Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Catonsville, Maryland, 7 August 1956
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A 1956 sighting report from Catonsville, Maryland, describes a one-second observation of a white object with a trail. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded the object was likely a meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on August 7, 1956, in Catonsville, Maryland. The report describes a single white object observed with a trail. The duration of the sighting was extremely brief, lasting only one second. The object was reported to have moved from west to east at an estimated altitude of 400 feet before vanishing. The source of the report is identified as the Ground Observer Corps (GOC). The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), is that the phenomenon was 'Probably Meteor,' citing the very scanty details and the nature of the observation. The document includes internal military routing information, referencing ACCMMO 6-471 and various Air Force commands, including the Eastern Air Defense Force (EADF).
Very scanty details of sighting indicate possibility of meteor. Evaluation is 'Probably Meteor.'
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Official Assessment
Probably Meteor.
The sighting was evaluated as a meteor due to the very short duration and the presence of a trail.