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AISS-UFOB-145-55 — 1955-05-12 — Palace Hotel, Ukiah, California

1955-05-12· Palace Hotel, Ukiah, CaliforniaResolved prosaic
Strangeness (S)
0.0
Credibility (P)
1.0
Evidence (EVID)
1.0
Date conf
9.0
Loc conf
0.0

Narrative

On 12 May 1955 at 0230Z (2230 PDT), a round 8-foot diameter silver object was observed atop the Palace Hotel in Ukiah, California. Object 0.5 mile west of post at 4,000 feet, moved to 3 miles southwest, faded at 0330 PDT. Sighting duration 5 hours. One aircraft (Western Airlines 731) passed through area and appeared to go around the object, but United Flight 008 and another Western flight saw nothing unusual. AISOP concluded probably astronomical: a planet which recently appeared unusually large.

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Witnesses (1)

  • [anonymous] goc observerrole_pattern

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)