WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDADecember 1954

Unidentified

Summary

In 1954, a witness near West Palm Beach, Florida, reported a bright glow in the sky. The card describes a very bright glow with no clear shape and erratic movements.

Later information from the observer was noted on the card. In Project 10073, the Air Force's official record system for unidentified flying object reports, this case was marked as aircraft. The card states the reported sighting was caused by three T-33 aircraft in the area.

Reported location

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Date of incident

December 1954

State / country

FL / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP Ek TYPE OF OBSERVATION ossibly Balloon
x A TA ECR VEE SE Vi | Z {TX Was Aircraft
Local yg + Ground- Visual QO Ground-Radar = Probably to ntith
GMT "5001 SoZ £1) | 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar | O Possibly Aircroft
: 5. PHOTOS J 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical g
i Od Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
; No 8 Possibly Astronomical
JER RING. 1.) Sh Pe TITIAN Ro EE Lee CERT Pe ena
: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE E Te Ys | lon tee Cts NCE CIE RL |
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
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CC seals 1 om mR 5 SRE PARS A FOR
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
j . 7FRY BRICHT GLOW WITH NO DISERNIBLE SHAPE. SUBSEQUENT TYTORMATION FROM THE OBSERVE!
| ERRATIC MOVEMENTS. wR. SHES INDICATED THE REPORTED SICHTIN
WAS STIMULATED =Y THREE T=33 ACFT IN THE
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28960669