USAF record 28962934

UFOB INDEX CARD ATSS-UFOB-216-55

1. DATE 3 2. LOCATION Van Nuys, California 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS Yes 6. SOURCE Civilian (OFC) 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Ten to Fifteen Seconds 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One (1) 9. COURSE N to S 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One (1), elliptical, silver object, the size of a nickel at arm's length, was seen to travel southerly "faster than a jet". 11. COMMENTS [HW:] Concur with the Reporting Officer that there is not sufficient data for evaluation. [HW:] Daylightsighting tends to rule out meteor.

STAMP: AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)

CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Probably Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Was Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Possibly Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE