ev-intel-2f0c09ee8627

ATSS-UFOB-195-55 — 1955-07-01 — Approximately 50 miles southeast of Sacramento, California (

1955-07-01· Approximately 50 miles southeast of Sacramento, California (38 deg 29 min N 120 deg 52 min W)Resolved prosaic
Strangeness (S)
0.0
Credibility (P)
1.0
Evidence (EVID)
1.0
Date conf
9.0
Loc conf
0.0

Narrative

On 1 July 1955 at 1910Z (day), Captain Robert Skinner of the 413th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, flying an F-86D at 32,200 ft and 400 knots from Travis AFB, observed a silver object from his airborne aircraft. The object appeared to fall straight downward from another aircraft at 20 degrees from the aircraft. The observation lasted about one minute. Radar contact was made at the same time. No indication of an explosion when object reached ground. Conclusion: Possibility of weather balloon, punctured and falling to ground.

extracted via: llm_subagent_v1

Witnesses (2)

Source documents (1)

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Score evidence (6)

Why this event scored the way it did. Every contribution is traceable.

s

  • weather balloon (-2.0)
  • outcome=resolved_prosaic (cap S<=3)
  • post-blend cap S<=3 (resolved_prosaic)

p

  • docs=1 (+0.5)
  • single agency (+0.5)

evid

  • narrative only (base 1)