Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFO Index Card — Palm Beach, Florida, July 1955
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A 1955 UFO Index Card documenting a sighting in Palm Beach, Florida, which was officially evaluated as a probable meteor.
This document is a UFO Index Card (AISS-UFOB-222-55) detailing a sighting that occurred on July 15, 1955, in Palm Beach, Florida. The witness, described as reliable, reported observing a single conical, white light with a tail exhaust. The object was seen moving smoothly from an ESE to WNW direction, appearing at a 10-degree elevation at 130 degrees and disappearing at a 10-degree elevation at 310 degrees. The observation lasted between ten and fifteen seconds. The report notes that this sighting was originally associated with another report from Orlando, Florida, at 0200Z on the same day. However, the investigator concluded that if the reported times are accurate, the observer likely witnessed a different object. Based on the duration and the object's movement across the sky, the investigator determined that the phenomenon was likely astronomical in nature, specifically a meteor.
In the opinion of this [investigator] the observer probably saw a meteor.
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Official Assessment
In the opinion of this [investigator] the observer probably saw a meteor.
The sighting was initially linked to a report from Orlando, Florida, at 0200Z on the same day. The investigator suggests that if the times are correct, the observer saw a different object. Given the duration of 10-15 seconds and the path across the sky, the object was likely astronomical in nature, specifically a meteor.