San Francisco, CaliforniaMarch 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On March 18, 1955, at night, a civilian in San Francisco, California, reported one round, pinkish-orange object. It was about the size of a pin head held at arm's length. The object arced across the sky from northwest to northeast over about 20 seconds. The weather was foggy.

The observer did not see the object disappear.

The Air Force said the short sighting time and sudden disappearance suggested a turn in the flight path of a jet, possibly the afterburner of a jet. The case was listed as possibly aircraft, and no investigation was ordered.

Reported location

San Francisco, California

Date of incident

March 1955

State / country

CA / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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d PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
Rr Er RR REG aT it (EG PNB XVI WOE BA SOR bh CE aad
1. DATE | 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
so : $ fy : 3 Vas Bolloon
18 March 19355 San Francisco, California [0 Probably Eclleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. YYPE OF OBSERVATION —| 8 Possibly Balloon
x A JAP : t 0 Was Aircraft
By RAT a SR A Bf Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rudar 0 Probably Aircrafs
TL pe BFA ERE Aa 0 Aire Visual 0 Air-Intercopt Radar |X Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Bap 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
HAHNo Clvi lian 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF DBBERVATION |B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE |O ,Otheteooco oo oo
(} Ran Data for Evaluation
d is ww |O Unknown
twenty seconds one arc NW to NE i
16. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING i COMMENTS
One round pinkish-orange ohject, size The short sighting time of the
of pin head held at arms length, UFQ and sudden disappearance
arced across the sky from NW to NE. suggests a turn in the flight
Observer did not sce it disappear, path of a jet a/c. Possibly the
Weather was foggy. Sighting at night,:afterburner of a jet, No inves-
| : tigation authorized.
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| ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28961591