Washington, D C, October 1955October 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On October 13, 1955, a civilian in Washington, D.C. reported observing a round object the color of cloud with a white vapor trail. The object was moving at high speed. The Air Force recorded one object sighted in a southeast direction. The observation lasted an unspecified duration. No photos were provided. The source was a civilian of unknown name. The Air Force evaluation was insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Washington, D C, October 1955

Date of incident

October 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 13 Oct 55
2. LOCATION: Washington, D C
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [illegible] 0415/2100Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar [ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS: [ ] Yes [X] No
6. SOURCE: civilian (unk)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: unk
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 1
9. COURSE: SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Round, color of cloud, white vapor trail, no sound, moving at high speed.
11. COMMENTS: INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION.
12. CONCLUSIONS: [ ] Was Balloon [ ] Was Aircraft [ ] Was Astronomical [ ] Probably Balloon [ ] Probably Aircraft [ ] Probably Astronomical [ ] Other [X] Insufficient Data for Evaluation [ ] Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963929