Hollywood, Calif, August 1955August 1955

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Summary

On August 15, 1955, at 5:34 p.m., a civilian in Hollywood, California reported seeing a round, white object with no trail or sound moving as fast as a jet. The object was observed for three seconds as it traveled north to south at 2,500 feet altitude, moving in an arc before disappearing. A small aircraft was spotted flying in the same general area at the same time. The witness, a 45-year-old house keeper, reported clear skies and ten-mile visibility. The Air Force noted the object was possibly a search light, such as those used in grand openings of stores, theaters, and similar establishments.

Reported location

Hollywood, Calif, August 1955

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
15 Aug 55                        Hollywood, Calif               □ Was Balloon
                                                                 □ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP              4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION          □ Possibly Balloon
Local                           XX Ground-Visual              □ Was Aircraft
17/0340Z                        □ Ground-Radar                 □ Probably Aircraft
GMT                             □ Air-Visual                   □ Possibly Aircraft
                                □ Air-Intercept Radar          □ Was Astronomical meteor
5. PHOTOS                       6. SOURCE                      □ Probably Astronomical
□ Yes                           civilian                       □ Possibly Astronomical
XX No                                                          □ Other_________________
                                                                □ Insufficient Date for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION        8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS    9. COURSE  □ Unknown
≈ 3 seconds                     1                       N to S

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING   11. COMMENTS
Round, white, no trail or sound, as fast as    Meteor sighting.
a jet.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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