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Lakeland smoke ring

January 26, 1955, 6:15 p.m.
Lakeland, Florida, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the From orbit page, not this specific sighting.
"black smoke trail made a circle"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A black smoke trail traced a circle, then something exploded and objects fell.

Witnesses

J. M. Holland

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1955ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.

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