Tyndall AFB, FloridaJanuary 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On January 5, 1955, military and civilian witnesses near Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, reported one object in the sky. The sighting lasted a few seconds. The object moved toward the southeast.

The object was described as a multicolored light that flashed across the sky with a long trail. It was reported from various sources in and around Tyndall.

The Air Force record listed the conclusion as astronomical.

Reported location

Tyndall AFB, Florida

Date of incident

January 1955

State / country

FL / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

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: i) dicks : UFCB INDEX CARD

1 8 PR . \ e

! ¢ 52 IAN 1955 Zyndall AFS, Florida 8 Jos aaliean

: s ¥10 0 Probably Balloon

1 3 DATE-TINEGROUP | 4 TYPEOF OBSERVATION |O Possibly Balloon

i Local H Ground- Visual O Ground-Rador a Hh

Ek CMT 0 2502 N X Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar | 3 Possibly Aircraft

3 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE [XX Was Astronomical

g QO Yes O Probably Astronomical

g fee? 0 Possibly Astronomical

(VRE 2 No MILITARY CIVILIAN

3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CAE cL EERE RSE NER
3 O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 li SECONDS ONE SE ei

- A RP OU i Oy TO 7 Re Ee Coon me ma ses oon te ER EE ER EA CC
i 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ‘ 11. COMMENTS

3 VARI-COLORYD LICHT FLASHED ACACSS THE SK7, IIJPORTED FROM TARIOUS SOURCES TN AND

3 IONG TRAIL, AROUND TYNDALL,

oo Ba don

EE AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28960837