PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. DA TE 15 March 1955 • 2. LOC A TION c ^ | ,'Vb - a ; << Avalon, Catalina Isle 12. C ONC LUSIONS O Was Balloon O Probably Balloon □ Possibly Balloon □ Was A ircraft □ Probably A ircraft O Possibly A ircraft □ Was A stronomical Meteor □ Probably A stronomical O Possibly A stronomical □ . Other________________________ □ Insufficient Data for E valuation □ Unknown 1 3. DA TE -TIME G ROUP Local ————^^_^^„^__________ G MT-JJaknown________________ 4. TYPE OF OBSE RVA TION ^^G round- Vi sual □ G round-Radar O A ir*Visual □ A ir-Intercept Radar 5. PHOTOS O Yes 6. SOURC E Civilian 7. LE NG TH OF OBSE RVA TION 2 seconds 8. NUMBE R OF OBJE C TS ____ one 9. C OURSE straight dnwr 10. BRIE F SUMMA RY OF SIG HTING Round. Changed from orange to red. Very bright. Fell straight down. 11. C OMME NTS Probable meteor. DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 923007 A TIC FORM 319 (RE V 1« SE P 51) UFOB INDEX CARD l.-DA TE * , ■ 15 Lar oh 1?55 2. LOC A TION A Catalina Isle, California 12. C ONC LUSIONS □ Was Balloon □ Probably Balloon □ Possibly Balloon □ Was A ircraft □ Probably A ircraft □ Possibly A ircraft □ Was A stronomical □ ^^Probably A stronomical Possibly A stronomical □ Other________________________ □ Insufficient Data for E valuation □ Unknown 3. DA TE -TIME G ROUP L’”' 1572231 2 ta 55 G MT_______________________________ 4. TYPE OF OBSE RVA TION ^ G round-Vi sual □ G round-Radar O A ir*Visual □ A ir-Intercept Radar 5. PHOTOS LYes *No 6. SOURC E Civilian 7. LE NG TH OF OBSE RVA TION approx 2 seconds 8. NUMBE R OF OBJE C TS one (1) 9. C OURSE straight down 10. BRIE F SUMMA RY,OF SIG HTING .. , one object, approx the else of a nickel held at arm's length, very bright and orange in color, was observed to fall straight down in the vicinity of Catalina Isle. 11. C OMME NTS Possibly astronomical, but due to the brevity of the sighting, no further investigation was deemed worthwhile by this organisation (h602d AI S3) A ISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) DE' JWPJB 6D* R 1519D0Z FN COC 67 NTH ACKRON SPEDRO CALIF TO JVPJB/COC 27TK AD DET NORTON AEB CALIF JEDEN/CONDRADCENT AFB CCLO JEDTP/CONDRAIR JEPHQ/CONDRDIR TECH INT CEN WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB ONI" GF IUT HQ USAF ihSH 25 DC / CLASSIFIED/.^ TAC C- 1 PD IN ACCORD I IT]' AFP 2 - PAR 7D CEA REPT OF UN ID FLY OFJ TEE FOLS IS SURE CLN A. NICKLE C. ORANGE TO RED F. ONE K/A F. NONE G. INK NONE IL VIK' BRIGHT A. JUST HAPPEN TO NOTICE E. AT 34 C. 1 AT 34 D. STRAIGHT DON E. FADE OUT OF SIG] T F. TWO SECONDS TOUKI VIS L D. NO! E C. / . A. NIGHT , ..KN. ^OG : ..V.'N . CATALINA ISLE 6. A. CARE, PAUL J. ’ ' ' X 622 AVALON. PHONE 5543 OCCUP PAGE T"0 JWPJB 6D unk 7. A. CLEAR DRY ARD COOL B. 1 R 260-25K KA 262-25K EGA 26D-AJK SIMMS AOA 273-70IC SOA 27:-33K C. UNLIMITED D. UNRESTRICTED E. THIN F. NONE 3. A. NONE 9. A. NONE 1 . A. NONE :M# WA N (JA M RE ^jnrS- C T-. MA TT-OM 15/2231Z KAR JUPJB 12. A. NONE <1Z 60 ®WW « 11. A. ELIGHT PATH AND LENGTH OF TINE IN SIGHT, SUGGEST UFOB NAS PROBABLY A METEOR. BRANT, CLIFFORD E. CAPTIAN USAF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER BT 40 mormam J YDB236*YYD13 m# bob