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DOW-UAP-D177 — Unresolved UAP Report, Catalina Island, 1955

File
DOW-UAP-D177
Agency
Department of War
Incident date
3/15/55
Location
Catalina Island, California
Released in
Release 07 (2026-10-23)
File type
PDF

The file contains a report by Paul J. Carr of Avalon, California, who reported observing a bright orange object, approximately the size of a nickel held at arm’s length, on the evening of March 15, 1955. The provisional assessment associated with the report includes a comment from the preparing officer that the sighting is possibly astronomical, and that the incident did not warrant further investigation.

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Same location: Catalina Island, California

Same period: 1955

Same release: Release 07

Same agency: DoW