Glenavon, Calif, November 1955November 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 18, 1955, a civilian in Glenavon, California reported seeing a round, red object low in the sky. The object was very high in altitude and faded out of sight. The observation lasted one minute. One object was sighted, moving west. The source was a civilian observer. The witness was an 18-year-old student. The sighting occurred during daylight hours with clear skies and visibility of 15 miles. The witness believed the object was a U.S. aircraft headed to Los Angeles on a G-5 airway. No Air Force evaluation is marked on the record card.

Reported location

Glenavon, Calif, November 1955

Date of incident

November 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 18 Nov 55
2. LOCATION: Glenavon, Calif
12. CONCLUSIONS: [boxes for Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown - all unchecked]

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 19/0710Z GMT
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual checked; Ground-Radar unchecked; Air-Visual unchecked; Air-Intercept Radar unchecked

5. PHOTOS: Yes, No/No checked
6. SOURCE: civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 1 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 1
9. COURSE: W

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Round, red low, very high, faded out of sight.
11. COMMENTS: Poob s/c.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964208