Euclid, OhioMay 1955

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Summary

On May 26, 1955, at 7:55 a.m. EST, a civilian in Euclid, Ohio reported observing a round, white object that remained stationary in the sky for four minutes. The object was described as being 7,200 to 14,000 feet above ground. The witness was one person. The Air Force noted the object's shape was round, its color was white, and it did not move during the observation. The official evaluation concluded the sighting was possibly a balloon.

Reported location

Euclid, Ohio

Date of incident

May 1955

State / country

OH / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
26 May 1955

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 0955Z EST
GMT 26/1455Z

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
4 minutes

2. LOCATION
Euclid, Ohio

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual   Ground-Radar
Air-Visual   Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
stationary

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round, white object stationary.

11. COMMENTS
Possible balloon.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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