Valentine, NebraskaOctober 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On October 1, 1955, a civilian in Valentine, Nebraska reported sighting many round white objects. The objects were the size of a dime held at arm's length. They flew in a straight line from northeast to southwest and faded from view after three minutes. The Air Force investigation found the duration of the sighting and straight course consistent with generated aircraft. Multiple objects were reported, and birds were considered a possibility. However, insufficient data was available for evaluation, and the case was classified as unidentified.

Reported location

Valentine, Nebraska

Date of incident

October 1955

State / country

NE / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
1 Oct 55

2. LOCATION
Valentine, Nebraska

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 02/00562

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes
[X] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian (noc)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
three minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
unknown

9. COURSE
NE to SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Many round white objs, size of dime held at arm's length, flew a straight line from NE to SW, objs faded from view after 3 mins.

12. CONCLUSIONS
[X] Was Balloon
[ ] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Other
[X] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Duration of sighting and straight course of objs suggest gen generated sighting. However multiple objs reported. Some indicate of birds as possibility. Insufficient data for evaluation.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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