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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6384535

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONWebster Village Maryland

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
4 April 53 5/01312
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Civilinn (G00 t0550R)

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One
$. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

2. LOCATION

Webster Village, iaryJand

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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QUOTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION, “UNIDENTIFIED FLYING CBJECT REPORT.

AFLYOBRPT/ REFERENCE AFL 200-5. 1, V=SHAPED CMA WHITE AND GRAY
CMA 1 CMA NO VAPOR OR EXHAUST TRAILS CMA NO ESTIMATED sPErp CHA
SO. SOUND CMA KO _MANUVERS. 2. SIGATED AT 31312 CMA 5 APRIL 1953,
UNDER _OBSE ON THREE STIX MINUTES, 3. VISUAL CMA NO OPTICAL
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CMA SEVEN SIX DEGREES SIX MINUTES WEST CMA FIVE MILES

WORTH OF POST OF OBSERVATION, 5, OBSERVATION MADE BY PATRICK
LYNCH CMA CIVILIAN GROUND 0 SERVER VOLUNTEER, ADDRESS CLN NORTH

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VAY CNA WEBSTER VILLIAGE Chia “NARYLANDs 6 6. WEATHER CMA CLOUDY
CA VISIBILITY TWO MILES CMA SURFACE WINDS FROM 182 DEGREES

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AT TEN KNOTS CMA WINDS ALOFT CLN 59% FEET FROM 232 DEGREES AT
ONE SEVEN KNOTS 18229 FEET FROM 269 DEGREES AT THREE FIVE KNOTS
15a%% FEET FROM 28@ DEGREES AT FOUR NINE KNOTS 2002@ FEET FROM
27%@ DEGREES AT FIVE SIX KNOTS 259% FEET FROM 274 DEGREES AT SIX
Oxi KNOTS 39209 FEET FROM 279 DEGREES AT ONE ZERO TWO KNOTS
3544@ FEET FROM 289 DEGREES AT ONE THREE FOUR KNOTS 48029 FEET

FRCM 27% DEGREES AT SIX EIGHT KNOTS 7. MR MITCHELL CMA SUPERVISOR
OF PETER KING FIVE THREE BAKER CMA STATED OBJECT was ppopseie
NORTH EFLECTING OFF CLOUD. 8. NONE. S$. SKY HIGH 31 SCRAMBLED

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CMA NEG SIGHTING. BROKE FIGHTER OFF AT 22252. 1%. NO_ALRCRAFT
WERE BEING DETECTED BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPME?

AREA OF OBSERVATION AT TIME OF SIGHTING 36/2245Z APR JEPNL,.”*
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