Cochise, Mew Mexico, February 1955February 1955

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Cochise, Mew Mexico, February 1955 in February 1955. The full case file (6 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 22.

Reported location

Cochise, Mew Mexico, February 1955

Date of incident

February 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6

Transcribed text

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| 1. DATE J . ( LOCATION ( 12. CONCLUSIONS
’ O Was Balloon i
2 Fabruary 1955 | Cochise, New Maxico E: Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION E Passitly Boltoon
\scal — 0 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar 1 iN SN |
GMT 20255 Z | Il Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rador E Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE lo Was Astronomical
0 Yes & & 0 Probably Astronomical !
0 No Miditary student piles E Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Lp Othet eo eee
[Rg [a Ticient Data for Evaluation
Aoprox. 5 minutes 1 | Wto B Nove
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 4 ;
pig Sg object, approx 3izs of basaball Further investigation not dirsotad
at arm's langth, red and white in color and by this Headquarters,
very bright, appeared off left wing for approx .
five mimites; then climbed ab approx five
‘agreed and diaappearsd from visw, at very
hizh speed. Appeared to dim #8 it pulled away,
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) PR
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28961031

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Cochise

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1955 1955-02-01