Rialto, Calif, October 1955October 1955

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Summary

On October 22, 1955, a civilian controller at a station in Rialto, California, reported seeing an object that looked like a meteor with fragments falling. The object appeared blue white and showed a bright flash of light. The sighting lasted three seconds. The object was observed at night from 5,000 to 15,000 feet altitude, moving north-east at 15 to 30 knots. The Air Force investigation was closed before investigators could obtain additional information. No formal evaluation conclusion is indicated in the available documents.

Reported location

Rialto, Calif, October 1955

Date of incident

October 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
22 Oct 55

2. LOCATION
1. Rialto, Calif  2. Monrovia, Calif

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
GMT 1:23/0215Z  2:23/0217Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual     Ground-Radar
   Air-Visual       Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
   Yes
X No

6. SOURCE
Civilian (GOC)

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
unk

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
3 seconds

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
1. Blue white, obj looked liek a meteor w/fragments falling. Obj appeared to explode w/fragments falling. 2. White, bright flash of light.

12. CONCLUSIONS
   Was Balloon
   Probably Balloon
   Possibly Balloon
   Was Aircraft
   Probably Aircraft
   Possibly Aircraft
X Was Astronomical Meteor
   Probably Astronomical
   Possibly Astronomical
   Other
   Insufficient Data for Evaluation
   Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Meteor sighting.

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