Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Glen Burnie, Maryland, 25 July 1957
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A sighting of a bright, pink-white object in Glen Burnie, Maryland, on 25 July 1957 was investigated by the USAF. The object was officially identified as a high-flying aircraft illuminated by the setting sun.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an accompanying Air Intelligence Information Report regarding a sighting in Glen Burnie, Maryland, on 25 July 1957. The primary witness, a housewife residing at 502 Kent Road, reported observing a bright, pink-white object for several minutes at 0030Z. The witness reported that the object made no sound and followed a straight, southwest flight path. The sighting was also observed by the witness's small son and a neighbor. The official investigation, conducted by Major James E. Geurtz of the USAF, concluded that the object was not a UFO. The final assessment stated that the object was an unidentified aircraft, specifically noting that the visual characteristics were consistent with a high-flying aircraft illuminated by the high-angle rays of the setting sun. The report was prepared in accordance with AFR 200-2 and distributed to the Commander of the Air Defense Command at Ent AFB, Colorado.
Object unidentified a/c therefore not UFO.
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Official Assessment
Object unidentified a/c therefore not UFO. The description indicates that a high flying aircraft was in the high-angle rays of the setting sun.
The object was determined to be a high-flying aircraft illuminated by the setting sun, rather than an unidentified flying object.
Witnesses
- Mrs. [illegible]Housewife