PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8726566

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONHillcrest Heights Maryland

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE 2. LOCATION 12.
5 September 1954 Hillcrest Heights, Maryland 5
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION — . a
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Local 30 Ground-Vi sual 0 Ground-Radaor ‘lo
GMT 05/552 0 Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar o
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0 Ne Military 0
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE :
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2 Minutes ER SE

CONCLUSIONS
Wos Balloon

. Probdbly Balloon

Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other .
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

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from it. Hovered but apre

times. Moved E to SE with lateral variations
Daylight obs8rvation, Apneersd

up to 20 deg.
much like star.

ircular withZDlicht beams or rays radiating Insuffi

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11. COMMENTS

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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VARIATOONS, WAS UNDER OBSERVATION FOR TWO MINUTES, AND WAS PELEIVED t; ren?
“TO"BE BETWEEN 19222 AND 52222'FT. OBSERVER WAS ON GROUND. OBSERVER” Bey
WAS MA JR =A RATED PIOLET OF 13 YEARS EYPERIANCES. 4 ;
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