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UFO case file · UFO-28274

Arlington reported light formation observation — December 1955

CE1United States1955-12-01

Arlington, Virginia, United States

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Case description

On or during December 1955, at or near Arlington, Virginia, United States, the source reports the following sequence: PAREN AS ERIGHT AS SIRIUS GNL A CANVS MAJOITS PAREN PAREN D PAREN ONE PAREN E PAREN MORE PAREN PAREN WERE OBSERVED PAREN THERE WERE NO EXPLOSIONS OR CHIPS CNR SPARKS COY TRAIL OR EXHAUST WERE OBSERVED PAREN A PAREN OBJECT OBSERVED PAREN OBJECT OBSERVED HAD NO DISCERNIBLE SHAPE. WHEN FIRST OBSERVED IT I-1AD THE APPEARANCE OF A SLOW-MOVING TAILLESS METEOR. THE COLOR WAS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH A SLOW-MOVING METEOR AND WOULD HAVE PASSED UNNOTICED EXCEPT THAT TH COURSE WAS NOT STRAIGHT. MILES PAREN E PAREN NONE PAREN F PAREN 1015• PARER 8 PAREN NONE• PAREN 9 PAREN NON- PAREN 1 PARN NONE OBSERVED- PAREN 11 PAREN CAPT CLYDE S. It is an "Intelligence Information Report" dated 15 Dec 55 and discusses an "Unidentified Flying Object Report" that was submitted to the Commander, Air Defense Command, Andrews AFB, and Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB. JORDAN, Captain, USAF AFR-200-2 and Message AFOIN-33133, dtd 15 Dec 55 This report, submitted to Commander, Air Defense Command, Andrews AFB, and Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, and serves to transmit a course plot of the object reported in referenced message.

Recorded details

Craft description
Light Formation
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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