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Miramar sphere

February 2, 1955, 11:50 a.m.
Miramar Naval Air Station, California, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Orbs page, not this specific sighting.
"highly polished sphere"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A highly polished, reddish-brown sphere fell and then instantly sped up to 1,000 to 1,500 m.p.h.

Witnesses

U.S. Navy Cmdr. J. L. Ingersoll

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
  3. Patrick Gross, case fileufologie.patrickgross.org

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.

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