A March 1955 Catalina Island file records Paul J. Carr’s approximately two-second sighting of a bright light descending straight down. Capt. Clifford E. Brant judged the path and duration consistent with a probable meteor. The index card calls it possibly astronomical and says the brief sighting did not warrant further investigation.

Percy E. Mackey’s 1949 letter to Kenneth Arnold describes two reported groups of observations over Avalon on Catalina Island: six objects seen singly, followed by four more seen by family members. The attached record card counts six objects and concludes that the information is insufficient for evaluation, with no photographs or physical evidence listed.