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UFO Index Card — Cochise, New Mexico, 2 February 1955

📅 2 February 1955 📍 Cochise, New Mexico 📄 UFO Index Card
CochiseNew Mexicomilitary student pilotspherical object1955

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TL;DR

A military student pilot reported a bright, red and white spherical object near Cochise, New Mexico, on February 2, 1955. The sighting lasted five minutes before the object departed at high speed, resulting in a conclusion of insufficient data.

This document is a UFO Index Card recording a sighting that occurred on February 2, 1955, in the vicinity of Cochise, New Mexico. The report was provided by a military student pilot. According to the witness, a spherical object, described as being approximately the size of a baseball held at arm's length, was observed. The object was noted for being very bright and colored red and white. It appeared off the left wing of the observer's aircraft and remained in view for approximately five minutes. During the observation, the object traveled from west to east, eventually climbing at an angle of approximately five degrees before disappearing from view at a very high speed. The witness noted that the object appeared to dim as it pulled away. The report indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official conclusion recorded on the card is that there was insufficient data for evaluation, and the document explicitly states that no further investigation was directed by the Headquarters.

Further investigation not directed by this Headquarters.

Official Assessment

Insufficient Data for Evaluation

The sighting was reported by a military student pilot. The object was described as a bright, red and white spherical object that remained visible for approximately five minutes before climbing and departing at high speed. No further investigation was directed by Headquarters.