Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1955

-- .. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 15 March 1955 Avalon, Catalina Isle O -.........=<..:::.:.---------''-4-.- TYt..LIP.lE'1.o""F.lllOt.18.a.S_,.E_R.lV.._A~TulO~ Na..,1u.A._......,_Llot.. ___, 0 3. DATE·TIME GROUP 7. Wo1 Balloon CONCLUSIONS P,obobly Balloon Possi bl y Bolloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possi bly Aircraft Was Astronomical Meteor LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other·--------­ lnsuHi cient Doto for Evaluation Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round. Changed from orange to r ed . Very bright. Fell s traight down. ATIO FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52} Probable meteor. Authority: NN0923007 2. LOCATION 12. C IA..\ ,ift:.,,,,, ~ 0 Local •~round-Visual O Ground-Radar GMT unknown 0 Air-Visual □ Air-Intercept Rado, ~==:::=::::::::::::::::=====--.JL,_~~~'..'__--~~~~~~ s. PHOTOS 6, SOURCE 0 Yes 0 1 __...a.u,..;,________l-....,..Ji,ta.Lil....."-8.U...---,--------1 9. COURSE 11. COMMENTS 0 O 0 a 0 D 0 , □ 0 . . •' 1 . .;'[)ATE . ' ... 2, LOCATION . 12. CONCLUSIOttS I lS M..oh 19SS Catalina Isle, California 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Bal loon " 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bal loon 3. DATE•TIME GROUP Local ' Ground-Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodar □ Was Aircraft l;/2231 Z var SS □ P robobl y Ai rcroft GMT 0 Air-Vi suol □ Air-Intercept Rodar □ Possibly Aircraft s. PHPTOS , 6. SOURCE □ Was Astronomi col ~ Yes Civilian Vr robobly Astronomical No Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE □ Other □ Insufficient Doto for Evaluation approx 2 aeoonda one (l) etra1ght tlon □ Unknown 10. 'tr~ t~'f~.1~;H~3z-ox the Id.a• ot a Dickel 11. iOM~~ oa ut.ronanioal, but due to the held ab _..,• length, ..,_.7 bright and crane• brnit7 of the lighting, no fvt.h• in colar, wu observed to fall straight inveat!.gation wu d..ecl wcrth11hile bJ' down i n the uoim.t7 ot Catalina Iale. thia argan1sat1on (h602d AISS) A-ISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 5'4) .... -1/e z • COC 67 TH P.C'~0.1 c;p~DRO CALIF JTT?J3/CCC .7Tl'. AD DE:~ NORT0:1 AFB CALIY • J:ZD:::1corD? ADC LJT A-:'J CCLO JED·:p/co:.DR P.IR TEC}-! I NT c:n ";!F.IG}'T- P,C\TTE: SO" AFB OHIO • JEP::f"\/CO 'DR DiR OF I':T HQ 'SP.F f.\SH 25 DC • IU:CLfSSIYI:"'J ~, T:C' C- 1 PD L ACCORD 'ITH A::R 2 - 2 PI.R 7D C''/1. • ,.,..."..,... -:or o-:: UNID FLY OEJ !. - FOL,... IS SUB" CL ' • • A. JLST ·:: ?P:J TO ''OTI CE ~ . LL AT 34 C. 1 AT 3.'.. D. STRA I G' T • OUT OF sI "'l{T -:: • r·c s:coi'DS • • I G.. T • A. :AKER llGG 3?2 AVl'.'LOI, GATAL1. A TSL_ A. Cf-~R, PAUi., j . 222 n-~scA.:so ST, 'BOX 62- AVALO ', :&: ON"' 5-5L.3 OCCU? • • • • • . .. D 0 ;; 0 • : ~ .. ~ e ; C ... 27 -s::< 40A 2: - 70'.( 801\ 27 - 3 K c . l'NLPlITED D. u:rn:sTRICT:D a e : ,=:. w ~ " . 0 .. • • ~ :1. A. FLIGHT PATH AND L1]~GTE OF TIME I!~ SIGl'T, St:GG::ST ':-'OB 1.-JAS • PROBABLY l1. MET:i:OR. BRANT ' C!..IF~o::r E. CP.?..,.IP.!: l.'SAF L:TELLrc:z::cz OFFic::1 • A. NO.lE • ,... lJZ £S6\ 'MVv\ 91 60 = • N\ • • • • • • • • • • • • xe ~8~2JBA1:_JBD 2: -· ~