Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Stockton, California, 12 July 1955
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AI-Generated Summary
A UFOB Index Card from 1955 documenting a sighting in Stockton, California, by military pilots. The object was identified by local intelligence as a meteorite, likely linked to a previous sighting recorded as ATSS-UFOB-208-55.
This document is a UFOB Index Card (ATSS-UFOB-210-55) detailing a sighting that occurred on 12 July 1955 in Stockton, California. The report describes a single object observed by military pilots for a duration of ten minutes. The object was characterized by a bright flash and an amber-like flame, trailing smoke while traveling in a northerly direction before dissipating. The report explicitly notes that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The investigating Local Intelligence Officer concluded that the object was likely a meteorite. This assessment was supported by comparing the report to a previous sighting, ATSS-UFOB-208-55. Flight 1-C confirmed that the timing of the earlier sighting occurred exactly one minute before the current one, and the similarity in descriptions led the investigators to determine that both reports referred to the same event. The document concludes that the observation by two separate parties at a large distance indicates the object was an astronomical phenomenon rather than an unidentified aerial vehicle of unknown origin.
The fact that the descriptions are comparable also substantiates that they are one in the same sighting.
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Official Assessment
Local Intelligence Officer evaluated this UFOB as probably Meteorite.
The sighting was determined to be a meteorite. The report notes that this sighting was likely the same as the one recorded in ATSS-UFOB-208-55, as Flight 1-C verified the timing of the previous sighting occurred one minute prior. The observation by two parties at a large distance led to the conclusion that the object was an astronomical phenomenon.