PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8713506

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONRockville Maryland

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PROJECT 10073
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 June 1954 Rockville, Maryland 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP A. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Locol 2300-0100EST (N) Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aiscroft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 08/0400Z C AirVisua Air-intereept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ¤ Was AstronomicolST.AR/PLAN
Y 0 Probabiy Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data Evaluation
Two Hours 1 Not Reported Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING T1. COMMENTS
UFO appeared iilce bright star. Color - bright Sighting characteristie of Star/Planet
orange. No estimate of size. No aerodymamic observation. Positional data not included
feeture noticed, Object bounded like ball, So Astro body not established. Case
however, also rerained stationary at times. carried in Astro category
Dark on right side. Radar and a/c ooservation Dark on right Radar and a/c ooservation S
produced negative results. produced negative results.
RADO fr Ha USAF
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JITH ZIGNT POWER BINOCULARS. THREE OTHER PEOPLE ALSO OBSERVED
OBJECT. WEATHER CLEAR WITH SCATTERED CLOUDES. JET AIRCRAFT OBSERVED
HIGH ABOVE OBJECT AT DO'S. RADAR SCOPE ODSERVATION AT VASHINGTON
NATIONAL TOWER WAS NEGATIVE. AIR CRAFT OBSERVATION IN VICINITY
AT TIME OF SIGHTING AT TIME OF SIGHTING WAS NEGATIVE. WAS NEGATIVE.
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JEPTF/CONTAC LANGLEY AFB VA
JEDWP/CHIEF CHA ATIC ERIGHT PATTERSON AFL OHIO
FROH AFOIN 34ED6 UFOB OMA ATTH ATIAA-20. UNIDENTIFIZD OBJECT 1
APPEIAING LIE BRISIT STAR CHA COLOR BHIONT CRANOE CHA ODSEAVED
VICINITY ROCKVILLE WARYLAND. NO ESTIMATE SIZE, NO ARSODYNAYIC
SIDE. NO ESTIMATE OF SPEED. MANEUVERS CONSISTED OF PECULIAR MOTION SIDE. NO ESTIMATE OF SPEED. MANEUVERS S CONSISTED OF PECULIAR MOTION
LIKE BOUNCING BALL AT THNE AND STATIONARY AT TIMES. CBJECT SIGHTED LIKE E BOUNCING BALL AT TINE AND STATIONARY AT TIMES. CBJECT SIGHTED
FOR FW0 HOURS BETWEEN 233D HRS AND B100 HRS EST 7 JUNE 54 CMA BY FOR FW0 HOURS BETWEEN 233D HRS AND B1D0 HRS EST 7 JUNE 54 CMA BY
WTMM CIVILIAN EMPLOYED AT COMMAND POST USAF. MR WPMMN CIVILIAN EMPLOYED AT COMMAND POST USAF. MR
CONSIDERED VERY STABLE AND RELIABLE. VISUAL GROUND GROUND OBSERVATION OBS CRVATION
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