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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE

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2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

QO Wes Balloon
7 Sep 55 Washington, DC O Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
‘ QO Was Aircraft
Local , x Ground- Vi sual D Ground-Redar Cl Probobly Aircroft
GMT 7/11302 O Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircrofs
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomicol
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
% No civilian 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other UNIDENTIFIED
reciente Data for Evaluation
1 min 1 UNK nknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Illuminated obj, round, seemed to glow, no :
seound, flt path of an arc across sky. UNIDENTIFIEID

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SUJJECT: Report of Unidentified Flying Object

TO: Director of Intelligence |
Headquarters United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C. |

Transmitted herewith is Air Intelligence Information Report as
required by Air Forca Regulation 200-2, dated 26 August 1953.

FOR THE COMMANUER: |

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AF Form 112 Lt Cole, USAF

Director of Plans And Intelligence
cc: Comdr, ATIC, Wright-

Patterson AFB, Ohio

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AF FQ4M 112

(CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVeD 1 JUNE 1948
caus i ted States of An . REPORT ae g 5 (LEAVE BLANK)

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT
Unidentified Flying Object
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency)
Aray Map Service, Washington, D. C. Director of Intelligence, Hq Comd, USAF
DATE OF REPORT “DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
9 September 1955 9 September 1955 Unknown

PREPARED BY (Officer) - SOURCE

Major Manley H. Dale, Jr. 2. Rg GOW.

REFERENCES ( Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)
None

SUMMARY: (2nier concise sumiaury of report, Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part IT.)

The following information is submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2, dated

26 August 1953.

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SKIDAORE “N GARRET?
Lt Col., USAF
Director of Plans and Intelligence

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DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR

1 cy: Director of Intelligence, Hq USAF, Wash 25, D. C.

1 cy: Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Writnt-Patterson ATR, Ohio
¢ Director of Tntallicoanee. Ho Comd. NSAP. Rallinz AFA. Wash 25. nN. C.

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AF FORM 112—PART II —
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) ; REPORT NO,
Intelligence Division : PAGE oF PAGES
Headgjuarters Command, USAF” ~——1=55 i 1

le Reoort of sigh an unidentified object submitted by Mr. QE, Arny
Map a, Washington, D. C.

2. Mr@W reported that three of his fellow workers sighted an illuminated object,
appearing approximately the size of a silver dollar. The object seemed to glow and
was round in nature, There was no sound,

3. The object was first seen when one of the three men was tossing up a coin while
waiting for the coffee mobile. As the man looked up for the coin he sighted the
object and told the other two men to léax. The flight path of the object was like an
arc in the sky. The object disappeared over the Dalecarlia Reservoir. The total time
of sighting was about one (1) minute,

. The manner of observation was ground to air, and visual.
5S. The date was 7 Septemier 1955 at 1130Z. It was late afternoon.

6. The location of observers was from the grounds of the Army Map Service, located at

SP |) .0 ton, D.C.

7. Identifying informat t>0 if the observers is as follows:
Mr. shires e, Silver Springs, Maryland,
occupation is that of a is’ maker for maps. Reliability is unknown.

Mr, See, address Washington, De C. NW.

occupation is her. Reliab is unknown.
Mr. > adcres

occupation is color photowrwher, Reliability is unknown.

ensington, Maryland,

8. Weather conditions at *»+ tine of the sighting were described by the observers as
very good, ceiling high, visitility was clear, no cloud cover, and there were no
thunder stormes in the arss, There was almost no wind at the time, and no unusual
conditions were observed wiich might account for the sighting. Winds for the 7 Sep 55
Suf, 330-10Ks 5000, 300-1:k; 10,0095 280-20K; 18,000,290- 25K; 25,000, cm) 30,000
260~L1K 3 50,000, 260=35K 3 80,000, 160-1 Ke

9, There was no air traffic in the vicinity at the time of sighting.

10. No explanation to the cause of the sighting can be given. No further action in
regard to this sighting is presently contemplated,