Sonora, Calif, October 1955October 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On October 22, 1955, a civilian in Sonora, California reported observing one trail of light that had the appearance of leaving a trail and faded after being observed for two seconds. The observation was ground-visual. The sighting lasted two seconds and involved one object. The Air Force concluded the sighting was astronomical, specifically a meteor, based on the trail of light and duration of the sighting.

Reported location

Sonora, 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
Sonora, Calif

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 23/00h27

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
civilian (GOC)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
two seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One trail of light, having the appearance of leaving a trail, faded after being observed for a period of two seconds.

10. COURSE
unk

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

11. COMMENTS
The trail of light and duration of sighting suggest an astronomical sighting (Meteor).

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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