Detroit, MaineJanuary 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On January 31, 1955, near Detroit, Maine, an observer reported a bright object in the sky. It looked like a bright blue-white star. It was about the size and shape of a small circular saw, with sharply outlined edges.

The object did not explode, break up, or give off smoke or exhaust. It did tend to flicker at times.

The Air Force agreed with the investigating officer that the sighting was probably caused by the planet Venus. The case was evaluated as Venus.

Reported location

Detroit, Maine

Date of incident

January 1955

State / country

ME / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

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| en UFCB INDEX CARD
| CL DATE: cos wt 14 2.-LOCATION . .. 12. CONCLUSIONS :
| y = ‘Was Balloon i
| 31 Jamary 1955 Detroit, ¥aka yl = be kil) pdiom :
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP : 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION | Sed ph fn ase
boot] cs. le DO Ground:Visudl O Ground-Rodor £ I dd | AS
| GMA ? - ot 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 1d Possibly Aircroft
5. SHEE 6. SOURCE of os Astronomical ’
0 Yes x Probably Astronomical !
| a Ne : Fis ke Possibly Astronomical ;
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 8 I irate
+ g 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation :
& & ¢ Elto Wy changing Lk Unknown
TREE el) see tee | 1)
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object resembled a bright blue-shite atar, Concur with the cenclusions of the
generally the size and shape of a four foob investizating officax that thess x
cirenlar szw, The edges of the objzci wars sightings were probably caused by %
snarply outlined, The object did not expleda,| the planet Venus, :
break up, or give off smoke or exhaust of any ! ’
although it did tend to flicker at times, ” 3a S
EVALUATION VENLIS i
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) ii ae

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