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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7070182

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONHyattsville Maryland

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probobly Bolloon
Possibly Belleon

Wes Aireroft
Probably Aireroft
Possibly Aireraft

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

26 August 1956 Hyattsville, Marviaond
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Lecel 2) -Ground- Vi suel
GM 27/9300Z 0 Air Vi wal

O Ground-Redor
© Air-intercept Roeder

O Yes

D:No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

Other :
In sufficient Dove fer Evaluvetion

two hours
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS

One object, with appearance of a"coni-| Sighting was undoubtedly caused |
cal shredded parachute." Object had. by Planet Mars. Evaluated as
reddish to whitish gow. Object noticed] astronomical.

by observer because it seemed to be

an unusually bright star. Obj sighted

in the SE at an elevation of about 15

aggr. Obj was rising slowly & moving

south. Object was seen visually & throgch

binoculars for two hours & was still is
Sight at time of rpt.

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UNCLASS FROM HQ USAF AFOIN 46349 UFOB. :
1. (A) CONICAL SHREDDED PARACHUTE, (B) ONE TWENTIETH DIA4ETER

OF FIELD BINOCLUARS (DETAILS OF BINOCULARS UNKNOWN), ¢C)

REDDISH TO WHITISH GLOW (D) ONE (E) N/A (F) APPEARANCE OF “UOTE
SHREDDED PARACHUTE UNQUOTE, (G) N/A, (H) NONE REPORTED (1) NONE
REPORTED. (2) (A) OBSERVER WAS ATTRACTED BY WHAT SEEMED TO BE
UNUSUALLY BRIGHT STAR. (B) OBSERVER SAYS SOUTH EAST AND ABOUT

:5 DEGREE ABOVE HORIZON BUT HAD DIFFICULTY IN MAKING UP HER “IND.
(C) STILL VISIBLE AT 279399Z (D) RAISING SLOWLY AND MOVING IN

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DATA AVAILABLE AT TIME OF DISPATCH THIS MESSAGE. (C) CLEAR,
(D) SEVEN MILES, €E) NONE, (F) NOENCS) NONE KNOWN AT TIME
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