Klamath, OregonAugust 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 15, 1955, at 3:13 p.m., a sighting was reported in Klamath, Oregon. Civilian and military observers saw one ragged object described as the size of a child's head. The object was seen bouncing to the west. The observation lasted 22 minutes or more. The Air Force investigation noted a lack of data in the initial report and insufficient data for evaluation. The official conclusion was listed as Unknown.

Reported location

Klamath, Oregon

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

OR / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 15 Aug 55
2. LOCATION: Klamath, Oregon
12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes] Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [blank], GMT 15/21352
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [checkbox] Ground-Visual, [blank] Ground-Radar, [blank] Air-Visual, [blank] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: [checkbox] Yes, [checkbox] No
6. SOURCE: civilian and military (smd GOC)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 22 mins +
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 1
9. COURSE: West

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: one ragged obj, "size of a child's head", seen to be bouncing to the west.

11. COMMENTS: Lack of data in initial report. Insufficient data for evaluation.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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