Clearfield, Pa., May 1955May 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On about May 22, 1955, a civilian in the Clearfield, Pennsylvania area reported a single object. It appeared about 50 miles east of an observer post and was watched for roughly two hours. The night was clear with unlimited visibility.

The object was shapeless and changed color from red to white to red. It was about the size of a star at a distance. It seemed to flicker up and down but stayed in the east. It finally disappeared into dense fog. The observer reported that two aircraft passed near the object at different times and that radar did not pick them up.

The Air Force record notes that the preliminary report held contradictory statements. Because of this, officials said analysis and evaluation were impossible.

Reported location

Clearfield, Pa., May 1955

Date of incident

May 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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; UFCB INDEX CARD Sd |
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1. DATE FEE 2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS
Ev) : O Wos Ballocn
- 0 Probably Balloon
‘3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION SEO: Holle di
; o ircraf
Ye li ® Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar a B rolickly Airerals |
CMT. 22/0223 7 agp 10005 O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar | UJ Possibly Aircraft
1 5. PHPTOS 6 SOURGE. 0 Was Astronomical
3 0 Yes OO Probably Astronomical
] DO Possibly Astronomical
A BSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURS WIE al ie
4 To WRB 3 In suffi Cad adi EX a rion
: O Unknown
| |-fpwrox- tuo (2) houes | Ome (1) Stabiomamy
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
‘4 Cne (1) shapeless object, changing {rom red. Contradictory statements in tha prew |
| “0 white to red, the size of a siar at a liminary report make analysis and
diztance, appeared 50 miles east of CCC poat evaluation impossible,
and disappeared into the dense fog two hours :
laters Weather: Clear with no clouds, vis- |
| 1vilitys might unlimited. The object whila | :
; viawed apoeared to flicker up and down but
j remained in the east for the time of sighting |
; Qbservers report two (2) aircraft passed near|
1 object at differsnt times, aircraft not pick
up by radar.
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