Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1 June 1955
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AI-Generated Summary
A GOC observer reported a silver, basketball-sized object in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 1 June 1955. The 648th AC&W Squadron concluded the event was an optical illusion after twelve other witnesses reported seeing nothing.
This document is a UFOB Index Card detailing a sighting that occurred on 1 June 1955 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A Ground Observer Corps (GOC) observer reported seeing a single, round, silver object, estimated to be the size of a basketball. The object was observed descending from high in the sky toward the vicinity of some railroad tracks. The duration of the observation was not determined. Following the report, an investigation was conducted by the intelligence officer of the 648th AC&W Squadron. The officer noted that there were twelve other individuals present at the time of the reported sighting, all of whom reportedly saw nothing unusual. Based on this discrepancy, the official conclusion recorded on the card is that the sighting was an optical illusion. No further evidence was recovered regarding the incident.
For this reason the report is strongly suggestive of an optical illusion.
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Official Assessment
Optical Illusion
The intelligence officer of the 648th AC&W Squadron reported that twelve other individuals were present at the time of the sighting and observed nothing unusual, leading to the conclusion that the report is strongly suggestive of an optical illusion.
Key Persons
- Intelligence officer of the 648th AC&W SquadronInvestigator/Evaluator