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Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Hyattsville, MD, June 1952

📅 28 June 52 📍 Hyattsville, Md., Washington D.C. 🏛 Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) 📄 Correspondence and Record Card
Project 10073meteorHyattsvilleWashington D.C.1952

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TL;DR

A civilian reported a luminous, descending object in the Washington D.C. area on June 28, 1952. The Air Force investigated the report and concluded the object was likely a meteor.

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UAP sighting reported on June 28, 1952, in the vicinity of Hyattsville, Maryland, and Washington D.C. The primary witness, writing to the Air Force, described observing a luminous object at approximately 10:00 P.M. The object was described as being at an altitude of 150 to 200 feet, moving west at a moderate speed. The witness noted the object appeared to be the size of a football or slightly larger, glowing with a green light and a tail of orange color. The witness also described the object's path as a definite descending angle, noting that it appeared to be a shooting star. The Air Force responded to the witness on July 5, 1952, via a memorandum from Lt. Colonel W. J. Lookadoo, requesting that the witness complete the attached investigation form. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card states that the object was likely a meteor, citing a possible correlation with two separate reports.

What makes it unusually interesting is that it appeared to me to be about the size of a football or a bit larger, glowing brightly with a pale green light, with a slight tail of orange color.

Official Assessment

Indications are that obj was a meteor.

The object was identified as a meteor based on the visual description of a green light with an orange tail and a descending path.

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