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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
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/ epete ft enber 1953 De rwood, Maryland 0 Probob Y oon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a Possibly Bolloon
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Local G :Ground- Vi sual D Ground-Redor QO Probobly Aircraft
out 22 925Z & 25/ 1025! D Air Visual O Air-Intercept Rader E Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE (KX Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes O Probably Astronomico!
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other Ground Light—
D insufficient Date for Evaluction
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Sighting of meteor at about 29/0925Z. Investigation revealed that the
Noticed ground light which remained in| meteor sighting was part of the
sight for about 1 hour, See case file.| sighting. This meteor is carried

in a separat:e case and was viewep
as far away as Indiana & Penn.
The additional rpt was determinef

to be a searchlight on a nearby
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no precipitation, 65 degrees F. tempersture,

This was the first time SOURCE had seen an object like this, He had
no idea as to its identity,

Estimated speed; 250 to 300 knots.

Estimated distance from object to observer: ten (10) to fifteen (15)
miles west.

SOURCE had completed ten (10) years of formal education, In addition
he had attended CAA and military control tower operator schools,

lL. Evaluation,
Sgt Pleasants wes quiet reserved individuel, He appeered not to have
any preconceived idees of what he saw but merely to be stating the facts as he
saw them, His story was later fully corroborated by the person who was with hin

at the time and who made the observation from the same vantage point, this ren
was on duty as weather observer in the Andrews AFB control tower, His personal

date are:
&, Names: PIWOWARSKI, Gregory W.
b, Rank: A/2C
c, Serial Number: AF 11290689 |
d. Organization: Det 2, 4th Weather Group, Andrews AFB, Wash 25, DC

The interviewer believes that the phenomenon described above was caused
by a meteorite,

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XI, ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS.

1. At 29/09252 Sep 58 a flaming object was observed on a downward traject-
ory from the GREEN ARROW INN, near OXFORD, !D. (3841N/7610"). Two officers of
the 2nd Ordnance Co. at FORT MEADE, MD. (3906N/7644W) saw the phenomenon with
the unaided eye in the sky to the West of the GREEN ARROW INN. These two
officers, 1/Lt's SPARACINO and EBERLAND, who were together at the time, also
observed that small particles were breaking away from the object. The color of
the object was greenish,

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2. Georgetown University Observatory reports several telephone calls from
local observers who saw an object as described above at precisely the same tine.
The observatory's tenative conclusion, based on the descriptions received, was
thet the object was a meteorite,

3. The US Naval Observatory, at Washington, D.C., reports no sighting.

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XII, COMMANDER'S COMMENTS.

The investigation was conducted by experienced investigators who tried to
explore all possible sources of information, The conclusior reached are consid~

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RESULTS OF FIELD INVESTIGATION

Interviews from personnel at the area of were conducted
in the afternoon and evening of 29 Sep 58 by T/Sgt - The scout-
ing for civilian source leads in the viciniey as well as short inter-
views to narrow down the search area were conducted by Sgts and

e« Additional short interviews of personnel at the area indi-
Gated that all those who had observed the light on the ground had seen
it in the same direction as the given azimuth fix, and that no one
could add to or contradict the statements made in the previous two
interviews. Lt, » who had called in the reports, had not himself
observed the aerial phenomenon, although he was able to take an azi-
muth reading on the later observed ground light. His description of
it was the same as all the others. Since no one at could add
anything to the statements already noted, it was decided to concen-
trate on civilian sources in the vicinity. An Army helicopter had
been offered to help in the search and was due to arrive soon after
start oft normal duty hours. At 30/1015Z Sep 58 the guard on duty at
the - grea gate informed Sgt that the light, which he had

observed the day before, was again visible. Sgts » and
observed the light from the same vantage point as ’ Sz t and

Pvt for about twenty minutes. This time binoculars were used.
The Tight was white, intense, and fluctuating. It was also along

the plotted azimuth. It seemed to come from a thin stand of trees.
One step to the right or left would hide the light from view and
another step would bring it back into view. From the main gate it
could not be seen. A little to the left (South) of the single light,
one could easily see the lights of the village of LAYTONSVILLE,.
Somewhat to the right (North) were a few scattered individual lights
of probable farm houses. The intense light along the azimuth was the
most conspicuous, All lights, however, had a fluctuating quality.

As daylight saturated the area, details of the land began to take shape.

The group of trees through which the light was shining, could be seen.
A barn took shape behind it with a strong light on the end. By 30/
1040Z Sep 58 the light's intensity had faded considerably due to the
rapidly increasing daylight. Sgts and travel-
led to the source of the light, a barn Sires tly Along the plotted
azimuth, The barn was located almost three (3) miles (line of sight)
from the ' area of » about 300 yards North of the crossing of
Maryland State Routes 127 and 108, on the East side of Route 108,

At this azimuth Route 108 ran along a alight rise, and the trees lin-
ing the road on the West side formed the limit of sight (horizon) from
the area of - Anything seen from the area along that
azimuth and disappearing behind the top of those trees could not possi-

bly be observed striking the ground, The group of trees between the
aren and the barn were about 400 vards west of the barn and very

sity had faded completely in the almost fully developed daylight,
The owner of the barn was interviewed. He stated that he had not
seen any aerial phenomenon on the morning before, but that at 29/
0925Z Sep 58 he was inside the barn, milking his cows. He had just |
turned the barnlights, including the outside 200 watt floodlight,
on a few minates earlier. He stated further that the outside flood-
| light, which could actually flood the surrounding fields enough for

him to walk around on them easily during total darkness, had been

burned out for a long time. Since up until now it had always been

light enough outside for him to see, he had not bothered to replace

the bulJ until just a “couple of days ago" (exact date could not be

recalled).

Two (2) additional sources were checked in order to narrow down
the search area after this. One of them was Mr. » owner of a
emall airstrip, AIRPORT (3915N/7709W, two and one quarter
(2 1/4) miles NNW of LAYTONSVILLE and four and one quarter (4 1/4)

miles SW of DAMASCUS, MD. (3917N/7712W). Mr. stated that he
lived at the airport and that on the moraing #8 question and at the speci-

fied time there was no light aircraft activity at or near his airstrip,
Of this he was positive. He had not seen any aerial phenomena at the
time. He stated that the ground winds in the area at the time were

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Army men stationed at the like base near
Derwood, Marylend, sew a mystorious ob-
ject lend and take off near the bass.
They described 4% as wingless end pro-
pellerless, with a ball-like nose and @
blunt tail. The Air Force claims this
was morely & case of wolders' are Lights
reflecting from orange-colored trucks
belonging to 4&n electric power compeny.
The Air Force somehow forgot, however,
that the sighting took place at 550
a.m, amd no one was wolding at thet time.

The Role of Unusual Coincidence

Analogous unlikely coincidences account for many flying-saucer
reports. The factors that encourage the misinterpretation may be
the particular time or place at which the phenomenon appears,
the kind of weather, the experience, physical state, or mood of the
observer, his unawareness of a certain fact, or any combination of
these and other relevant circumstances.

A fairly simple case of this type was the reported landing of a
spacecraft near an Army barracks (often referred to in saucer
publications as the “Nike site”) in a rural area of Maryland, shortly
before dawn on the morning of September 29, 1958. The sergeant
on duty that morning left the orderly room at 4:25 A.M. and started
to the barracks to waken the troops. The sky was clear, with bright
moonlight. Hearing a whirring sound like a pitched baseball with
a loose cover, he looked up toward the west to see a brilliant round
white object soaring through the sky from north to south, and break-
ing up into smaller pieces as it traveled. It disappeared behind the
roof of the mess hall, directly to the west, after being in view about
two seconds. Hurrying around the south side of the mess hall to
search the western horizon, he observed a very bright white, pulsat-
ing light at ground level, apparently in a wooded area some four
or five miles west of the battery site, as though the glowing object
had landed there. He reported the incident to an officer, who meas-
ured the azimuth position of the unknown. The glow remained
in one place but diminished with increasing daylight until it was
no longer visible.

Air Force investigators arrived that afternoon. They had already
received many reports that a brilliant fireball had flashed through
the sky at 4:25 a.M., the time in question, and had been observed
by many witnesses in the area between Washington, D.C., and
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but no fireball could account for the
ground light. The next morning at 5:15 4.M. an intensely white
fluctuating light was observed at the same place and was studied
through binoculars until daylight made it invisible: it could be seen
only from the west side of the mess hall, and one step to the right
or left would hide it from the observer. Traveling toward the po-
sition of the unknown, investigators found a dairy barn three miles
away and on a direct line of sight from the place the UFO had
been observed. On one end of the barn was a 200-watt floodlight
with a white reflector, still burning. On questioning the farmer, they
learned that until recently the light had been burned out and had
not been used. The early hour of sunrise during the summer had
provided all the light he needed to milk his cows. With the shorter
days of autumn, however, he had needed the light and had re-
placed the bulb only a few days before. On the morning of the
sighting, he had turned on the light a few minutes before the ser-
geant had noticed it [1].

Thus several unrelated factors had combined to produce the il-
lusion of a landed space vehicle: 1) only a week earlier, news-

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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD 8 October 1958

At epproximately 0800, 29 September, Lt. William M. Dempsey, Information
Services Officer, 100lst Air Base Wing, Andrews AFB, called and stated that
@ commander of a Nike site near Derwood, Md., had reported an UFO sighting.

Lieutenant Dempsey also said that two airmen in the Control Tower sighted
an UFO weat af Andrews, He further related ‘that Operations had dispatched a
T-33 and a helicopter to the UFO sighting area.

Approximately one hour later, Dempsey called to further related that the
helicopter crew, upon reaching the designated spot of the alleged UFO landing,
discovered one or more largs, orange colored trucks. Workmen near these

familiar objects were doing welding work on high tension girders.

We received no querics.

The matter rested until the night of October 6th. On that night, I read

the final edition of the Washington "Star". On page 1 there was a 2-column
story about a ‘mystery object‘ near Derwood »w Maryland.

After reading the "Star" account, I called Dtr-Denpsey concerning the

above-mentioned story. We both regretted the truck sighting was omitted.
Both of us assumed that it was lack of coordination somewhere up the line.

In the spirit of AFR 200-2 (para. 9) which reads, "Sightings may be re-
leased to the press or general public by the cocmander of the Air Force Base
concerned only after it has been positively identified as a familiar or a
known object." I decided that in order to eliminate conjecture, to call

the Washington "Post."

called the “Post” and talked with gg. | asked
to ask the reporter working on this UFO story to contact me as I had

‘@ few more details which might lend a bit of light to the subject.
A little later, M°MMMBMMMR binselr, called and asked for the information.

My spot report to Mr. gi was “On the 29th of September, Andrews
Gigpatched a T-33 and a helicopter for an ‘on the spot’ probe of the
reported UFO. At the reported site, the helicopter crew discovered a
group Of orange colored truckse Arch welders were working on high tension
steel towers in that arca." Mr. asked if they were PEFCO people.

I said I didn't know and advised him to check PEPCO for accuracy.

The following morning at 0330, I called the Office of Information
Services of the Secretary of the Air Force and reported my action.

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TO: Major Ralph Albright, Commander
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My memorandum for record of & October 1955, concerning the
UFO account of 29 September, is attached.

These facts were given a member of the fourth estate in ac-
cordance with ATR 200-2.

Nhe Washington Post and Associated Press interpreted these

facts.

On or about 9 October, Henry Simmons of NEWS WEEE contacted
me and pointed out that he was doing a story of UrO's which would be
@ credit to the United States Air Force. Tis desire was to get a
quote from the helicopter pilot and Control Tower operators.-

Lieutenant Dempsey, on my request, secured a Control Tower
operator's quote for Mr. Simmons. I contacted one of the helicopter
pilots and arrenged for a brief telephonic conversation with Mr.
Simmons. It was explained to the pilot that I was Information Services
Officer for Headquarters Command and would be responsible.

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NARRATIVE OF OBSERVATION BY SGT FARRIS,

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1. Personal Data,

&@. Name: FARRIS, Riney G,

be Rank: Sgt
c. Serial Number: RA 17248058

d. Organization: Battery "B", 4th Missile Battalion, Deerwood, Md,

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Sgt Farris was on duty as IFC area Duty Sergeant on the morning of 29
Sep 58. He had been up for about twenty-two (22) hours prior to the sighting,
After glancing at the orderly room clock, he stepped outside the building at
29/0925Z Sep 58 on his way to wake the troops, At that moment his ettention
was drawn to a whirring sound described as a thrown baseball with a loose cover,
Upon glencing toward the origin of the noise, Sgt Farris saw an object, about
half the size of the moon, passing near the moon's azimith in a trajectory which
covered about forty-five (45) degrees azimuth from South to North, The observer
wes facing West at the time. The object was round, white in color, end appeared
to be breaking up. The smaller pieces ceased to give off light as soon as they
broke away from the main body. The moon, at the time, appeared to be about the
size of a half dollar held at arm's length by comparison, The object disappear-
ed from Sgt Farris! view over the roof of the messhall which was directly in
front of him to the West, Total time of observation of the phenomenon in the
sky was about two (2) seconds. The object described no maneuvers or deviations
from its ballistic-like trajectory. Sgt Farris saw it with the unaided eye.

The sky was clear at the time of sighting, It was still dark on the ground,

but there was bright moonlight. At first point of sighting the light hed an
approximate elevation of forty-five (45) degrees above the horizontal, It was
describing what appeared to be a downward arc. The approximate elevation of

the messhall roof from point of observation was five (5) decrees. Sgt Farris
did not see the object strike the ground. After losing sight of the light
behind the messhall, Sgt Farris went around to the South side of the building,
from where he could get a look to the western horizon. From here he noticed a
very bright pulsating white light within line of sight on the ground and cominr
from what appeared in the darkness as a wooded area estimated by Sgt Farris at
about four (4) to five (5) miles west of the battery site, At about 29/0930Z
Sep 58 Sgt Farris reported the light on the ground to Lt. Platt of his battery.
Lt. Platt took an azimth reading of the light on the ground from the IFC
area's radar tower, the best observation point in the small site area (Refer to
Pt #1, Incl #1) and fixed the light at 280 degrees (Pt #2). The pulsating
light could be seen for about another forty-five (45) minutes, By now it was
being observed and discussed by many men in the reveille formation, By about
29/1015Z Sep 58 it was getting fairly light as the sun wes about to rise, With
increasing daplight the glow from the light diminished noticeably until it
could finally be no longer seen at full daylight. Sgt Farris saw the light for
the last time at about 29/1015Z Sep 58. His duties prevented him from further
observations. When he glanced at the spot again in full daylight the light was
no longer visible, Sgt Farris! final conjecture on the identity of the sight-
ing was that he had observed a meteor, After seeing the pulsating glow he
concluded that the object mst have struck the ground,

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3. Evaluation, The consensus of several enlisted nen and two officers of
Battery "B" was that Sgt Farris was a reliable NCO. During the interview Set
Farris appeared sincere and willing to cooperate, He made every effort to
recall all details about the observation in his mind and made no guesses, [le
adhered strictly to what he saw and ventured his conclusion only after he was
asked to do so by the interviewer, In the interviewer's opinion the observa-

tions made by Sgt Farris are bona fide,

NARRATIVE OF OBSERVATION BY PVT SCANLON.

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l. Personal Data,

&. Names SCANLON, Jerome A,

b, Rank: Pvt (E-2)

c¢. Serial Number: US 51412562

d. Organization: Battery "B", 4th Missile Battalion, Deerwood, Md,

2. Narrative,

Pvt Scanlon was on guard duty at the main gate to the IFC area of
Battery "B" on the morning of 29 Sep 58. At approximately 29/09302 Sep 58 he
left the locked gate to wake the troops in the IFC area's billets. ‘his was
often a joint undertaking by the guard and the duty sergeant. As he approached
the South end of the billets his attention was drawn to a steady hurming noise
in the sky. Looking toward the source of the sound, Pvt Scanlon noticed a
flying object at about forty (40) degrees elevation from the horizontal describ-
ing a downward arc which covered ebout forty-five (4,5) degrees azimth from
South to North, The observer was facing West at the time, Scanlon described
the object as being almost round, slightly flattened on the trailing side, ihe
predominant color of the phenomenon wes green, with white undertones, He
compared its size with that of a half dollar held at arm's length, ‘The humniing
sound seemed to come directly from the object, The arc described by the object
appeared to end on the und at a point about one and one quarter (12) mile
from the point of observation (Pt #1) in or near a wooded area, Small pieces,
like sparks, seemed to be breaking off from the main body of the object during
flight, but they instantly lost their glow as they broke away, There was no
visible impact, nor did Scanlon hear any noise of an impact. The hurming noise
was audible throughout three quarters (3/4) of the objects observed trajectory,
then stopped abruptly, After the object had reached tle lowest point in its
arc Pvt Scanlon observed a continuous, fluctuating, and intense white light on
the ground, which he had never observed there before, The area of the glow hed
an approximate diameter of a nickel held at arm's length by comparison. It
appeared to come from the same azimth as the point where the flying light had
reached its lowest point, Daylight was invading the scene at about 29/1010Z
Sep 58, when Pvt Scanlon last observed the light on the ground. By this tine
its intensity had diminished, The sky was clear at time of sighting. Scanlon
observed the object in flight for about nine (9) to ten (10) seconds, ‘/ithin
fifteen (15) minutes of sighting the flying object Pvt Scanlon reported the
incident to the duty sergeant, Sgt Farris. Pvt Scanlon emphasized that he and
‘Sgt Farris did not discuss the details of the sighting before their individucl
interviews, They only talked about it briefly and very generally, Pvt

Seanlon's first reaction to the sighting was that the object was a meteorite,
but he dismissed this impression when he recalled that meteorites generally ur
up before they reach the ground. His second thought was that it may have been

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a falling object from an aircraft, reflecting the moonlight present at the tine.
But then he rationalized that it would hardly heve continued to glow on the
ground, He finally came to no conclusion at all as to the object's possible

identity.

3. Evaluation, The consensus of several enlisted me nd_one officer of

Battery "B" was thedggll noes
During the interview Pvt Séanlon appeared very sincere

and cooperative, In the interviewer's opinion Pvt Scanlon did see soi BtRings

With very minor exceptions Pvt Scenlon's observation corroborates that of Ost
Farris, He very effort to report only

what he saw, ‘The elimination of his own conclusions, when he was asked for

them, indicated logicol thinking. oy | kattery "Bb",
the interviewer believes that Pvt St®nlon,- witti respect to his observations,

spoke the truth,

NARRATIVE OF OBSERVATION BY MR MILLS,

VI.

Personal Data,

a. Nene: “Qa

b. Approximate Age: 32

c. Address: @uQ@MMMMMBhersburg, Md.
d. Profession: ates hin ton Post.

2. Narrative.

wee: was out carrying newspapers on the morning of 29 Sep 5¢, At
about 2 Z Sep 58 Mr was delivering the paper to a house on the south
side of Md State Route 124, about 350 yards west of the intersection of qq

He was in his car facing West. The heater in his cer was turned
on. His point of observation is designated as Pt #3, Incl #1. At thet moment
he observed a white colored object in the sky to the West, crossing Route 124
from South to North, There were trees on both sides of the road and his totel
observation time was two (2) seconds, The trajectory of the object seemed to
have a downward pitch, Mr stated that the object seemed to be throwing
off sparks which formed a tail, He did not want to commit himself on the shape
of the phenomenon, The object itself had the approximate size of a half dollrr
held et arm's length by comparison, The tail was estimated at four (4) times
that diameter in length. SOURCE's first impression was that the object was a
crashing aircraft, but on second thought it did not really seem like an air-
plane eflame at all. Finally, Mr @@MMthought that it may have been a stray
missile, He never saw it strike the ground.

3. Evaluation, Mr @iietetesegpememecsgemeingmees He felt rather

silly el the interview; every answer had to be coaxed from him, and he
Cc his statements; however, only his own first

impressions are listed here. His reluctance to answer appeared to stem from a

fear of be labeled a crackpot. He
However, there
g no doubt in the interviewer's mind that SOURCE made the observation, The

lergest discrepancy noted was SOURCE's poor ability (self-admitted) to estimate

measurements, SOURCE 2] sc -jjisililiiSlililiiaasteessssssesssmaaan sate ieasparemnibomey

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VII, STATEMENT oF ee”

Personal Data,

a, Nane: Qa

b. Approximate Age: 35

i.

c. Address: Mr QQQRRMMMMRis located directly along the azimth f
taken from the IFC area of Battery "B", approximately two and one quarter (2%)

miles (line of sight) from the IFC area, end about three quarters (3/4) of a
mile East of LAYTONSVILLE, Md. (3912N/7708W), the crossing of Maryland State
Routes 124 and 108, on Route 124,

d. Profession: igi.

\r gees a rner who made the observation from his farm at Pt

#4, Incl #1. In a short interview with Mr&@ to determine the area to be
searched, SOURCE made the following statements. He was up early on the morning
of 29 Sep 58 to milk his cows. At approximately 29/0925Z Sep 58 he observed

a white light flashing through the sky from South to North. SOURCE stated the
light seemed to be coming from two (2) objects traveling close together, the
first being about twice the size of the trailing object. lle did not care to
estimate the speed or to describe the size and shape of the objects. Hie further
stated that sparks were falling off the two (2) objects but their light faded
instantly, He did not know what the objects were or care to guess. He did not
hear any noise nor did he see the object strike the ground, He lost sight of
the objects behind some trees, and for all he knew they were still going.
SOURCE was facing West at time of sighting, and the phenomenon took place in

the sky West of him,

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3. Evaluation, SOURCE was somewhat uncooperative and did not care to
discuss the matter in detail. His general opinion of the phenomenon was that
he couldn't care less, The validity of SOURCE's statement, in regfard to
number of objects etc., is somewhat doubtful as SOURCE did not seem to have

devoted his entire attention and interest to the phenomenon,

VIII. RESULTS OF FIELD INVESTIGATION,

Interviews from personnel at the IFC area of Battery "B" were conducted in
the afternoon and evening of 29 Sep 58 by T/Sgt Gottschalk. The scouting for
civilian source leads in the vicinity as well as short interviews to narrow
down the search area (viz farmer Fry) were conducted by Sgts Jelenic and
Stephenson, Additional short interviews of personnel at the Battery area
indicated that ell those who had observed the light on the ground had seen it
in the same direction as the given azimth fix, and that no one could add to or
contradict the statements made in the previous two interviews. Lt. Platt, who
had called in the reports, had not himself observed the aerial phenomenon,
although he was able to take an azimth reading on the later observed ground
light. His description of it wes the same as all the others. Since no one

at Battery "B" could add anything to the statements already noted, it wag
decided to concentrate on civilian sources in the vicinity. An Army helicepter
had been offered to help in the search end was due to arrive soon after start
of normal duty hours, At 30/1015Z Sep 58 the guard on duty at the IFC area
gate informed Sst Gottschalk that the light, which he had observed the day
before, was again visible, Sgts Gottschalk, Jelenic end Stephenson observed

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the light from the same vantage point as Sgt Farris and Pvt Scanlon for about

twenty (20) minutes. This time binoculars were used, The light was white,
intense, and fluctuating, It was also along the plotted azimth, It seemed

to come from @ thin stand of trees, One step to the right or left would hide
the light from view and another step would bring it back into view, From the
main gate it could not be seen. A little to the left (South) of the single
light, one could easily see the lights of the villege of LAYTONSVILLE. Some-
what to the right (North) were a few scattered individual lights of probable
farm houses, The intense light elong the azimuth wep the most conspicuous,

All lights, however, had a fluctuating cuality, As daylight satureted tiie area,
details of the land began to take shape, The group of trees through which the
light was shining, could be seen. A barn took shape behind it with e strong
light on the end, By 30/1040Z Sep 58 the light's intensity had faded consider-
ably due to the rapidly increasing daylight. Sgts Gottschalk, Jelenic, énd
Stephenson trevelled to the source of the light, a barn directly along the
plotted azimth (Refer to Pt #5). ‘The barn was located alnost three (3) miles
(line of sight) from the IFC area of Battery "B", about 300 yards North of the
crossing of leryland State Routes 124 and 108, on the East side of toute 108,
At this azimuth Route 108 ran along a slight rise, and the trees lining the
road on the West side formed the limit of sight (horizon) from the IFC area of
Battery "5", Anything seen from the IFC area along that azimth and disappear-
ing behind the top of those trees could not possibly be observed striking the
ground, The group of trees between the IFC area and the barn were about 400
yards west of the barn and very thin. Their tops were lower than those of the
trees on the West side of Route 108, On the North end of the barn there was a
strong light with a white reflector, still burning, By this time the light's
intensity had faded completely in the almost fully developed daylight, ‘The
owner of the barn wes interviewed, He stated that he had not seen ény eerial
phenomenon on the morning before, but that at 29/0925Z Sep 58 he was inside

the barn, milking his cows, He had just turned the barnlights, including the
outside 200 watt floodlight, on e few minutes earlier, He stated further thet
the outside floodlight, which could actually flood the surrounding fields enoug
for him to walk around on them eésily during total darimess, had been burned
out for a long time, Since up until now it had always been light enough outsidd
for him to see, he had not bothered to replace the bulb until just "a couple of
days ago" (exact date could not be recalled),

Two (2) additional sources were checked in order to narrow down the search
area after this. One of them was lr f a small eirstrip,
;  (3915N/7709W), (Pt #6) two and one quarter (22) miles NNW of
LAYTONSVILLE and four and one quarter (42%) miles SW of DAI‘ASCUS, MD. (3917N/
7712). Vi PMetated that he lived at the airport and thet on the morning
in question and at the specified time there was no light aircraft activity at
or near his airstrip. Of this he was positive. He had not seen any eerial
phenomena at the time, He stated that the ground winds in the area at the

time were negligible,

During this conversation the arrival of the US Army helicopter was noted,
It was already sweeping the area along the plotted azimuth, The helicopter wes
signalled down and Sgt Jelenic was utilized as an observer, The helicopter
searched the area indicated by the approxirate boundary, Pt #7. All possibil-
ities spotted from the helicopter were checked out on the ground by Sgt
Stephenson, The areas searched on foot are outlined by boundaries indicated
by Pts #8, The search was called off after about five (5) hours. In the afte
noon additional persons were contacted in the vicinity, but no one had made eny
observations. An employee on a large dairy farm (Pt #9), I SQ stated
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seen and heard an airplane every morning between 0900Z and 1000Z. It always
flew rather high and from South to North, West of the farm, He identified it

as a "typical passenger plane", never anything unusual about it. He concluded
that on the morning of 29 Sep 58 this aircreft came over closer to 0930Z than

09002.
IX. SUMMARY CONCLUSION OF FIELD INVESTIGATORS.

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1. The object in the sky and the light on the ground were not one and the
same thing,

2. The object in the sky was probably a large meteorite which broke up as
it fell earthward,

3. The light on the ground was identified beyond a reasonable coubt as an
outside barn floodlight. Movement of air currents between observation point

and light caused the fluctuating quality of the latter.

4. Nothing unusual fell to the ground within the indiceted search éreas,
to the best of the investigators' knowledge, Reports from SOURCES with less
limited horizon than personnel at IFC area indicate that sky phenomenon kept
traveling North, and did not strike the ground,

| 5, Unexplained: Accompanying noise. Possibilities: a, Co-inciuental

| noise from possible distant aircraft. b, Starting or stopping of refrigeration
| unit in nearby messhall,
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X. NARRATIVE OF OBSERVATION BY SGT PLEASANTS,

ia 1. Personal Data.

a, Name: PLEASANTS, Edwin N,

be. Rank: T/Sgt

c, Serial Number: AF 18263004

d. Organization: 1909 AACS, Andrews AFB, Washington 25, D.C.

2. Narrative,

At approximately 29/0925Z Sep 58 I wae on duty for the midnight shift
in the control tower at Andrews AFB (3848N/7651W). I looked up and to the West
and ea few seconds later spotted a light, which appeared to be an object aflame,
heading North from the South, The colors were orange-red, and the particles
that fell off appeared to be green. I spoke to the airman who wes on duty as
the weather observer and asked him what it was, “The object was visible for
approximately forty-five (5) to sixty (60) seconds, and it was on a descent of
approximately fifteen (15) degrees, and about fifteen (15) miles away, I called
RAPCON (Radar Approach Control) to see if they had anything on the radarscope,
end the reply was negetive, (No reason given) A couple of minutes later
Washington tower celled and requested any information that I could give them.
(The same was given.) I also overheard an aircraft giving informetion to
Eolling Tower that he spotted the same at an altitude of 3,000 ft, heading hort!
The object appeared to te a solid object for a few seconds and then sterted
breaking up and disappearing. The falling particles were a greenish color, and
the solid object was orenge and red, In my own opinion it appeared to be

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siiilar to the exhaust of a jet, or missile being fired,

3. The following additional information is extrected vertétin frown <
questionnaire which wes used by the interviewer, M/Syt Pegos, in cuestiouing
SOURCE: |

Date/Time of sighting: 29/0925z Sep 56,

Eetween dawn end derimess,

Condition of sky:
A few,

Presence of sters:

Presence of Moon: Don't renembver,

Erightness: Object wes brighter than sky background,

The object did not appear to stand still ct any tine, ib did uct
speed up end rush away at any time, It did break up into sitll ports, 2.0.00
could not see smoke, It did not change brightness.

Shape: Round at first, spread out at tie end, secitingly bron bing

apart.

Greduclly decre:sed until it weit out.

Brightness:

The object did not move in front of or behind éenything during
observation.

Observation was mede through clear glass pane of control tover,

Sound: None.

Edges of object: Hazy or fuzzy.

Comperable size of object with known object: CGuarter at ernts lensth

(Feirly certain).

SOURCE's activities at time of observation: Reading end checking for

aircraft,

Direction of object from point of observation: West

Direction of object when last observed: Northwest

Angular direction froy,trye north at first appearance: 270 defrees

estimated,

Angular direction from true north at last observation: 345 to 360
degrees estimated,

Anguler direction from horizon at first appearance; Forty-five (45)
degrees estimated,

Angular direction from horizon at last observation; Thirt#-(30)
degrees estimated.

Weather conditions at time of sighting: Clear sky, slight breeze,

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