Glenavon, CaliforniaJune 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On June 21, 1955, a civilian in Glenavon, California saw a single object. The sighting lasted about fifteen minutes. The object was seen circling.

The object was cigar shaped and reddish, about the size of a dime held at arm's length. Binoculars were used. Visibility was about five miles.

The Air Force record lists the conclusion as aircraft. Officials noted that radio contact was established with the object and it was definitely an aircraft.

Reported location

Glenavon, California

Date of incident

June 1955

State / country

CA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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» v 5 5 f
y Slain, UFCB INDEX CARD \
— SETA AI3S=«UFO0B=185«55 = ~~ |
b 7 | 1. DATE 2. LOCATION | 12. CuURE,LUSIONS |
! | 0 Was Ball |
. Was Balloon
| 21 June 1968 Glenavon, California O Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Foil dial |
WSO ciismmmniiitiianimiiaminsiss 8 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar = Brohukly Airerals |
omT 211202 June 1955 0 Air-Visuadl 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS + SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical |
B.Yes O Probably Astronomical
2 No O Possibly Astronomical
en ARI oi Lc ii BOR GA MN icin bios l
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CRC) | AA SC ;
oO hitb Data for Evaluation
a @] nknown |
_Fifseen (13) Minutes One (1) Circling a
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1) cigar shaped, reddish object the size | Radio contact was established with the
of a dime held at arms length, Binoculars UFOB. Was definitely a/c.
used, visibility, five (5) miles. : : |
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) A

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28962454