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· August 1955

This appears to be a Project Blue Book UFO sighting report form rather than pulp magazine content. The document records a ground-visual observation from August 17, 1955, in Hollywood, California, lasting approximately 3 seconds. A witness—a 45-year-old housekeeper—reported seeing a white, hemispherical object moving north to south at jet speed with no trail or sound, traveling approximately three miles before disappearing in an arc. The object was observed at 2,503 feet altitude. The report notes one small aircraft in the area at the same time. The conclusion checked was "Probably Aircraft," though comments suggest investigators considered it possibly a searchlight from a nearby grand opening or theater promotion. The sighting was classified and distributed to multiple Air Force intelligence divisions.
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