PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP Z7 September 1954 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 35 Ninutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground visual 9, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOCATION 'Kensin~.nn M;:!?"1L1 .J 10. CONCLUSION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Yellowish amber, not brilliant. Seemed t o fla.tt'3n t o oval shape Observed through scr een. Initial observation of object :in SH disappearing below horizon in West. Irr egular motions. s~ on horizon at 1800. Sighting Astro in nature and Mars fits description of sighti:1g. FTD SE P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Prnloua ediUone o f t.hl a form may b e uaed JEPHQ 8068 PP JEPLG JEDEN JEDWP SUPVR JEPH~ ~ VOL ZDK DE JE?HQ ~6A/P/28074 82 INTL REF NBR AFOIN 44e29 EPHQ FC92 J PP JEPLG JEDEN JEDWP 333 DE JEPHQ 06A F~l P.EDUSAF TO JEDEN/COMAIRDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO JEDWP/CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO JEPLG/COMTAC LANGL2Y AFB VA FROt: AFOUl REF AFR 21J0- 2 CMt-1 PAR SPECIFIC SHAPE. B. VAR lED FRO!! GRAPEFRUIT TO YELLOvJISH LUtJ !NUS. "PAG Tl:REE JEPHQ 06;- ?. US KEATHER EUREAU REPORTED SURFACE WINDS CALM. WINDS AT l t ,:;: FT. 3 1 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS. D. l C ~liLES. 8 . fl. NEGAT IV 9 . A. NEGATIVE 1. A. NEGATIVE 11. A. WASHINGTCN N TIONAL CONTROL TOWER REPORTED AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA TOW REQUESTED OUTBOUND PILOTS TO REPORT ON SIGHTINGS. NO~r.!: WERE REPORTED BY 2720202 . 12 . A. LT. COL. T.~. BAILEY C~lM AFOIN DUTY OFFICER. LENGTH OF SIGHTING WOULD INDICATE THAT OBJECT WAS STELLA~ IN NATURE AND THE FACT THAT I T WAS OBSERVED THROUGH A SCREENED WINDOW ( COULD HAVE EFFECTED SOME I LLUSIONS AS TO COLOR AND MOTION. 28/e75 12 SEP JEPHQ PAGE TWO JEPHQ ~6A W. A. UNUSAUL COLOR AND MOVEMENT NOT NORMALLY OBSERVED I N AREA OF SKY. B. SLIGHTLY ABOVE HORIZON AND SOUTHWEST. c . BELOW HORIZON AND WEST. D. NORTEEAST TO SOUTHEAST WITH LATERAL AND DOW~!WARD MANEUVERS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. E. DISAPPEARED I N SMALL RD GLOW. F . APPROXIMATELY TEIRTY-FIVE PAREN 35 PAREN MINUTES. A. GROUND-VISUAL CMM THROUGH OPEN SCREENED WINDOW. KEN INGTON CMM i'1ARYLAND C~M OBJECT ESTIMATED TO EE OVER WASHINGTON C i1N 3 6 C rHl KENSINGTON t1ARYLAND CMM CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE C~1N HQ USt1C WASHINTON C~lM D. C. NO ESTIMATE OF RELI ABILITY. SIGHTING CONFIR~lED BY MRS. MM SAME ADDRESS. 7 . AGM CLEAR. UNLIMITED VISIBILITY.