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UFO Index Card AISS-UFOB-221-55

📅 15 July 1955 📍 Orlando, Florida (also at Miami and Palm Beach) 📄 UFO Index Card
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A 1955 UFO index card documenting a sighting in Florida of a white object with a brilliant trail. The event was officially concluded to be a meteor.

This document is a UFO Index Card, identified as AISS-UFOB-221-55, documenting a sighting that occurred on July 15, 1955, at 0200Z. The event took place in Orlando, Florida, with additional reports originating from Miami and Palm Beach. The witness or witnesses described a single, large, round, white object that possessed a long and brilliant trail. The object was observed traveling in a straight path from east to west for a duration of sixteen to seventeen seconds. The report indicates that the observation was made by both military and civilian sources, though no photographic evidence or radar contact was recorded. The evaluating authority concluded that the object was likely a meteor. This determination was based on the physical description of the object and the duration of the sighting, which the report states fits the characteristics of a meteor. The final assessment explicitly categorizes the event as 'PROBABLY ASTRONOMICAL'.

This headquarters is of the opinion that the sighting was caused (probably) by a meteorite. PROBABLY ASTRONOMICAL

Official Assessment

This object was also seen by observers in Miami and Palm Beach. In the opinion of the reporting authority the object was probably a meteor. The description fits and the time (duration) of sightings fit. This headquarters is of the opinion that the sighting was caused (probably) by a meteorite. PROBABLY ASTRONOMICAL

The sighting was determined to be a meteor based on the description of the object and the duration of the event.