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Pacific Ocean, January 1955

Date of account
1955-01
Location
Pacific Ocean
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon ProbablyBalloon Pacific Ocean 口 Possibly Bolloon 18 January 1955 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Radar PKProboblyAircraft Ground-Visuol 口 PossiblyAircraft Local NAir-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 19/0810Z D Was Astronomical GMT. 6.SOURCE 口 ProbobiyAstronomicai 5.PHOTOS □ PossiblyAstronomicol Yes Military X&No 9.COURSE Othar. 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 口 InsufficiontDota forEvaluation 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Unknown one 3minutes. 11.COMMENTS 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Probable KC-97 a/c flying in Globular shape.No sound.White opposite direction to observer reddish color as object disappeared. a/c. ATic concurs in reporting Object flew level with a/c. officers evaluation of probable a/c. EXT fm ATIC 209802,dtd 19 Jan S55 IR-4-55 on file in ATIC Repository. No Report in File. ATICFORM329(REV 26SEP52)

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