PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
24 January 1956 Beltsville, Maryland (Photo) 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloan
Lecal Bround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
□ Probably Aircraft
GMT_25/0207Z GMT_25/0207Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronomical BX Was Astronomical
xkY.s D Prabably Astronomical
0 No No Civilian (14.yrs old) 0 0 Passibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE - 0 Other. Other
000 00 insufficient Data for insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
thirty three minutes thirty three minutes one see photo see photo
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Q. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
See attached photo and AF Form 1l2. It is the opinion of It is the opinion of the 4602d
Similar to fluorescent light. AISs that the object AISS that the object on the
attached photo is time exposure time exposure
of the moon. During the time of of the mo Durin of
the exposure
the arc depicted e photo,
Note the urvature the object
the appearance of a spherical
image at
and the size spherical
image is compared to the size of
the roof of the photo.
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HYATTSVILLE (CIVIC CENTER)3 3 MI.
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CONTOUR INTERVAL IO FEET
DATUM IS MEAN SEA LEVEL
FOR SALE BY U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WASHINGTON 25 D C.
A FOLDER DESCRIBING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND SYMBOLS IS AVA'LABLE ON REQUEST

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Springbrook SANITARIU
MARYLAND UN!V
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ONAA Adelphi
39'00 CENACLE
771 oo' UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 3.5 MI. GRANT CIRCLE 4.4 MI. 810 000 FEET
THE WHITE HOUSE B.I MI. 57'30
Mapped. edited and published by the Geological Survey 7
Control by USGS and USC&GS
Topography by piane-table metheds 1913-1915, 1941-1942 and 1944
Revised 1949 from aerial photographs and by plane-table
methods Aerial phorographs taken 1949 MAGNETIC NORTH TRUE NORTH
Polyconic projection 1927 North American datum
Qóo0-foat grid based on Maryland coordinate system
Red tint indicates areas in which anly APPROXIMATE MEAN
landmark buildings are shown DECLINATION, I949
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1Inclosed herewith find AF Form ll2 number IR-81-56,
MOlst Air Base Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, M -
the opinion of this headquarters that this sighting was a mis-
B -
FOR THE MMANDER:
HeyC. Boker
2Incls: HEnKY c. DOPER
1. AF Form 1l2 Captain, USF
2. UFOB Index Card Asst Adjutent

2 1
THIS CASE INCLUDES
1 PHOTO . 31Nx331N
1 PHOTO 4×5IN
I PHOTO 8X10 IN
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(CLASSIFICATION) (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REPORT NO. (Leave blank)
USA - MATS IR-81-56
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
AREA REPORT CONCERNS
Beltsville, Maryland
AGENCY OF ORIGIN DATE OF REPORT
1401st Air Base Wing
Andrews Air Force Base 1 Mar 56
SOURCE OF INFORMATION DATE OF INFORMATION
Civilian 25 Jan 1956
PREPARING OFFICER EVALUATION
Major Donald S. Watkins
W### AFR 200-2
SUBJECT
UFOB" Repert
UMMARY . List inclosures af lower left. Begin teat of report om Af Form 118a.)
UFOB photographed -
Y
FOR THE COMMANDER:
S
2 INCLS GEORGE A. LUDWIG
1. Lt Colonel, USAF
3 photographs Adjutant
2. Map
DISTRIBUTION ORIGINATO
WARNING: This document contains information affecting the national deiense ol the United States within the meaning of the Eapio-
nage Laws, Title 18, U. S. C., Section 793 and 794. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized
person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force Agencies, except by
permission of the Director of Intelligence,USAF.
AF I OORM  52 112 1 JUN 48. WH:CH MAY BE USED. REPLACES AF FORM 112-PART 1. CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
Q 18-SSS89-3 J. 3. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OPPICE

UNCL CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO.
lhOlst Air Base Wing IR -8 -56 PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES
The following information is submitted in format required by par 7d, AFR
200-2:
(1) D Description of object:
(a) thru (i) - see attached photographs.
(2) I Description of course:
) See 3 below.
(b&c) Camera was focused on the moon in east southeasterly direction,
angle of elevation about 850.
(d & e) See 3 below.
33 minutes.
(3) Manner of observation:
(a) Ground - photographic.
(b) Nettar Zeiss Iken 75 mm camera. Novar anastigmat lens, f 6.3, on
tripod, opening f 6.3, infinity tripod, opening f 6.3, infinity
(c) x/A. (c) W/A.
(h) Viine and date of sightings rine and date of sightings
() 250207Jan 56 wti1 2502h05lan 56. a) 250207Jan 56 wti1 2502h06an 56.
(b) Hight. (b) Hight.
(5) Location of observer:
. 11612 - 3hth Place, Beltsville, Me , approximately 39°03', 76°55:30w.
(6) Identifying inferuation of observer:
(a) Civilian.
1)Name:
Age: lk years.
)Mailing add S Maryland.
(4) Occupatio student.
(b) N/A
(7) Weather and winds aloft conditions at time and place of sighting:
(a) Observer's account of weather con lear, no wind.
(b) The Andrews AFB Weather Station : - reports e following conditions
at the times indicated for the
Espionage Laws, WARNING: This document contains Title 18, U.S.C.. Sectiona 793 and 794. information affecting the Its transmission or the revelation national delense of the United States within the meaning of the a of its contents in any manner to an
unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force Agencies, except by permission of the Director of Intelligence, USAF.
AF 1 0CT 2 112a REPLACES AF FORM 112-PART II., 1 JUN 48. WHICH MAY BE USED. CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
U. S. GOVERNMENT OFFICE 16-68470-1

UNCL
CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY REPORT NO.
140lst Air Base Wing TR 856 PAGE 3 oF PAGES
25 miles from the location of the sighting, meteorological data
at the location of the sighting is not available):
250300 Jan 56
Surface WNW at 7 knots
600013 320 degrees at 18 knots
10,000' 300 degrees at 24 knots
16,000' 290 degrees at 39 knots
20,000' 280 degrees at 66 knots
30,000' not available
50,000' not available
80,000' not available
(c) Ceiling: None.
() Clear.
(8) There was mo other unusual astivity er conditiens, meteorekogical,
astronomical er otheurwise, which might aseount for the sighting.
lOlst Air Base Wing
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington 25, D. C.
(c) Observer has stated that during the 33 minute exposure of the
negative ineleeed he did not see the object which appears on the
photograph. The preparing officer has no comment to offer con-
cerning the pessible cause of the sighting.
(12) Physical evidence hs
(inclosed).
sr
Uued
DONALD S. WATKINS
Major, USAF
WARNING: This document containa information affecting national delense of the United States within the meaning of the
Espionage Laws, Title 18. U. S. C., Sections 793 and 794. Its transmission nor the revelation of its contentsin any manner toan
unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force
Agencies, except t by permission of the Director Intelligence, USAF.
AF  0CT 2 112a REPLACES AF FORM I12-PART 11. 1 JUN 48. WHICH MAY BE USED. CLASSIPICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION When filled in)
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