PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6980910

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONCapitol Heights Maryland

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TWO UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER CAPITOL HEIGHTS MARYLAND

CMA WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTHEAST APPROXIMATELY 1938 MOURS LOCAL.
SHAPE EACH CNA ROUND. SIZE CMA THREE TIMES AVERAGE STAR OR SMALL
GRAPEFRUIT. COLOR CMA STARLIKE OR WHITE. NUMBER OF OBJCTS CMA

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EACH OTHER. NEGATIVE TRAIL EXHAUST OR GLOW, NEGATIVE SOUND, SPEED
APPROXIMATELY PISTON ENGINE TRANSPORT TYPE AIRCRAFT. NEGATIVE
SOUND AND GENERAL APPEARANCE ATTRACTED OBSERVATION, OBSERVERS
FACING IN EASTERLY DIRECTION CMA UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS AT APPROXINATELY

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99 DEGREE ELEVATION APPROACHING FROM NORTH OR NEW YORK CONTINUED

IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TOWARD BOLLING AFB. DISAPPEARED BEHIND

TREES AT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE ELEVATION, FLIGHT PATH STRAIGHT

AND TEVEL. DURATION OF SIGHTING APPROXIMATELY 39 SECONDS. MANNER

OF OBSERVATION GROUND VISUAL CMA UNAIDED. LIGHT CONDITIONS DARK.
REPORTED BY MRS. GOUUVURSUE Cua SRS CNA CAPITOL
HEIGHTS CMA MARYLAND. EMPLOYEE USAF CMA DCS/O PROGRAMMING CMA

AGE 24 CMA WITNESSED BY HUSBAND AMRRBEE CNA SAME ADDRESS

CMA STUDENT MARYLAND UNIV, NO INFORMATION ON OBSERVER OR RELIABILITY.
INTERROGATED capt C. L, LEWEY CMA DUTY OFFICER AFOIN CNA Up USAF,

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