PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8727406

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONMarloboro Maryland

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
11 October 1954
12/00307 Marloboro, Maryland
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Balloon
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1
5. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Minutes 10 Minutes Object size of basebal Object size of baseball Yellow, changing Yellow, changing to red. Speed
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION estimated at 5 mph, al 8-10,000 ft. 810,000 No sound. Small
TYPE OF red tail. Mtion upwar red tail. Mbtion upwar ,to NW. to NW.
Ground visual
Speed of 5 mph of object thid Speed of 5 mph of object size at this altitude would be
7. 7. COURSE COURSE difficult to note. Some inconsistancy on difficult to note. Some inconsistancy on this point with a this point with a
NW duration of 1o minutes. No report on manner of disappearance, duration of lo minutes. No report on manner ppearance,
8. PHOTOS however the general description and Light characteristics are characteristics are
in accord with a balloon obsefvation.
Yes
XX No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
D No No
FQRM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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CASE BALL. NO AERODYNAHIEC FEATURES NOTICED. SHALL RED TRAIL NOTED- DARE BALL. NO AERODYNAIEC FEATURE NOTICED. CHALL RED TRAIL NOTED.
NO "OUND, SPEED ESTIMATED 5 (PH AND OUND. SPEED ESTINATED 5 (IPH AND ALTITUDE STD 8 TO 13, SS9 FT. ALTITUDE STD 8 TO 10, SS9 FT. s
AUBDVERED PLOWLY-UPUARD I.L A K. V. -DIRECTION. ODJECT SIGNTED AUMUVERED-PLOWLY-UPUARD IL A K. U.-DIRECTION. CBJECT SIGNTED 690357
APPRX 1530 EST 11 OCT 54 -2. APPPX 1S30 EST 11 OCT 54 IR. TIVAL GROUND OSRH IEVAL GROUND OARM
TITAOUT'OPTICAL OR ELECTROLIC FITHOUT'OPTICAL OR ELECTRONIC COUIP WAS MADE, SEVERAL OTHER NEIGHBORS COUIP WAS MADE. SEVERAL OTHNR NEIGHBORS
ODIMRVED THE SAME OBJLICT UHICH RCMAINED IN SIGHT FOR APPRX 1S MIN.
EVERAL AOFT VERE OLSERVED IN VICINITY AT TINE OF SIGHTING. LOCAL L GEATHEE
TATIOUS WERE CHECKED AND HO BALLOONS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN
RELEAVED AT TIGE OF SIGITING
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