Reported location

Capsan Luis, Calif, June 1955

Date of incident

June 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                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
5 Jun 55                         Capsan Luis, Calif             ☐ Was Balloon
                                                                  ☑ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP              4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION         ☐ Possibly Balloon
Local                           ☑ Ground-Visual                ☐ Was Aircraft
UNK                             ☐ Ground-Radar                 ☐ Probably Aircraft
GMT                             ☐ Air-Visual                   ☐ Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                       ☐ Air-Intercept Radar          ☐ Was Astronomical
☐ Yes                           6. SOURCE                      ☐ Probably Astronomical
☑ No                            Civilian                       ☐ Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION        8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE ☐ Other
45 min.                         1                     UP        ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
                                                                 ☐ Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING                11. COMMENTS

Long, Silver, Nose larger than tail.        Possibly Balloon. [illegible]
Circling and climbing. Lost sight of
obj when darkness set in.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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