La Habra, Calif, July 1955July 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 13, 1955, a civilian in La Habra, California reported seeing an oblong, dark brown object moving faster than a jet. The sighting lasted 15 seconds and was observed from the ground during daylight hours. One object was reported traveling northeast at an angle of elevation of 33 degrees before fading out. The object was sighted at 2:49 p.m. with visibility of 25 miles. Two F-2-A aircraft were orbiting Van Nuys Airport in a landing pattern at the time. The Air Force noted insufficient data for evaluation but suggested the sighting might be a conventional aircraft.

Reported location

La Habra, Calif, July 1955

Date of incident

July 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
13 JUL 55

2. LOCATION
La Habra, Calif

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
CMT 14/0249Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
15 seconds

6. SOURCE
civiilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
NE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Oblong. Dark brown. Faster than jet.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possible Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possible Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possible Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Possible a/c, however, insufficient data for evaluation.

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