Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Orville, California, 20 May 1955
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A civilian reported a stationary, silver, round object in Orville, California, on May 20, 1955. The military investigation concluded there was insufficient data for a definitive identification.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial object in Orville, California, on May 20, 1955. The witness reported observing a single, round, silver-colored object that appeared to be the size of a silver dollar held at arm's length. The object remained stationary for a duration of five seconds before fading from sight. The observation was made via ground-visual means. The report notes that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official evaluation, conducted by the 4602d Air Intelligence Squadron (AISS), concluded that due to the brevity of the sighting and the possibility that the object was a balloon, no follow-up investigation was warranted. The final assessment explicitly states that there is insufficient data for a proper conclusion or analysis.
One round, silver object, size of a silver dollar held at arms length, was observed to be standing still for a period of five seconds. Object faded from sight.
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Official Assessment
Due to brevity of sighting and possibility of sighted object being balloon no follow up investigation. However, final evaluation that there is insufficient data for proper conclusion.
The object was observed for five seconds and then faded from sight. Due to the lack of data and the possibility that the object was a balloon, no further investigation was authorized.