DOW-UAP-D177, Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1955
- Date
- Mar. 15, 1955
- Location
- Avalon, Catalina Island, California
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- Release 07 (Oct. 23, 2026)
- Type
- document
Summary
A Project Blue Book record card and an index card describe a single round, very bright object that changed from orange to red and fell straight down near Avalon, Catalina Island, seen for about 2 seconds by a civilian. The record card's conclusion box is checked "Was Astronomical: Meteor," and its comment reads "Probable meteor." The index card adds that, given the brevity of the sighting, the reporting unit (602d ATSS) deemed no further investigation worthwhile.
Note
A two-second sighting the Air Force filed as a meteor.