PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6972954

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONWashington D C

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
20 October 1957 Washington, D.C. 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Possibiy" baioon
Local 0025 0025 Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodor 0 0 Was Aircraft
a a Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT. 20/05232 20/05252 AiVisual AiVisual Air-Intercopt Radar Air-Intercept Radar D 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes. 00 D X Probably Astronomical
xO No Civilian Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OP.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OP.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER 8. NUMBER OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
brief one one NW
T0. IO. BRIEF SU BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING RY OE SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Bright light descending toward the Earth now intersecting Orionid
Nw horizon. Object was seen briefly shower. Probably meteor.
glowing brightly and leaving a
trail like a Roman candle. Much like
a bright star except for the trail.
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ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 SEP 52)
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THE FOLLOWING UFOB SIGHT WAS RECEIVED AT DO45 LOCAL FROM MR.
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WHILE AT THE CORNER OF 13TH STREET AND MISSOURI AVENUE, WASHINGTONGN
HORIZON. OBJECT WAS SEEN BRIEFLY GLOWING BRIGHTLY AND LEAVING
OBSERVER FURTHER DESCRIBED
STAR BUT WITH A TRAIL THAT REMINDED HIM OF FIREWORKS RATHER THAN
A FALLING STAR. A FALLING STAR 462
BT BT Ruckeniis Astr Ructuis Astr
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