PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Se ptember Hillcrest Heights, Ha.ryland DATE TIME GROUP -L lYP.E OF OBSERVATION :t1 Groun d -Nis ual 0 G round R ador 0 Ai?o .'{I I Y ol 0 A i r-Intercept Radar 6. SOUIIC: l-1;i.li tary lENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 2 NL'1ut~s B.,, SUMMARY OF SIGHTIHO Circular with;ilight Insufr'ic;-ent oe.~..ruS Hov e :;:-~d d~ sappaara"lcE' at:~ seared lateral variation;s .::Jbservation. mtch like 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 . Probdb l y Bal l o o n 0 P o ssibl y Balloon Wo s Ai rc raft 0 P ro b obl y Ai rcroft 0 P ossibly Ai rc raft Wa s Astronamic:o l Probably Astronomic~! 0 Possibly Ast ro nomica l suffl c i ent Dol o for Evol v o I I o n , ma.nne# of ~ot indicated JEDt!P /CHElF ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON JEPLG/COMTAC LANGLEY AFB VA FROM AFOIN ~9291 _JfOB~ ATTN, ATTIAA-2C. SIGHTED AT ~55 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, "rKOM HILLCRESt HEIGHTS MARYLAND, WHICK I S EETWEEN BOLLING AND ANDREWS AIR.~;' fORCE BASES. WAS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE WITH LIGHT BEAMS OR RAYS . ;: ,.:.j- i.r_:~ . HAD~ATlNG FROM IT APPEARED MUCH , LIKE A STAR, IT '-;5.-.SIZE WAS ~-CuNP.ARED T~ AN AIRCRAFT RECOG.NiiioN LIGHT AT al0rD. -l"T-.. ~AS SAID : :_" :; ;~ 'J'<?:1.e. A wHITE LlGHT WITH A .L1TTC'-""'ELLOV ; WAS FIRST SIGHTED Ll'ii:CTLY OVERHEAD AND MOVED EAST IOSCUTH EAST WITH LATERAL VARIATIONS :P<t:~ .. ~; ... :_T~ENTY DEGREES-. IT HOVERED BUT .. YET APP AREDTO DARf DURI~ 1'KE -ER_A~. .,' ~: -')- VP.RIATOON~1 WAS UNDER OB~ERVATION FOR TWO MI~UTES_, AND WAS EELEIVED: ~:~-. 's. :( ;: 'to ''EE BETt.YEEN w AND .5~;o~0 FT~ oa SERVER ~JAS oN GROUND. ossERVE~,.;~>:::. , ) A RATED PIOLET OF 1.3 YEARS EXPERIANC' . .;',:..~. WAS MAJOR HOME PHINE NUMEERI~ FORREST .ijEiGHT~:, ~ MARYLAND. WEATHER WAS CAVU. OBSERVER t~AS CERT~IN IT COULD NOT HAVE:.:"(, ~ 2EEN AIRCRAFT fa 5/~ Z SEP JEPHQ