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1. DATE· TME GROUP 2.LOCATION
30 Deptabor 53 01/000z Silver Springs, iaryland
3.SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Olvlian istrnorded (iEmon)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Cne t:0 abservorg in different locstions.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Silver Springs, Md. Silver Springs, Md. Bolide Bolide
Yos 30 Sep
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FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) ybe uood. ueed,
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I OFFICIAL U. S. AIR
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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Farce as much
infarmation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenamenon that you have abserved.
Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The infarmation that you give will
be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request' this personal information so
that if it is deemed nece contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? Time of day:
Hours Minutes
/AsePT 1953 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Dey Month Yeur
3.30
3.Time Zor
Jnok a. Edetern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
b.-Central b. -Contral b. Standard b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific d. Pacific
Other
you sow the S0W
MIL WIS
City or Tewn State or County
St NaLDure 5
c.Not very sure
d. Just a guese
5.1 H
5.2
6. of the sky?
NIGHT
a. Bright C. Bricht
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
IF you saw the object during DAYLiGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the abjeet?
Circle Oneh: a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you Overhead
c. To your rign F. Den'tremember
FORM
FTD OCT 02 164 This form supersedes FTD !64. jul 61. which is oosolete.
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Clear sky 6.Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
Don'tremember
10. The ebject eppeered:(Cirele One):
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d. Asa light
Don't remember
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I t appeared aslight, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circ One):
Brighten c. About the same
Dimmer d. Don'tknow
I1.1C common object
LikeSNow
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12. The arie of the objeet
CME
Cirele Oneh.. Fuzry er blurred
b. Likeebright atd
C.Sharply eullined
d. Don remember
Did the object (Circle One for each question)
. a. Appear to stand still at any timo? Yes Don't know.
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don'tknow
c. Break up into parts or expiode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
3 e. Change brightness? Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don'tknow
g. Flash or flicker? Yes No Don'tknow
h. Oisepcear and reappear? Yes No Don'tknow
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Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
S.E
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IT WAS TRAVELLIG FROM  JO N.W
Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't know. iF you answered YES, then rell what
it moved behind:
Did the abject move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One) Yes No Don't know. IF you answered YEs, then tell what IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front oh.... in frent oh.
17. Tel le few wards the follewing things ebout the object: 17. Tell le fow words the follewing things ebout the objects
SOUND No SOUND
BCUSWHITe -BLUe enGE ARDUND RIM BCUAWHITe-BLUE eDGE ARDUND RIM
Wekowthe angular si. Hold match sick afarm's length in line with aknown bjoct and note how much of the 18. We w knaw the angular sise. Hold  match stick of arm's length in line with a known object and note hew much of the
object o oyored by the head of the match. If you had perfarmed this experiment ot the time of the sighting, how much of
heve been covered by the martch head?
180 will showhe shape of the object or objocts. Label and include in your sketch eny detalls of the object
wings, protrudlons, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing
N.W
S.E
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2Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
21. Do you think yau can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
Where were you located when you saw the abject? 23. Were you (Circle One)
(CircleOne):
a. In the business section of fa city?
aInside a building b. In the residential section ofa city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
C. Outdoon d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type! . Flying over a city?
. At s00 f. Flying over apen country?
f. Other 8. Other.
24. IF you were MO ING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete the foilowing questions:
24.1 What directian were yaer moving? (Circle One)
. Nerthr e. East . South g. Wess 9. Wess
b. Northsest b. Northses d. Southoost f. Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest
24.2 Hoi foot were ye miles per hour.
24.3 Did you step at aay duke while yeu were looking at the object?
(Carede One) No
25. Dad ogh amyof the following?
Binoculons Yes
1. Telescope Yes
Windshield 2999 Theodolite Yes
0.
d.Wedow gless- h. Other MmM
. In ordenthat you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common object or ob-
jects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you saw.

OCTORER 1953 S1CHITINGS
DATE LOCATION OESERVER EVALUATION
l Harrisville, Michigan Insufficient Date
Capitol Meights, Maryland A/C
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma Military A/c
lorth Rome, Pennsylvania Astro (ARCTURUS)
NMAN-O
Holloman, New Mexico Balloon
Scott AFB, Illinois Military Palloon
Long Beach, California Sheriff's Office
9 Sampson AFB, Ne York A/C
11 Waubun, Minnesota Other (UNR: RP
11 Albuquerque, New Mexico Other (BIRDS)
Arabian Sea (HO Eulletin) Report of Abnormal Refraction (INFO)
Waterville, Maine A/C
Yakima, Washington Yakima, Washington Military Military Air Air Astro (SUN DOG) Astro (SUM DOG)
Offutt AFB, Nebraska Offutt AFB, Nebraska Cround (RADAR) Balloon Balloon
Dobbins AFB ,Georgia , Georgia Tower Personnel Personnel Other (Searchlights)
Cincinnati, Ohio (CRIFo)(INO) Cincinnati, Ohio (CRIFo)(INvO)
Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesots Genaral Mills Crew UNIDENTIFIED
Palmer, Alaska Falmer, Alaska Incufficient Insufficient Cata
Dayton, Ohio Astro (METEOR)
Cyprus Island Military UNIDENTLFIED
Presque Island, Maine Presque Island, Maine Ground(RADAR) Other (Electronie Other (Electronie Int In
ference or 2i: 21:
19 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (INro)(?)Newselipoing Philadelphia, , Pennsylvania (INro)(?)
19 Winsor, Newfoundlend Balloon
Vestport, Mississippi Astro (METEORS)
Lowry AFB, Colorado Military Balloon
99999884 Eolling AFB, Washington & Others UNIDENTIFIED
Norfolk, Virginia Balloon
Compton, California Astro (JUPITER)
Concord, California (CSI)(INFO)
Lubbock, Texas (CSI)(INFO)
Simiutak, Greenland Not Reported Astro (NARS/ARCTURUS)
Ealtimore, Maryland A/C
135.265 34.48N (Pacific) Control Tower, Air Vis Astro (MESTEOR)
Melbourna, Florida Civil Airlines Astro (METEORS)
Fepperell ,Newfoundlund Astro (JUPITER)
Hampton, Virginia Astro (METEOR)
Mapleton, Maine & Other UNIDENTIFIRD
Presque Isle, Maine Astro (METEOR)
Norton AFs, California Air Visual Insuffieient Lata
Annapolis, Maryland Others Halloon
Lo;gansville, Ohio I Astro (METEOR)
Union Lake, Michigan Insufricient Data

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JEPLG/COMTAC INGLEY AF UNCLASSIFIED
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ATIAA-2C. ONE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT SIGNTED OVER ARLINGTON CMA ATIAA-2C. ONE UNIDENTIFIE SIGNTED OVER CMA
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VIRGINIA APPROXIMATELY 1920 NOURS LOCAL. ELLIPTICAL SHAPE CMA
GLOWING BRILLIANT BLUE SIMILAR FLANE OF MATCH HEAD. OBJECT FIRST
C SIGHTED APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING WEST
1. NORTHVEST ALONG A CURVING FLIGHT PATH. OBSERVED VISUALLY BY
PEDESTRIAN DES
OF S7EED CHA SIZE CONPARED TO ORDINARY STRLET LICNT GLDDE VIEVED
FRON DISTANCE OF FORTY FEET. OBSERVATION FRON INTERSEOTION OF
, OOSERVER
SVER CA ATH A2 TORCE CIA CSNSIDLD RULL
SECOND SIONTING RIPORTED BY
CMA SILVER SPRINGS CHA

AF FORM 112-PARTI UNCLASSIFIED
APPROVED JUNE 1948
COUNTRY REPORT NO. ULE
United 'States of Amarica 2-53 86392
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
Unidentified Flying Objects ATIC
AREAT PORTED ON FROM (Agr19)
Vicinity, Silver Springs, Maryland Director of Intelligence, Hq Command, USAF
DATEOF REPORT DATZ OP ORMATION EVALUATION
6 Oetober 1953 30 September 1953 Unkmown
PREPNREDBY (OMCO) SOURCE
2d Lt Albert N. Hutehinson, Jr. M Milver Springs, Maryland
REFERBNCES (COR)
None
SUMMARY: (Ealer Concise mmery 113-Part il.)
The following information is submitted
Regulation 200-2, dated 26 Auzust 1953.
DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERKALS: YEARS.
INCLS. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DIR 5200.19
CASTRISUTE ON BY CRIGINATOR

BHIDAIDMO
1904RHORAMRO4
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10
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MARYLAND CNA SPNEROID OBJDCT SIGHTED OVER SILVER SPRINGS AT
APPROXINATELY 1 HOURS SEPTEMBER 1S55 CNA KEADING SOUTINEST.
. COLOR SILVERY. DESCRIBED AS VERY BRIGHT CMA NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH
C
TO BE A METEOR CMA ESTUATED SEO FEET HIGH AND SIX FEET IN TO BE A METEOR ONA ESTUNATED 3E0 FEET HIGH AND SIX FEET IN
C DIAMETER. NO DATA O 0832
A-2 BOLLING FIE A-2 BOLLING F. LD. CEILING UNLIMITE CMA VIS MILES MILES
MASHINGTON AREA WASHINGTON AREA 4 1
C e1/SSO7z oCT JEPHO e1/GSe7Z oCT JEPHO - UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED
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5. hours on 0.
ry.elear night.
The location of
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Mr 36,address Silver Springs,
Maryland, the estimate-of reliability is unknown, his occupaticn is that-
of owner of theslapital Bouipment Compary, business phon
8. Weather conditlond at the time of the sighting were very good, ceiling
vas_high,visibility.was clear, .o. cloudeover and thunder n the aress
ore.die eribed objeet, and that it was unlikely that it wes -.
lightinra Invertigatiots has fdund that a meteor was seen by persons in
rapprcrieately theaMme of sighting. This is the enk
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27. In the following s sketch, imagine that yeu are at the point shawn. Place an "A" on the curved line to shaw how high the object :
was abave the horizon (skyline) whew you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was
above the horizon (skyline) when yow last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the com-
pass when you lost saw the object.
90 750
N
NW
30°
E
$\^rac{} - 3$ SE
00
28. Drawe s petdie thet wis dere dee metien that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at
inges in direction during the course.
DIDNDE MAKE ANY MOTION-IT WAS CRUISING
THERE WKS NO SOUND OF ANY KIND
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SEPTEMBER 1953 STGHTINGS
NUMBER DATE LOCATION
30 Silver Springs, Maryland
2 23v Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 28-
28- Harrisville, Michigan
5 26 Springfield, Onio J
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23 Gathersburg, Maryland
8 22 Hayward, California Hayward, Cal - ornia
9 22 Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton, Oklahoma
10 18~ 18~ Atherton, California Atherton, California
Rapid City, S. D kota V
11 15~ 15~ Rapid City, S. D kota
12 12 Ft. Meade, Maryland V
13 7 7 - Omaha, Nebraska V Omaha, Nebraska V
14 42 Pepperell Newfoundland
15 ) Whitney, Texas Aome Muten
(i2)
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17 3V Modesto, California
13 3V Jones Beach, New York
19 2√ Sidi Slimane AB, French Morocco
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30 Have you ever seen this, or a similar object befare, If so give date or dates and location.
No
31. Was anyane else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
32. Please give the fallowing information about yourself:
First Name Middle Name
ADDRESS MIL WIS
City State
TELEPHONE NUMIER NONE AGE 47 sEx MALe
Indicate any additional inlarnetirn about yoursel,including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
repayosn
DiD NOT RePORTIT
Menth Year
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