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UFOB 2-55 — 1955-09-04 — Nellis Air Force Base, southern Nevada

1955-09-04· Nellis Air Force Base, southern NevadaResolved prosaic
Strangeness (S)
0.0
Credibility (P)
1.0
Evidence (EVID)
1.0
Date conf
10.0
Loc conf
0.0

Narrative

On 4 September 1955 at 0558 Pacific Daylight Time, 1st Lt Robert F. Plomb, USAF weather forecaster and pilot at Nellis AFB, observed an unidentified flying object for 7 minutes. Initially stationary in the northeast, when viewed through a 4X theodolite it appeared spherical, fiery orange, with an exhaust tail about twice its diameter, heading north parallel to the horizon. It traversed about 15 degrees before disappearing behind a mountain. The Nellis preparing officer suggested possibly a comet; the 4602D AISS noted MDH-97 (Moby Dick balloon project) was over the area and concluded balloon.

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Witnesses (1)

Source documents (1)

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Score evidence (5)

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

s

  • 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)