Van Nuys, Calif, July 1955July 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 23, 1955, in Van Nuys, California, a civilian observer reported seeing one elliptical, silver object about the size of a nickel at arm's length. The object traveled southerly at a speed faster than a jet, moving from north to south at a forty-five-degree angle of elevation. The sighting lasted ten to fifteen seconds and occurred during daylight hours. The observer reported clear skies with ten-mile visibility and southeast to southwest winds of eight to twelve miles per hour. The Air Force determined there was insufficient information to determine the nature of the object.

Reported location

Van Nuys, Calif, July 1955

Date of incident

July 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: 23 Jul 55
2. LOCATION: Van Nuys, Calif
12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, EX Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Level: GMT 24/0209Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Visual, Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: Yes, No
6. SOURCE: civilian (GOC)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: Ten to Fifteen Seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One
9. COURSE: N to S

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One, elliptical, silver obj size of a nickel at 2 arms length, was seen to travel southerly "faster than a jet."

11. COMMENTS: Daylight, sighting trend to rule out meteor. However there is not sufficient data for evaluation.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28962930