Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Council Bluffs, Iowa, 5 Nov 55
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This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype report detailing a 1955 sighting of a flat, round, jet-sounding object by teenagers in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
On November 5, 1955, at 1443Z, a group of 15-year-old civilians in Council Bluffs, Iowa, observed an unidentified aerial object for approximately 30 seconds. The witnesses described the object as flat and round, with an orange and silver appearance. When held at arm's length, the object appeared to be the size of a basketball. The observers noted that the object produced a sound comparable to a jet aircraft, yet it exhibited no visible exhaust or special features. The object traveled from the northwest to the east at an extremely high rate of speed. The sighting occurred during the day under cloudy weather conditions. Military reports from the 789th AC&W Squadron in Omaha, Nebraska, were forwarded to various commands, including the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card suggests the object was a possible low-flying jet aircraft.
One flat, round obj, size of basketball held at arms length, attracted the observers' attention to it by sound, which was comparable to a jet.
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Official Assessment
Possible low flying jet a/c
The object was observed by a group of 15-year-old civilians. It was described as a flat, round, orange and silver object, roughly the size of a basketball at arm's length. It produced a sound comparable to a jet engine but lacked visible exhaust. The object moved from the northwest to the east at an extremely high rate of speed.