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CASE REFERENCE6959775

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONGlenburnie Maryland

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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GMT 07720002 0 Air- Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE — % 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O , Other
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QO Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One white, circular object was obser-
ved to stand still for severnl seconds
and then to rise fairly rapidly and
Gisappear into the overcast,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11. COMMENTS

Probaby balloon. D/I, EADF

Stated it was his opinion that
Sighting was caused by a weathe
balloon since all facts in case
point to this conclusion, Since
this info was forthcoming soon
after prelimimary rpt was received,
no investigation authorized,

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1. 2. LOCATION © 12. CONCLUSIONS
QO Was Balloon
G7 Vay 1955 _Glenburnie, Maryland 2—Frebably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP - | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION — Possibly Balloon
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7. LENGTH CF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other.
| 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
APProx 30 seconds | one (1) upwards O Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One (1) white, circular object was observed
to stand still for several secinds and then

te rise fairly rapidly ani disappear into
the overcaste

AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)

11. COMMENTS _

Probably balloon.

D/I, EADF stated that it was his opinion
that this sighting was caused a weather
balloon since all the facts in the case
pointed to this conclusion. Since this
| information was forthcoming soon after

| preliminary report was received, no fur-
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