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Washington, DC. 0 Was Balloon
2 ape 22 , GO Probably Balloon
‘B. DATE-TIME GROUP ~ 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 5 Teeny eae
Local “eae ams 2 Ground- Visual © Ground-Rodar ~ Probebly Alreraft
, our__2.f AG 3 der: ~s 0D Air- Vi suol O Air-Intereept Roeder | 7 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS “ i ts & SOURCE ~ Dan 2 = . 0D Was Astronomical
Y 0 Probscbly Astronomica
o ay civilian QO Possibly Astronomicol
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7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. “COURSE DY Others FS
‘Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
1 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ZI “ 7 11. COMMENTS . ra

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Photo submitted to ATIC for
examination of "spot".

Spot could have been due to several
things - all faulty in development.

UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOL.OGICAL SURVEY
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.

April 18, 1952

Air Technical Intelligenes Center

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio,

Gentlemen:

Enclosed is a cony of a nicht nicture that 1 took of the

Washington, D. ©, area, I'm sending the print to you for your
nsvection of the circled object, I have no ifea what the

object is, Since the picture is a tima exposure, it could not

be an airplane or streoks of light would anpear on the print
similer to those made by cars on the roads,

The picture was mode on the evening of “pril 2, 1952 a%

_ 2330 hours, During the entire exnosure time ‘I noted. nothing
“moving in the sky.

Exposure data: 20 minutes at f yy Oe Rastman Suver XX film,
Camera: 4 x 5 Busch Pressman with en f 4,5 162 mm, Raptar lens,

Any information you can give me on this would be ——*
I would prefer that you do not publish this picture as I hav
plans to do so myself. If I de not receive word fron you to the

contrary within 10 days I shall assune that you have no objec
tion to such publication and go ahead with my plons,

Sincerely yours,

ecologist
Alasken Grace Elements Unit

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U. S, Geological Survey
Wasghineton 25, D. C,

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io have roceived your nlctura and letter and avprestate
your thouchtiulness din urlvdiny us. in order to analyze the
pictura, it 1s nseassary for us to have the nevative which

will be returned to you.

XL assure you that your chotoeeranh will uot te
by Us aad any corresrondence between
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Sincerely yours,

S. H, XIRKLAND, JR, -
Colonel, Usa?
Cuier, sechnical Analysis Livision

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Mey 7, 1952

Colonel 5S, H, Kirklend, Jr,
Chief, Technical Analysis Division
Air Technicel Intelligence Center

Wright-Patterson Air Force Rasa
Ohio

Des Colonel Kirkland:

Enclosed is the negetive which you requested in your
letter of April 24, a copy of which is attached,

When you heve finished with the negative, plensa return
it to the following address:

2CO7 S. llth Ave,
Maywood, Ill,

Should you wish to contact me fox any further informa-
tion, I cen be reached at the above address until May 17,
After thet date I cen be reached at the following address:

Alaskan Trace Elements Unit
U. S. Geological Survey
Box 1085

Fairbanks, Alaska,

I hope you will be able to erplain the object in the
picture, I have repeatedly examined the picture end navzative
and still can not arrive at any setisfactory explanation,

Sincerzly yours,
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