Danville, Calif, August 1955August 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 1, 1955, near 8:27 p.m. local time, a ground observer at a post in Danville, California reported one bulbous object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The object was ruby red, redder around the edge and red-orange in the center. It was seen through 7 by 50 binoculars at dusk. It passed through about a 40 degree arc and faded from view in less than one minute. Weather was clear with unlimited visibility.

The Air Force noted the report was vague. Officials listed it as a possible meteor or possible aircraft and concluded there was not enough data for a firm evaluation. A 1958 letter shows the witness wrote in years later, and the sighting was added to the files.

Reported location

Danville, Calif, August 1955

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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A PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD {.!
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Boll
1 Aug 55 Danville, Calif a Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION SR cba Moth
O Woes Ai fe
CE REAR SR OREN A ae Q Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a Probably Aircraft
emt 02/03272 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercopt Radar |0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOU O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
£xNo 8 O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Race ecu sian:
i ie [T
less than 1 nin 1 hah oto for Evaluation
E  |10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ER TE EE
Bulbous, ruby color, faded from view, Possible meteor although description is ;
passed through 40 deg arc in less than vague. Possible a/c. Insufficient data |
: one min. for evaluation. :
"ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963052