Project 10073 Record Card — Silver Springs, Maryland, 3 August 1959

This document contains the official U.S. Air Force record for a UFO sighting reported in Silver Springs, Maryland, on August 3, 1959. The witness, a housewife, reported observing three objects while eating lunch. She described two of the objects as small, bright silver, and the third as a larger, iridescent red object. According to the witness, the objects were hovering at a high altitude and moving in a specific pattern, with the silver objects appearing to follow the red one. The observation lasted approximately 15 minutes, during which the objects eventually moved vertically out of sight. The witness reported the event to the Air Force after contacting the local 'Evening Star' newspaper and the Air Force Weather Center. Major Lawrence J. Tacker of the Office of Information Services provided the witness with official questionnaires to document the event. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the report under Project 10073. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the objects were likely balloons, noting that the witnesses themselves had initially considered this possibility and that the vertical disappearance was consistent with balloon behavior. The file includes the original record card, correspondence from Major Tacker, and multiple completed technical information sheets filled out by the witness.