Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaJune 1955

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Summary

On June 1, 1955, a civilian Ground Observer Corps member in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania saw a single object. It was a round sphere, silver in color, about the size of a basketball. It was seen to descend from high in the sky toward some railroad tracks.

No further evidence was found later. The intelligence officer of an Air Force squadron stated that twelve other people were present at the time of the supposed sighting. Those witnesses reportedly saw nothing unusual.

The Air Force record lists the conclusion as an optical illusion. Officials said the fact that others saw nothing strongly suggested an optical illusion.

Reported location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Date of incident

June 1955

State / country

PA / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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Bihe 0 | UFGB INDEX CARD | |
1. DATE : 2. LOCATION | 12. coNcLusions |
: 1 Jane 1955 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania QO  Wos Balloon |
; hii: : 0 Probably Balloon
% DATETINEGROUP [4 TYPE oF CasERVATIGN ———————| 0 Rin Ait |
| ii | Suniel CO Grsunds Bede a Bisunily Ayelet |
. cmt 01/1718 Z Jun 55 O Air- Visual O Air-Intercapt Radar |B Possibly Aircraft
1 5. CHEERS ms 8 soe ee J ITINETCEDY Rader O Was Astronomical
iq 0 Yes O Probably Ast mical
{ Ne Civilian (coc Observar) O Possibly Astronami co
4 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE & other Optdeal 111 usion
r 7 O Insufficient Dato for Evaluation |
: not determined ore (1) Falling BL i |
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
3 One (1) round sphers,s silver in color, and The Intelligence officer of the 648th |
1 estimated to be about the size of a basket AGW Squadron stated that there were |
: . Was observed to descend from bigh in the s twelve other persons resent at the |
1 to the vicinity of some railroad tracks, time of the supnosed Sighiing, but they
3 Howsver, no further evidence was later re repodtedly saw nothing unusual, For |
1 covered, | this reason the report Xs strongly |
; ~ suggestive of an opticalmillusion, |
| 3
| AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) : fh ime |
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