Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Kensington, Maryland, 27 September 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a sighting of two unidentified objects in Kensington, Maryland, on 27 September 1954. The report, filed under AFOIN 44829, describes a 35-minute observation by a civilian employee of the HQ USMC and his wife. The witnesses reported seeing yellowish-amber objects that varied in size from a grapefruit to a pea. The objects were described as having irregular motions, including lateral and downward maneuvers, and were observed moving from the northeast to the southeast before disappearing in a small red glow. The observation was made through an open screened window. The US Weather Bureau reported clear, unlimited visibility at the time of the incident. Washington National Airport control tower reported air traffic in the area, but no sightings were reported by pilots. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officers, Lt. Col. T.M. Bailey and Lt. Col. Harold D. Jefferson, was that the objects were stellar in nature. They suggested that the appearance of the objects and the reported irregular motion were likely illusions caused by observing the lights through a screened window. The report also notes that the sighting was likely connected to normal air traffic in the area.