Klamath, OregonMarch 1955

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Summary

In March 1955, two separate observers in Klamath Falls, Oregon reported seeing an unusual object in the night sky. Both witnesses described a cigar-shaped craft approximately 30 feet long. They said it was silver and green in color, sometimes turning blue and red. The object was traveling southward at an unknown altitude. One observer watched it through binoculars and noted that clouds began at 3,000 feet.

The two reports contradicted each other on key details, including the object's size and color. The Air Force investigation was limited and produced no significant results. No correlation was found with radar data or weather patterns. The file notes that a low-flying civilian aircraft was reported near Medford, Oregon at 24,000 feet heading southwest, though the time was unknown.

The cause of the sighting remained unknown. The full case file, consisting of 12 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Klamath, Oregon

Date of incident

March 1955

State / country

OR / US

Page count

12 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

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; : UFCB INDEX CARD | |
] al ! ASR LEA RR BIE RO a CL A SRLS CSANI
4 I. DATE ( [ 2. LOCATION ( | 12. CONCLUSIONS
2. i :
: i $ ) re Nas 0 Yos Balloon
| L357 Maren 1955 {lamath, Cragon 2 Probably Balloon
| ae ro OF OBSERVATION 19. Raksibly Balloon |
: 0 Was Aircraf
Local Fe 3 Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Probicly Alrcraft
b ant. AS/02212 far 55 | O Air-Visudl (®] Air-Intercept Radar |B Possibly Aircraft J
i 5. PHOTOS RE 6. SOURCE Rar Astronomical
0 Yes EB" Probably Astronomical
) p 4 No Civilian ; Be Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION j 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE SINR ta
§ [io Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 lve (3) Minutes Cne (1) Couthersly 7" Unknown
3 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1) cizar shaped obisct, approximately Tuo (2) ceparate reports vers racalved
] thirty (30) feet in length, silver and green en this sighting and both reporis
4 in color, chanzing to red and sometimes bluse contradicted cach other on sae data,
4 was cbserved to be traveling south at an unk 1e2sy size, color. Poth reports Iron
altitudes Observer observad object thea eizht the Same source, A limited phons 4
by JAfty (3x50) binoculars. Clouds starting investigation was conducted with/3izn
; at three thousand (3,000) feet. ificant results, The cause oi this
J clzhtdng is unknown. Ilo correlation
with radar or weather. A low flying
civilian aircraft was reported at
1 Uladford, Oregon ab an altitude of 24000
i fazek, heading south-west. Time: Unk.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28961511