Cigar-shaped UFO seen by teachers and children in 1964

Summary

A cigar-shaped, silver-colored object was observed for one minute in Red Bluff, California, in 1964. Two teachers and 25 children saw it rise from the ground to about 30 degrees elevation. The object made no sound, left no trail, and followed a straight path until it hit a tree and fell to the ground. Civil authorities investigated but found no physical evidence of the object.

The description of the UFO was detailed: it measured 3 feet long by 1 foot wide, with no visible features. Weather conditions were clear with excellent visibility and no clouds. The most plausible hypothesis, though unconfirmed, suggests it could have been a weather balloon launched nearby. However, the lack of noise and the object's physical description raise doubts about this conventional explanation.