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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969889

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONSnowhill Maryland

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PROJECT 10073

RECORD CARD

1. DATE

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_February 1955

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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two minutes

2. LOCATION

Snowhill,

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Maryland

4. TYPE OF GDSERVATION

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Civilian

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

one

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One yellow object,

The sighting was ground
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size of a pea held
at arms length, fell "like a flare,"

visual at

Observer went into his house to

ret a coat and when he returned the

object had disappeared,

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9. COURSE

downward

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

ti AOther A/C Flare
O° insufficient Data for Evaluotion
O Unknown

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1, COMMENTS

Definitely identified as an
aircraft fhre in
investigation by Flight 3-H,

a limited

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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UFCB INDEX CARD
1. DATe ( | 2. LOCATION ( | 12. CONCLUSIONS
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23 Setauary 1955 ___|_“nowhill, Maryland | Brobebly Balicon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION A TARY RS rReN
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lo. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One (1) yellow object, th
Bi ghsing was Eround visual at night.

~eturned the object had disappeared,

Size of a nea held
a6 arms length, fell "like a flare". ‘he
Observer
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1. COMMENTS

Definitely identifled as an aircraft
flare in a Limited investigation v7

AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)