Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card AISS-UFOB-188-55
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1955 report from Samish Island, Washington, documents a sighting of a submarine that was erroneously or procedurally reported as a UFOB. The document confirms the object was identified as a submarine despite its inclusion in the UFOB index.
This document is a UFOB Index Card, reference number AISS-UFOB-188-55, documenting a sighting that occurred on 22 June 1955 at 1100Z near Samish Island, Washington. The observation lasted for thirty minutes and involved a single object. The source of the report is identified as 'Civilian and Military (GOC)'. The document explicitly states that the object was definitely identified as a submarine. However, it was processed and reported as a UFOB because the organization responsible for the index card held jurisdiction over such reports within the continental United States. The card indicates that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was made. The observation was classified as a 'Ground-Visual' type.
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Official Assessment
Although this sighting was definitely identified as a submarine it was reported as a UFOB, which this organization has the responsibility for within the continental limits of the United States.
The object observed for thirty minutes was identified as a submarine.