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

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...

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

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Media type
document
Archive path
Release_7/DOW-UAP-D177_Unresolved_UAP_Report_Catalina_Island-1955.pdf
Source agency
Department of War
Event date
3/15/55
Location
Catalina Island, California
Release date
10/23/26
Last updated
2026-10-21
Source file
Open source file

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