Glen Avon, Calif, November 1955November 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 Glen Avon, Calif, November 1955 in November 1955. The full case file (3 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 24.

Reported location

Glen Avon, Calif, November 1955

Date of incident

November 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

Transcribed text

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
12 Nov 55

2. LOCATION
Glen Avon, Calif

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ________
GMT 13/07002

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes

6. SOURCE
civilian (16 yrs old)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
30 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
Appeared and disappeared at same point

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One round obj, size of dime held at arms length, red and white with a small tail. Appeared at 270 degs and disappeared at same point. Noise of a/c attracted observer's attention to obj.

11. COMMENTS
Noise of obj and small trail left by obj in discreet possible a/c sighting.

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

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964191

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People

1ST LT DONALD K. PETERSON civilian (16 yrs old)

Organizations

27TH AD DEF NORTON AFB 670TH ACWRON ADC ENT AFB AIR TEC INT CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB DIR OF INT HQ USAF

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Glen Aron Glen Avon Glen Avon, Calif