Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Kentfield, California, 19 May 1955
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Kentfield, California, reported a fast-moving, round, yellow object on May 19, 1955. The Air Force investigated the incident and concluded it was likely a meteor.
On May 19, 1955, at approximately 0350Z, a civilian witness in Kentfield, California, reported observing an unidentified aerial object. The witness, a housewife, was sitting on the back porch of her home when she observed a round, yellow object, described as being the size of a grapefruit held at arm's length. The object was observed moving very fast in a straight downward trajectory for a duration of ten seconds before disappearing behind nearby hills. The incident was reported to the 23rd Air Division at Hamilton Air Force Base. The 4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron evaluated the report and concluded that the object possessed all the characteristics of a meteorite. Consequently, the sighting was resolved as a probable meteor, and no further investigation was authorized by the organization. The report includes standard project record cards and a teletype message detailing the observation, weather conditions (CAVU), and the specific geographic coordinates of the sighting.
The sighted object has all the characteristics of a meteorite.
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Official Assessment
Possibly astronomical (meteor)
The object was identified as a probable meteor. No follow-up investigation was authorized by the 4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron.
Witnesses
- Mrs. [illegible]Housewife