Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Long Beach, California, July 1955
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a red, round object in Long Beach, California, on July 13, 1955. The investigation concluded the object was likely a jet aircraft.
This document is a UFOB Index Card (AISS-UFOB-219-55) documenting a sighting that occurred on July 13, 1955, in Long Beach, California. The report describes a single, round, red object observed by a civilian. The witness estimated the size of the object to be equivalent to a quarter held at arm's length. The duration of the observation was five minutes. Regarding the object's behavior, the report notes that it dropped, then ascended and headed west. The investigating headquarters concluded that the observer likely witnessed jet aircraft. This assessment was based on the fact that the sighting occurred in a location known for heavy aircraft activity and that the visual description provided by the witness could be consistent with the appearance of jet exhaust. To rule out other possibilities, a check was conducted with COC Weather, which confirmed that there were no known balloons in the area at the time of the sighting.
The observer possibly saw jet aircraft. The fact that the observer is located in a locale of heavy aircraft activity and that the description could fit that of jet exhaust, leads this hqs to the above opinion.
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Official Assessment
The observer possibly saw jet aircraft. The fact that the observer is located in a locale of heavy aircraft activity and that the description could fit that of jet exhaust, leads this hqs to the above opinion.
The sighting was likely caused by jet aircraft activity, as the location is known for such operations and the visual description is consistent with jet exhaust.