Teddington, England, September 1955September 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 1, 1955, in Teddington, England, a civilian reported observing an elliptical, silver object reflecting sunlight. The object displayed no erratic movements and descended smoothly and gradually. The witness observed it for four to five minutes while driving through a wooded area. The object was 15 degrees above the horizon at true azimuth 9 degrees, then gradually decreased from 15 degrees elevation to true azimuth 2 degrees. The witness was wearing polaroid sunglasses and had clear weather with bright sun and slight morning haze. Three aircraft in London traffic pattern were noted. The Air Force evaluation was Insufficient Data for Evaluation.

Reported location

Teddington, England, September 1955

Date of incident

September 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                          3. CONCLUSIONS
1 Sep 55                         Teddington, England                   [] Was Balloon
                                                                        [] Probably Balloon
5. DATE-TIME GROUP                                                      [] Possibly Balloon
Lower                          4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
GMT: 01/0730Z                  [] Ground-Visual          [] Ground-Radar  [] Was Aircraft
                               [] Air-Visual             [] Air-Intercept Radar  [] Probably Aircraft
6. PHOTOS                                                               [] Possibly Aircraft
[] Yes                         5. SOURCE
X No                           [illegible] civilian                     [] Was Astronomical
                                                                        [] Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION       8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS   9. COURSE        [] Possibly Astronomical
4-5 min                        1                       DW
                                                                        [] Other
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING  11. COMMENTS                            [] Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Elliptical in shape, silver (reflecting sun)                          [] Unknown
no erratic movements, smoother gradual descent.    INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963482