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Yuma, Arizona, January 1955

Date of account
1955-01
Location
Yuma, Arizona
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 1. Yuma,Arizona 口 Was Bolloon 口 ProbablyBalloon 2. South Gate, Calibrnia. 口 Possibly Balioon 17 January 1955 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 WasAircraft yGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 ProboblyAircroft Local D PossiblyAircroft 18/0130Z XXAir-Visual Air-lnterceptRadar GMT. 口 Was Astronomical 6.SOURCE 5.PHOTOS KxProbablyAstronomical Yes 口 Possibly Astronomical Military & Civilian XMNo 9.COURSE D,Other 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1.down 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Unknown 1.2 seconds 2.Southeast one 2. seconds 11.COMMENTS O.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Fron description of the object'$ 1) Round, bright flash of light.Objs course and the duration of through thin overcast. Described as sighting,it is believed that going "straight down" other observers the object was probably a meteof. also saw object. 2) Shape

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