PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, October 1954October 1954

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Summary

On October 29, 1954 at 1900 hours in the Philippine Islands, a military source reported a UFO sighting. One bright blue object, long and narrow, was observed for 2 to 3 seconds during air visual observation. One observer saw a trail of deep orange sparks coming from the rear end of the object. Sparks were also observed from the front end. The object traveled faster than a meteor. The Air Force concluded the sighting was an astronomical meteor.

Reported location

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 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

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
29 OCT 54
29/1900Z

2. LOCATION
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

3. SOURCE
MILITARY (3)

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2 - 3 seconds

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
AIR VISUAL

7. COURSE
- - -

8. PHOTOS
Yes
No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No

10. CONCLUSION
ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Obj bright blue, long and narrow. One observer saw trail of deep orange sparks coming from rear end of obj. Sparks also obs from front end. Est. traveled faster than meteor.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28960012