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DocumentDoD / AAROCatalina Island, California· 3/15/55

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

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Description

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.

Released by the U.S. Department of War on 2026-10-23 via war.gov/UFO under PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. This record is in the public domain (U.S. Government Work).