Salona Beach, Calif., January 1955January 1955

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Summary

On January 11, 1955, at 12:01 a.m., a civilian observer near Salona Beach and Mt. Laguna, California, reported seeing two unidentified objects. The first object appeared as a light blue ball that split into two parts. The second object was described as oblong with a tail, about pea-sized, with blue and white light, producing no sound and flying straight. The sighting lasted between 5 and 20 seconds. The observation came from ground-visual means. An Air Force investigation noted the objects' behavior and characteristics. The evaluation concluded the sighting was consistent with a meteor.

Reported location

Salona Beach, Calif., January 1955

Date of incident

January 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                          12. CONCLUSIONS
   11 January 1955                1. Salona Beach, Calif.               [] Balloon
                                  2. Mt Laguna, Calif.                 [] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP                                                      [] Possible Balloon
   Local    [illegible]           4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION               [] Was Aircraft
   GMT :12/0145Z                     XX Ground-Visual      [] Ground-Radar
                                     [] Air-Visual         [] Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS                                                               [] Probably Aircraft
   [] Yes                          6. SOURCE                            [] Possibly Aircraft
   XX No                                                                 XX Was Astronomical Meteor
                                     Civilian                            [] Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION                                                [] Possibly Astronomical
   1. 20 seconds                  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS    9. COURSE   [] Other
   2. 5 Seconds                      1-2                     1 north   [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
                                     2 west                  [] Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING                                11. COMMENTS

   1. Shape of ball. Light blue. One                         Description & duration indicate
      splitting to two.                                       meteor sighting.
   2. Oblong w/tail. Size of pea. Blue
      and white light. No sound. Straight
      flight.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28960857