Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Van Nuys, California, 23 July 1955
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A civilian reported a fast-moving, silver, elliptical object in Van Nuys, California, on July 23, 1955. Military authorities concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on July 23, 1955, in Van Nuys, California. The report details a sighting by a 23-year-old piano teacher who observed a single, elliptical, silver object. The witness described the object as appearing to be the size of a nickel held at arm's length. The object was observed traveling from north to south at a speed described as 'faster than a jet' before it faded out. The duration of the observation was between ten and fifteen seconds. The report notes that the weather conditions were clear with ten miles of visibility and a light wind from the southeast. The investigating officer, 1/LT Louis F. Ganskow of the 669th ACWRON, noted that while the daylight conditions helped rule out a meteor, there was insufficient data to reach a definitive conclusion regarding the nature of the object. The report was transmitted to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further evaluation.
One, eliptical, silver obj size of a nickel at arms length, was seen to travel southerly "faster than a jet."
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data for evaluation.
The sighting occurred in daylight and the object was described as a silver, elliptical object the size of a nickel at arm's length. The observer reported it moving southerly at a speed faster than a jet. The report notes that the sighting conditions rule out a meteor, but there is insufficient data to determine the nature of the object.
Key Persons
- Louis F GanskowSenior Director