PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
13 November 1957 Maryland 0 Probobly Balloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 13 0955Z AirVisual Air-lntercept Radar Possibly Aircrolt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other_
CexInsufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
N/A one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Popping sound was heard, upon gazing No evaluation is possible without
upward a parachute type object was specimen. Possibly cloud seeding
seen floating to the earth. The operations. No check was made at
object drifted downward f object drifted downward for approx Itime of report. Also possible mig- time of report. Also possible mig-
5 to lo minutes and appeared to be 5 to 1o minutes and appeared to be ratory spiders. Cloud seeding most ratory spiders. Cloud seeding most
disintegrating, though no pieces were likely.
breaking wway from the body of the
object. Upon falling to the ground, the
object had I shrunk to the size of a
cigarette pnper and attempts to pick
it up resulted in breakage.
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equipeend ware dispatched and arrived at Post Headquartors at 15i55 hours for
ashort briefing on a report or a UV (Unidentiried Mying Cbjeatwhich had
fallen in the immodiata arsa of the State Howpital,
3. After the escort as Post. the
ECD parsonnel departed for , and arrived at
roported 020 at 17:05 hours.
Ater ye
de-day and had been Surned in to G2 Seotion of Second United States Army,
.farther action okaticn.
. ALBERT P. SDSR
2d Lt Ord Corps
Commanding
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1. Jatolii Mead
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of the Osl. Loeal.Mald effise ? ta gat motirled by the lo9th
CIc Gp, 13 Mov 57. Major Mebt, Intalligemes Offien, Bolling 73,
Washington D, C., notirlad by phonseon l3llio Bov 57, 3masues as Raport phoned to
Major Harris, COnax inlso Mav 57. Major Harris, CONA lLlso Mav 57.
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RDTIP 18 November 1957
SUSJECT: U UFOB Feport
TO: Comander
Hq Air Technical Intelligence Command
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
ATTN: AFCIN-AX3
Dayton, Ohio
u Fort Ceorge G Meade, Maryland for your information. Request routing to
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FOR THE COMMANDER: FOR THE COM
GSVO
1 1 Incl: Incl: BORIS T. NORSKY BORIS I. NORSKY
UFOB Report Lt Colonel USAP
C C. Chief, Estinates and Presentation Branch Chief, Estinates and Presentation Eranch
10 Technical I rmation and Intelligence Div
t0
120A 30 1

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or 2 a
No
FORM REPLACES NME FORM 96, I OCT 48, WHICH MAY BE USED.. 10-64801-3 U. S. GOVERNNART PRINTING CJPICE
DD 1 FEB 50 96

12 Dec 57
24-0-457
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT RepOrted
Seen at Browmsville State Hospital
Crownsville, Maryland, 13 Nov 57
TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base, Colorado
1. Attached for your information is a report dated 15 November
1957 concerning the above-captioned Subject which was furnished
this chis office by Headquarters, logth Counter Intelligence Corps Group, Olllce by headqdarters, Loycn C Ircelligence Corps Groag,
Fort George George G. , Maryland, on 20 Maryland, on 20 November 1957. mber 1957.
T
Intelligence Intelligence Corps Group advised Corps Group advised that no further that no further investigation of investigation of
this incident was being conducted by his Headquarters. was being conducted by his Headquarters.
1 Incl JOHN M. NISWANDER
Ltr Fr Hq Ft G.G. Meade, Md. Lt Colonel, USAF Lt Colonel, USAF
dtd 15 Nov 57 (w/5 Incls n/c) District n Commander
ce: Dir OSI (USAF)
Comdr, 100lst AB Gp,
AAODI-B 1st Ind 15 Jan 58
TO: Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATTN: AFCIN 4E4
Wright Pat Base, Ohio
1 Inel
n/c
/s/ Fred Jeep

oject, within 200-2, from the attached
AFCIN-4X4 object
released parachute flare.
3. In reply refe: , C2
AFCIN-4X5 Meiryl and, 13 Nov 57. 3Nov 57.
FORTHE PORTHE C ANDER ANDER
AFCIN-4A
Inel Incl
AFCIN-4B /c /c WALLACE W. ELIWOGD WALLACE W. ELWOCD
Captain, USAF Captain, USAF
Assistant Adjutant
AFCIN-4C 24 fon58
AFCIN-4D
AFCIN-4E.
ie 6 oy 24Jc58
AFCIN-4F
2 PERM
OTHERS
TEMP
90 DAYS
INITIAL
ATIC FORM 144 (REV 10 SEP S7) ROUTING AND COORDINATION SHEET

AFCIN-4X2c 1. Subject report .
2. No furtber aetion can be to identify exact re or
AFCIN-4X3 d object without specinen.
3. Cursory analysis of report strongly suggests some type of
: flare th
AFCIN-4X4
FOR THE COM MMANDER: ANDER:
AFCIN-4X5
AFCIN-4A Inel NICHOYAS POST
Assistant Deputy for 419/508 419/08
Science & Components Science & Components
AFCIN-4B
AFCIN-4C
AFCIN-4D
AFCIN-4E
214EE
AFCIN-4F
PERM
OTHERS 2
TEMP
90 DAY'S
INITIAL
ATIC FORM 144 (REV 10 SEP S7). ROUTING AND COORDINATION SHRET

as above, dated 12 December 1957, to Commander. Command,
Ent Air Force Base, , Colorado, and to Second Indorsement, your
Headquarters, dated 31 January 1958, to aforenentioned letter, file
File, Crownsv ,Maryland, 13 ember 1957.
2. For your information, on 13 November l957, this office re-
ceived the specimen in a question from the lo9th Counter Intelligence
Corps Group, Corps Group, George G. Meade, Maryland, and on George G. Meada, Maryland, and on the following the following
day, it was turned over to the Technical Information and Intelligence er to the Technical Information and Intelligence
Division, Directorate of Operations, Headquarters, Air Research and
Development Command, then at I Development Command, then at Baltimore, Maryland. altimore, Maryland. On 24 March 1958, On 24 March 1958,
Lt Colonel BORIS I. NORSKY, Headquarters, ARDC Lt Colonel BORIS I. NORSKY, Headquarters, ARDC, Andrews Air Force , Andrews Air Force
Base, advised that on 18 November l957 his office forwarded the
specimen in question to Wright Patterson Air Force Base, ATTN: AFcIN- specimen in question to Wright Patterson Air Fc
4X3. However, according to Colonel NORsKy, this specimen disappeared However, according to Colonel NORsky, this specimen disappeared
while enroute.
3. No further action is contemplated by t
matter.
ce: Dir OSI (USAF) DOYLE/REES
Comdr, 10Olst ABGp, HEDCOM, Colonel, USAF
AAFB District Commander
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Officer, Provost Marshal
Saction, Ft Meade, indicating receipt of telephone call from the
Chiar of Police, State Hospital, Maryland,
reporting an unidantified I flying object falling into the hospital area
and disintagrating into snall particles. This office immediately sent
a representative, M/Sgt Slate, to the Military Police to the
arsa to ascertain the facts, w were as low3.
Chtef of Police.
prarogative and responsibility: that the incident wrs of an unclassi-.
fied naturs and that he wes
whatsoever.
but ha was interested as to the dangors, if any, of e object and the
resulte of its falling into the hosoital
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6. In addition, Ft dlende cic teld rfice vas inforned of the
incident approximately
have inforned St; IBI ta was not in. n: iried or Me hc r ted ol the incident by this office. this office.
7. 7. Attached herewith Attached herewith are s ane. porsorn orsor trectly
concerned with the incident. concerned with the incident. also spelled Iso spelled are
one and the sane) one and the sama)
8. I . Pending analysis of the object sanple forverded AC of S, O2, Pending analysis of the object stnple forverded AC or S, 02,
2nd US Army, no evaluation can be considored by 2nd Us Army, no evaluation can be considored by this otfice refcrence this otfice reference
the incident other than F-6.
1 Paul S Barrington
5 Incls AM S. BAMUYPM
1. Statement by effice of . . Captain Armor
2. Statenent br M/Sgt Slate
3. Statement by H/Sgt Stevenson
4. Statoment by Post Cherical of.icer
5. Statement by CU, EOD Tean
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r piaked up M/3gt T. H. Slato, S2, Fort Ceorge G. Meade, and
Maryland. Upon arrival at the hoapital,
tarviewed and stated that he and a Mr. at the
al, had heard a sonad in the sky which thought waa a jot
70e sedng oyer. deaoribed tha sound aa a poppiag sound.
ing up, they aightad an objoot in the East drifting Wost and clowp-
which deseribed by as pink in color and about the sise o
daseribed the objsot aa pink i color and resembling 3
Bax with swiagiag motion. Both and
fanr (4) f0t for the hospital garago, the objeot resmoling
the adse of a eigarotte papor, When atterapted to piak
Maryland, a u/3gt J. J. Stevenvon, 32 soetion,
Mande, with a Borc and Can toan to dateraime if the aroa was
aetadnsted. Thie aiasion was accompliahed l8lo hours, this data,
rdia.aegat
FOR THE
JOHN B. DBAN
Captaia MPC
Chiel, LP Branch
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State Hospital, MaryLand,
Upon ardival at the State Hospital, at aoprox
SFC Frewana aand I entered the Administration Duilding, whers ws
contacted Vr. Chief of Polics, State
Hoapital,
onjeet. took SFC Froeman and me to the hospital garage,
where ho latroduoed us to Mr.
State Hospital,
and atated that shortly befors ogoo hours,
13 Uoyamber 1957, they heard a popping noise, and saw an object at
betwee F00 and 2000 fset. Thay thought the object was a parashute
dawe l0mdnut
picked up the remnants on paper and
plased them in a paper clip box. Wa returned to the Provoat Marshal'a
Offise Dean coneerning the incident. SPC
Freeman then left me at Poat Headquurters, where I showed Major Sapor
the box and gave him brief details of the incidant. Major Sapors showed
the remmants t Colonal Waugh, Deputy Post Cornnander.

9 DEC 57 4TH OSI LAB
SfATSMANT (Continued)
the
United
Statee Army.
THEODORS H. SL TE
M/Sgt, RA 11 109 034
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1. Objsct was firat sirhted
Chief of Police, State Mental Hospital and Mr.
employee or State Montal Hospital.
2. Cbjeet was f
smaller, and when it reached the ground, there W28 nothing left but a
piece of paper the 3ize of a cigerette paper which continusd to disolvs.
stated that by the time Sgt Slate from Post S2 office, had,
arrived at appraximately l030 hours, there were only small pieces remain-
ing of the size of nail heads, Slate returned one piece to
Fort Meade,
3. spoks highly
pernona who had sighted the UFO, and further stated they were
always trustworthy.
Atapproxiaataly l8co hours the t undersigned contacted Captain
Barriagton from the hospital and informed him of the results. Captain
Barrington informed me to let know that any press releases wers
which I did at that time.

STATEMNr (Continued)
personnel. An undersigned then re to Fort Meada with the rest of the
JALE3 J. STEVRNSON
M/3gt, RA 12 235 639
S2 Roproaentative
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ducted.
No mor
non radioactive.
ROBERT L. TONER
Capt Capt CMLC CMLC
Post CMLC Post CM Officer ficer
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