PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8716141

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONGreenbelt Maryland

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
13 August 1954 Greenbelt, Marvland 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 40 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 13/23452 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian & Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not Reported 4- 5 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Silvery white in staggered V formation. Fast Silvery white ormation. Fast Probable aircraft Probable aircraft sighting. sighting.
rate climbing out of sight. Sun reflecting rate climbing out of sight. Sun reflecting
from surfacr attracted attention of observers.
Observation at sunset. Similar sighting from
Bistrict Heights, Maryland (7 mi away) No
sound or aero-dynamic features notes.
ATIC FORM ATIC FORM 329 (REV V 26 3EP 52) 7 26 3EP 52)
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FRSA. NECL. SSAES UFO. ATTN CL. ATIA-DC. FOUR TO IIVI UNIDENTIFIED
OJICT- C.A SIZE GF LAUCER CRA -ILVEAY CA VIITE L. CCLOS CMA FLYING
IN VEE FORSATICN MIAE CUAERVED NEAR GRDNELT CYA MARYLAND. MC
-OUD CA AARODYMANIC PEATURES NOTED. LU. REFLEOTING FRON SURFACE
OF COJECT ATTRACTED CUSERVERS ATTENTIO . ANEUVERS CONSISTED CF
FLYIAG IN VEE FONNATION AND HCRIZONTIAL AND VERTICAL ITAGGERED (
FCR. ATION AMCLN CEJEOT: DISAPPEARED ANAD REAPPEARED AND WERE LACT -
LLN CLIMBNG CUT OF LIGHT AT A FAST RATE. CBJECTS VERE SIGHTED AT
2045Z CHA 13 AUG 54 AS FUN MAS MEARIAG YORIZON, A VISUAL GROUND -
CELLRVATION WAS MADE FY MA 3D SOUTHUAY CNA GREEN -
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PAGE TWO PAGE TWO JEPHO J2A
SELT CHA MARYLAND ALONG WITH MRS WITH MRS SM  TWO OTHER PEOLE OF THE TWO OTHER PEOLE OF THE
RALE APARTMENT. WEATHER AT TIME OF CESERVATION WAS CLEAR VISIBILITY .ALE APARTMENT. VEATHER AT TIME OF CESERVATION WAS CLEAR VISIBILITY (
15 PLUS WITH NO METRGLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE 15 PLUS WITH H NO METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE C
LIGHTINGS. ANDRENS ANF WAS CALLED BY CCSERVER VHO MADE SIMILAR -IGHTINGS. ANDREWS ARF WAS CALLED BY OCEERVER WHO MADI SIMILAR
-IGATINGS AT DIETRICT HEIGHTS CMA MARYLAND CMA WHICH IS
APPROYIMATELY 7 MILES FROM GREENBELT CMA M MARYLAND.
--/-2362 AUG JEPHO

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