Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Ripley, California, 17 March 1955
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A 1955 USAF sighting report from Ripley, California, describes a round, silver object observed for three minutes. The military investigation concluded the object was likely an aircraft.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a supporting teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on 17 March 1955 in Ripley, California. The sighting involved a single, round, silver object that was observed for approximately three minutes. The witness reported that the object made no sound and maintained a straight and level flight path with no maneuvering, traveling on a heading of 90 degrees before disappearing from sight. The observation was classified as a ground-visual sighting by military personnel. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officer, Captain Clifford E. Drandt of the United States Air Force, was that the object was a 'probable a/c' (aircraft). The teletype message confirms the details of the report and identifies Captain Drandt as the intelligence officer responsible for the assessment.
Round, Silver, no sound. Straight and level with no maneuvering. Traveled out of sight in 3 minutes. Obj heading 90 degrees.
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Official Assessment
Probable a/c.
The object was identified as a probable aircraft.
Key Persons
- Clifford E. DrandtIntelligence Officer USAF