HEYFORD, ENGLAND, October 1954October 1954

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On October 21, 1954, at Heyford, England, a military observer saw one tubular object twice the size of a B-47 fuselage with red sparks trailing behind it. The object traveled at 1000 knots. The observation lasted 2-3 seconds. The initial sighting was at 450 degrees elevation, 315 degrees azimuth, and the object descended to 450 degrees elevation, 135 degrees azimuth. The sighting was made by air visual observation from the southeast. No photos were taken. No physical evidence was found. The Air Force concluded the sighting was a meteor.

Reported location

HEYFORD, ENGLAND, October 1954

Date of incident

October 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
21 OCT 54
21/1952Z

2. LOCATION
HEYFORD, ENGLAND

3. SOURCE
MILITARY
CIVILIAN

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2-3 SECONDS

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
AIR VISUAL

7. COURSE
SE

8. PHOTOS
□ Yes
☒ No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
□ Yes
□ No

10. CONCLUSION
ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Tubular, twice as large as B-47 xfuselage, red sparks trailing. Initial observation 450 elev 315° az flight to 45° elev 135° az.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959920