PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7070500

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONWashington D C

FRAMES3

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Although azimuth &
tion. Object tion. Object moved w vertical vertical motions. elevation do not elevation do not 'relate relate
Object was observed visually for exactly w/Mars othesis,
twenty minutes & was still in sight sight shape, size, reneral general
at time of initial rpt. direction of sighting. ratioh ratioh
of sighting, and and Mars Mars
was clearly visibl was clearly visible in otherwibe
starless sky tends to support
this conclusion.
ATIC FORM (REV 26 SEP 52)
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RJEDWP/CCNDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEPLG/COMTAC AFB VA
BT ③
/UNCLASS/1
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OBSERVERS AS SIZE OF SMALL PEA, REDDISH TINT MOVING WITH VERTICAL
MOTIONS ABOUT 450 OVER HORIZON. NO AERODYNEMIS FEATURES, SURROUNDED BY
OCCASIONAL AURORA. NO SOUND. INITIAL OBSERVER AT COLLEGE PARK SIMPLY
SAW OBJECT IN OTHERWISE BLACK SKY. REPORTED AS DUE EAST OF COLLEGE .
PARK MD, AND ALSO REPORTED AS DUE EAST FROM NATIONAL AIRPORT. OBJECT
IN SIGHT WHEN REPORTED AND HAD BEEN OBS VED FOR 20 MINUTES. GROUND .
VISUAL SIGHTING AT 9:45 EDT BY TAVEL AY 1040 EDT BY
MR AND MR. NATIONAL AIRLINES RESERVATION
OBSERVERS REPORTED NO STAR IN SKY, SLIGHT OVERCAST. REEPORT FROM BOLLING
VELOCITY:
SURFACE, EAST AT 4 . TS. 6,000, 180 DEGREES AT <TS. 6,000, 180 DEGREES AT
.
PAGE TWO RJEPHQ 807
5 KTS. 10,000, 230 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. 16, 120 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS,
30,000 AT 220 DEGREES, 25 KNOTS 50,000 AT 250 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS,
S0,000, 80 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS. CEILING 34,000 FEET VISIBILITY 12
MILES, 2/10 CLOUD COVER, NEGATIVE. TWO IMVERSIONS AND TWO NEAR
INVERSIONS OVER WASHINGTON AREA. LAST AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BOLLING
8:43 EDT. REPORTING OFFICER CHECKED WITH WEATHER OFFICER, ANDREWS
AFB WHO PLANET MARS CLEARLY VISIBLE IN OTHE WIESE STA SKY.