Unidentified Flying Objects; supplemental report of

This document collection details the investigation into radar sightings reported at the Patuxent Naval Air Station in Maryland on December 29, 1964. The initial report, which gained significant media attention, described two unidentified objects tracked on radar at speeds between 4,800 and 6,000 knots. The objects were described as having great brilliance and being the size of a pencil eraser on the radar scope. The investigation, conducted by the Navy and reviewed by the Air Force's Project Blue Book, concluded that the radar returns were not valid targets. Instead, the findings suggested that the signals were caused by electronic interference from other devices within the station or an intermittent abnormality in the circuitry of the CPN-18A radar set. The report notes that the incident was initially treated as a joke by some personnel and only became a formal matter after inquiries from the media, specifically following a rumor and a phone call from a local radio announcer. The investigation included a check with independent radar complexes and adjacent sectors, all of which revealed no corresponding radar returns. The final analysis, signed by Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., of the Aerial Phenomena Branch, officially categorized the event as a false radar target. The documentation includes transcripts of the air traffic control tape recordings, meteorological data, and correspondence regarding the declassification of the reports.