Sacramento, Calif, August 1955August 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 2, 1955, a civilian in Sacramento, California reported seeing an egg-shaped, flat amber object about the size of a pea. The object appeared in the south, moved southwest, and disappeared overhead. The witness observed it for 45 seconds through binoculars. The Air Force investigated and concluded the sighting was probably caused by the exhaust or after-burner of a jet aircraft. The amber color and flat, egg-shaped appearance when viewed from certain angles matched what jet exhaust would look like.

Reported location

Sacramento, Calif, August 1955

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                      12. CONCLUSIONS
2 Aug 55                        Sacramento, Calif              [] Was Balloon
                                                               [] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP              4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION          [] Possibly Balloon
Local                           X[] Ground-Visual              [] Was Aircraft
GMT 23/0510Z                    [] Ground-Radar                [] Probably Aircraft
                                [] Air-Visual    [] Air-Intercept Radar  [X] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                       6. SOURCE                       [] Was Astronomical
[] Yes                          civilian                        [] Probably Astronomical
[X] No                                                          [] Possibly Astronomical
                                8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION        one               [] to SW to overhead[] Other
45 seconds                                                      [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
                                                                [] Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
'ne egg shaped, flat amber obj, size of a pea  11. COMMENTS
id at arms length appeared in the south, went  Exhaust or after-burner of jet aircraft
sth-west, and the disappeared overhead.         would account for amber color of obj.
observed thru binoculars.                       Duration of sighting also compared to
                                                time a jet would take to cover distance
                                                indicated. Seen from angle 'round jet
                                                exhaust gases would appear egg shaped
                                                and flat. Sighting possibly attributed
                                                to jet exhaust or after-burner.

FIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 55)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963237