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Project 10073 Record Card — Washington, D.C. Sighting, 13 June 1963

📅 13 June 1963 📍 Washington, D.C. 🏛 ATIC 📄 Sighting report and record card
Washington D.C.searchlightsUFO1963Project 10073

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TL;DR

A sighting of an oval, greenish object in Washington, D.C. on 13 June 1963 was officially identified as a reflection of ground-based searchlights on clouds.

On 13 June 1963, a witness in Washington, D.C., reported observing an oval, greenish object in the sky for over an hour. The witness, a voluntary worker at the National Institutes of Health, described the object as changing in size and appearing to shine through clouds or mist, while fading during clearer weather. The object exhibited a pinkish glow and moved back and forth between the South and Southwest at an elevation of approximately 60 degrees. The sighting was reported to the 1001st Air Base Wing at Andrews Air Force Base. Captain Milton G. Hartenbower conducted an investigation, which included contacting local airport control towers, military duty officers, and FAA control points; none of these entities reported any corresponding UFO activity. The official evaluation, conducted by LtC Friend, concluded that the phenomenon was caused by searchlight activity located to the South of the observer, which was reflecting off the mist, haze, and cloud cover present at the time.

Case evaluated as searclight activity reflecting on the mist/haze and clouds.

Official Assessment

Case evaluated as searchlight activity reflecting on the mist/haze and clouds.

The object was identified as a reflection of searchlights located to the South of the observer, which were interacting with cloud cover and mist.

Witnesses

  • [illegible]Voluntary worker, National Institutes of Health

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