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Van Nuys, California, May 1955

Date of account
1955-05
Location
Van Nuys, California
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Bailoon 19 May 1955 Van Nuys, California 口 Probably Ballcon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION NGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 19/1935Z 口 Probobly Aircroft Air-Visual D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronoinicol DYes 口 Probably Astronomicai XCKNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other 口 lnsufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown 4or 5 minutes one north 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Extreme delta, Silver.Seemed to roll Possible a/c. while in flight.High speed. Rolled out of sighti. ATIC FORM329(REV 26SEP 52)

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