Project 10073 Record Card — Waldorf, Maryland, July 1964

This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire regarding a UFO sighting reported on July 21, 1964, in Waldorf, Maryland. The witness, a 12-year-old male who identified himself as an amateur astronomer who studies the sky with a small telescope, reported observing two objects for approximately two hours and 45 minutes. According to the witness, the objects climbed 30 degrees in elevation in the East and moved toward the West with erratic motions before disappearing at dawn. The witness noted that there was no sound and described the objects as looking like bright stars with a metallic sheen. He also noted that some vapor shot out in lines from the objects. The witness was accompanied by his mother, Lengy Allison, during the observation. The official evaluation by ATIC concluded that the objects were the planets Venus and Mars, which were positioned on the ecliptic in the East at approximately 10 degrees elevation at the time of the sighting. The report states that the perceived motion and distortions were illusions created by atmospheric conditions.