PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3. DAiETIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Baltimore, Maryland 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Xct Ground Visual 0 GroundRodar 0 Air-Visual 0 Airlntercept Radar CONCLUSIONS 0 Vlos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Po 1 si ~I y Balloon 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft D Possibly Aircraft a Wus Astronomical 0 Yas 0 Probobl y Astronomical Xl<No Civilian a Possibly Astro,omical ~-L-EN_O_T_H_O-FO BS_E_R_V_A_T_IO-N----- .N U=M~DE~R~O=F~O~B~J-EC--T-S~-9.-C-O_U_R-SE-----I~Othor~alvc lVhoel 10. BRIEr SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 'rwo cast iron objects '\".''3ighing 13 3/4 and 5 1/4 pounds crashed thru the .\nericun Oil Company in Baltimore, Md. at time indicated. ATIC FORM 329 (R~V 26 S R P 52) D Insufficient Data for Evaluation a Unl<nown 11. COMMENTS Checked with local iron co:npan- ies in Dayton & objects believe d to be part of old valve wl1eel ['0: BriG General \latson Commande L'", ttriC A'J.1IAE';/ Capt lb.rdi.n vTifl/ G9216 MF.MORL\t:DUM FOH RECORD 1 . To obta i n approval for travel by 'r/:J0t J\lbr~rt H. D:~epperd, AsGistant Bluebook .f\10i.1.i tor, to t~cGuire A.FB, New Jersey and to the A~erican Oil Company, 1500 Russell Street, B8.li tmore, ~!:J.ryland . FACTS AND DISCUSSION: 2 . All travel -vr.tll be performe d in connection ,,.d th Project 10073 . 3. At 7 / 1820Z I.-b.y 19)5, a metallic ob ject crashed through the roof a building o ccupied by the American Oil Company , Baltimore. F l t 3-H, h602d .l\ISS, McGuire AFB, N.J. , I>erformed. the prelimiP...ary investigation but \oTas unabl e to reach a final evaluation. 4 . he objects {initial ob,ject separated upon i mpact) \-TCre received by ATIC on 16 gay 1955 and found to b e of fairly good co.st iron composition. Ho~rever, no cone lus i ve evaluation can be accotrrplished a s to the t r u e identity or the source of the objects. 5. The p urpose of this travel is in accordance vith pa.ragraph 4c, AFR 200- 2 , dated 12 Aug 1954, short title, UFOB Reporting. 6. The p urpose of t h e travel to McGuire AFB i s to discuss the case with the initia l investigating officer, Ca.pt. Chester B. Hanson, OI C, Flt of the travel to Baltimore i s t o intervie\oT the source, Mr. , American Oil Company, and to d etermine t h e area characteri s t i c s ,.,ithin a mile radius of" the site of the incident. 8 . Estiraated t i me required f o r TDY is 3 days with departure o/a 24 Nay 1955. Trav e ler certifies that no suspens e items for whic h h e is respo:J.Sible -vril l become delinquent during the perio d of his TDY and travel outside the Air Technical Intelligence Center. COORDINATION: ATIAE Lt Col Harry C. Johnston, Branch Chief ATIA Colonel Wayne L . O'Hern, Division Chief AT! B .... ig General Watson, Coromander REQUEST .'\ND AUTHORIZAT, 4 FOR DUTY TRAVEL FOR IAIUTARY ffl'tm 1111UH,ri!f'. 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OF UAYS TOY (Includ e tv} timeJ r,iric h t - Pa t tcrson Atlerican PlJRl'O SI:o: OF T EMPORAltY DUTY (Ex1lain in tletu i I J follo~r-uu inv~r;; l;if_::ati o n on UFO accorcbuc e u ith .snor t t i tle, UF'OB 1 <e pr::r t ine. 0 IS tQ I S NOT AUTHOlH Z E D TO VAitY ITDll':ltARY A N D PROCEELJ T O S U C H ADU I TJONAL l 'l.ACES AS NECESSAUY (Must be j u:ttifit!d i n CllCh I nstance b y DO 1M. RI!:TUlt N '1'0 ,fri,~ht-Pa tter s on 1\U:THOD O.to' '!' RAVEL (Us e only if tr~&vel by pl'ivul~ly Cflll Vt:y ,, lh 't! d irected ) ( Se-e AFU 7u-~tH udng ll lllhCJri~tt! lll' i f R )laL' t ic u l H t m ode o f tntu.tK~Jtat ion ben.~ t.'i A l...''l'HORI T Y NO . ..................... ........................ P EUTAI N l N G ro THE AJJOV~ l NDIVIl.JUAL\S I I S 0 R EVOKED 0 A.MENDto;L> AS FOLLOWS 2 1. Tim TRAVJ.;L D JRI:;CTED I S N ECES::iARY JN TI-U: M I L IT :\RY SEK V l C f:. CHARGlo: TO i\ UTHOrtiZATTON U V F I C l A l. U 1-::,:;Jt;N AT ION A P I'HOVIN(; Hr;AUQlJAlt'H. R S LOCATIO N 01-' A f'f'IW V INC; HK\Ul~ II J\:n l, l ~!:i ',,'rl.:-ht -?.1 tte-rson A L L 0 1 '.MJo;NT NO. 25. APPROVED UNl>E R AUTHOlU T\' CY: .CO M~X.VN D\CW .. T Y l'E U N A M E, GHADE , SUVICF. A!'iO TITLB OF AIH A lJ.J l.JT ,\NT CE!>oi EltA L . 1\1 n I:Y OlWP.P. OJ.- AU.Ill'f.'\NT OH AliTHF:NTlCA'fl N C OFFiCER, S!o:AL O I! SICN 1\'L'U HF. NOitMAL DI~TlUlJUTION :"cLj u tan t A i ,. i\tljutant (.;putor:tl 10rhci na ll: lluhcet & 1-'i.;c~tl ( 1 ) ; ~omiul( R.-pt Truv~>l~>r ( 0; O ilice or Ori~in A ) I C t<'orm .j!) !I J Uft !i! PrcVII)U' editin ntJ o r thi'l rorm ni!\Y he U~Pd. UFOB INDEX CARD 2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS l1 I 0 We s Balloon 7 Hay 195$ Dalti:nore, ; a.--.rlarxl o Probably Gal loon Po ssi bl Y Balloon XJ Ground Vi suol 0 Air-Visual 0 Ground-Radar D Airlnterc..,pt Radar 0 Was Ai rcroft 0 Probably Aircr.Jft 0 Possibly Aircraft 5. PH.PTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomi col ~Yes 0 Probobl y A:>tronomi col 0 No Ci"Tilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation ~ ( 2) T!1ru roof 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING An unidentified b:cying object penetrated the roof ol the American ~ Cauz.;a.ny. ~:'!1e objec ao-oeared to-be made of cast L-on or similia:r metal. (~orwarded to ~c for analysi3). Ob- server belei.ved that he heal'i the sound of :-:eceeding a/o inJ.~1.atel;r ai"tar the objects ,.netra ten the roof. . AlSOP FormS (150ct54) 11. COMMENTS Inwstigated by Flight 3-B 'td th ~he follO"'-dng oonclusions1 a otj~ta in question wer~ raleased or .fell t..:"'Jn an ai l~raft f'lying over or in the v.loini ty of the American Oil Co.