Steelton, Penn, June 1955June 1955

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Summary

On June 1, 1955, a civilian Ground Observer Corps member in Steelton, Pennsylvania saw a single object in daylight. The observer was always alert for anything flying over the post. The sighting lasted about ten to twelve minutes.

The object was cigar or egg shaped and white. It made no sound. It flew a level path and then faded out of sight. Witnesses noted a naval depot was nearby at Harrisburg, and that some operation there may have been responsible.

The Air Force record lists the case as possibly a balloon. Officials cited the time of the sighting, the changing shape, and the chance the object was a balloon. Because further investigation was unlikely to add useful data, none was authorized.

Reported location

Steelton, Penn, June 1955

Date of incident

June 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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3 Gl 3 Steelton, Penn OQ Was Balloon
4 Qo Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. YYPE OF OBSERVATION lial Al
0 Was Ai ft
Local Al Tones ae ES — 1% Ground- Visual Wl Ground:-Radar 0 Brabally Aiveratt
emt. © b/ mae SGT . 0 Air-Visuadl 0 Air-Intercept Radar Biz Possibly Aircraft :
: 5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
: No Ben v (Gon) : fein a 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0,
4 A 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 min. au Unk 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SER 11. COMMENTS : Ri
Cigar shaped obj. No sound. Vhite. Possibly af Ce
Level T1t path. Obj faded out of sight. |
/ ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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