Project 10073 Record Card — Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, 5 September 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting on 5 September 1954. The incident occurred at 1055 EDT in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, an area situated between Bolling and Andrews Air Force Bases. The witness, identified as a Major in the United States Air Force with 13 years of flight experience, reported observing a single, circular object. The object was described as a white light with a slight yellow tint, appearing similar to a star, with a size comparable to an aircraft recognition light viewed at 2000 feet. The observer noted that the object emitted light beams or rays. During the two-minute observation, the object was seen hovering and then darting with lateral variations of up to 20 degrees, moving generally from East to Southeast. The observer estimated the altitude to be between 10,000 and 50,000 feet. Weather conditions were reported as CAVU (Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited). The observer explicitly stated their belief that the object was not an aircraft. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is that there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting, and the manner of the object's disappearance was not indicated.