Bethesda Maryland — June 1955

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Bethesda, aryland ~. TYPE OP OBS!RVATIOM .{i{Grouncle Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft D Air-Visual 0 Alrlntereept Radar C:fX Possibly Aircraft I. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical ci v llian 0 Possibly Astronomical 1. HUMBER Oft OBJECTS 9. COURSl! 0 Other _ 10. BRIEfl SUW..ARY OP SIOHTINO El liptical shape. No s ound. Alt o f app=oxlmately 4o,ooo. ATJC PORM 329 (REV 25 lltP 52) 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS Aeft reported. :i.n ffi .. ca v.t time and due to limlt~d info in report, it is po3Zible that obj~ct3 were a flt of USAF a/c. Addttional info rec ' d by J~602d points t o ob j ' s b e i n g jet o.fterburn~rs XHPDZ62 YDB072 TY '39 TDB05 4YQG02G PP RJEDEN RJl?,DtJP RJEPLG DE RJEPHQ S04 i~l HEDUSAF WASHDC TO RJEDEN/CCMA IRDEFCOM EtlT AFB COLO RJt:D~:Jp /CH I ZF l\ TIC \JRIGHT PAT i!JZ PLG I C0i1TAC Lf.bG LEY AF' L. VA Frt0~1 P.FOIN l!3782 UFOB . ATTL\. ATIAA-ZC. FOUH ELLIPTICAL Sii1~.?ED ODJECTS OBSERV~D FLYING CVZR BETHESDA CMM MD. DISCERNABLE F~ATURE :JAS BHILLII\i'~T YZLLO~J GLOH. NO T HAlL OBSS2VED. CBJ:i!:CTS APPEARED TO APPROXIHATELY SIZZ OF Dii1E. ~:0 SOUND HEARD. CI3J~CTS APPEAffi:D TO BE: 1';0VING ~l. E. TO !.~ZST. ~.LTITUDS ESTI:1ATED TO EH 4Z, 000 FT. SIGHTSD 2030 EST 22 JUNE 1955 BY ~R VISUhL GROU!~D 03SERVATION ~JAS l'1ADZ FOR APPROXI ATELY 20 SECO~!DS \\ OF SEVZN PAR~H 7 PAHEN PO JER SCOPE. \1EATHE?. COt~DITIONS CLEAR. ACFT IN AREA AT TI~1E OF SIGHTING 23/03412 JUN RJEPHQ .'. \ UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFO,J-l .c;~ r-4\l ~:D ... TE . ' . 2. LOCATION 12: C ONCL USIONS (, ~ 0 'Nos Balloon ~ Jt1~ 1955 Bethesda-u 111\.:n.c 0 Probably Balloon 3. OATETIME GROUP .C. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Was Aircraft Local D1 Ground-Visual a Probably Aircraft r,.., - ,,......... 0 A.,.v,suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar CJ"Possibly Aircra ft 1. LC:NGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS Twsnty (20) Seconds 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Four (4) ~lliptioal shaped objects. emitting a bright yellow glow wore observed moYing NE to west of Bet~eada-Md.~ No disc9rnible feat,Jras noted~ no trails; Estimated altitude or 40,000 feet by use of seven ( 7) power AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) 11. COMMENTS 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical Insufficient Data for Evaluation The originating activity on the TT Mag was contacted for furth~r intonnabion in accordance with AFR 200-2 but with- out results. If any f'urthar into is received this activity will forward it to ATIC. No inv,stigation authori~ed. Lack of sufficient data for evaluation.