Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card AISS-UFOB-236-55
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A 1955 UFOB Index Card documenting a civilian sighting of a silver, elliptical object in Van Nuys, California. The report concludes there is insufficient data for evaluation.
This document is a UFOB Index Card, identified as AISS-UFOB-236-55, documenting a sighting that occurred on July 24, 1955, at 0209Z in Van Nuys, California. The report describes a single, elliptical, silver object observed by a civilian source. The witness estimated the object's size to be that of a nickel held at arm's length. The object was observed traveling from north to south for a duration of ten to fifteen seconds, with the witness noting that it moved 'faster than a jet.' The observation was made via ground-visual means, and no photographic evidence or radar contact was reported. The official conclusion recorded on the card is that there is insufficient data available to evaluate the sighting. A handwritten annotation on the document notes that the fact the sighting occurred during daylight hours tends to rule out the possibility of it being a meteor.
Concur with the Reporting Officer that there is not sufficient data for evaluation.
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Official Assessment
Concur with the Reporting Officer that there is not sufficient data for evaluation.
The reporting officer concluded that there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting. A handwritten note on the card adds that the daylight nature of the sighting tends to rule out a meteor.