Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and UFOB Index Card - 15 June 1955
AI-Generated Summary
Two UFO sightings reported on 15 June 1955 in Minnesota and Kansas were evaluated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. Both incidents were officially classified as meteor sightings.
This document consists of Project 10073 record cards and associated teletype communications regarding two separate UFO sightings reported on 15 June 1955. The first sighting occurred near Minneapolis, Minnesota, where a witness observed a round, brilliant green object that turned red, moving from the northeast to the southwest over a period of three seconds. The object reportedly shed small pieces before disappearing. The second sighting, which occurred near Topeka, Kansas, involved a round, green object described as being the size of a grapefruit at arm's length. This object featured a tail, appeared to have surface features similar to the moon, and was observed by a USAF pilot for approximately forty seconds before it appeared to burn out suddenly. The teletype reports provide technical details, including the pilot's flight information, altitude, and weather conditions at the time of the observation. The official evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that both sightings were meteor phenomena. The documentation includes references to a similar sighting, AISS-UFOB-177-55, and notes that no further investigation was authorized for these events.
Both of these sightings have been evaluated by this headquarters as a Meteor Sighting.
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Official Assessment
Both of these sightings have been evaluated by this headquarters as a Meteor Sighting.
The sightings were evaluated as meteor phenomena.
Witnesses
- [illegible]1st Lt1737th Ferry Sqdn, Dover AFB Delaware
Key Persons
- Richard F. WalkerFlight Service Operations Officer