24 Januarv 1956 :r. DATETIME'GROUP 'S. PHOTOS 7. LENGTH Oft OaSI!IIV-ATION . 10. BAI!fl SUMMARY Oft SlattTlM fluorescent ATJC PORM l2t (R&V 26 a&P 12) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD '2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Beltsville. Maryland . (Photo' Probably Balloon 'Possibly Balloon <1. TYPE OF OBSERVATIO-N 0 Wos Aircraft ti[:Sround-Vi sua I. 0 G;oundRa .. or 0 Probably AIrcraft 0 Po ui bl y AIrcraft 0 Air-Visual 0 Airlnte~cept Radar 6. SOURCE . . IIX Was Aatronomi cal 0 Probobl y Aatronomical .(14.yrs old) 0 Poasibly Aatrol1'0mical HUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9 . COURSE 0 , Other 0 lnaufflclent DOte fer Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 11. COMMENTS AF Form 112. It is the of the 4602d light. AISS that the object on attached photo of the moon During the time of the exposure, the moon traversed arc depicted an the photo, the curvature of the object, the appearance of a spherical end o f the compare d to the roof of the photo fi ~ vlrvl"j E:I.LICOTT C I T Y 18 " ' SHTON 2 2 n. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE illTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES DEPARTMEN T OF THE ARMY CORPS OF E NGINEERS "fHOL TON '' Mf. BT.JRTONSVI L FIR r OWEit BELTS~LLE QUADRP~GLE f-,;o PLA!fl:.. ROAD CLASSi fiCATION "<.ARDSURFACE: ALL WEATHER ROADS DRY WEATHER ROAOS '-ea'J dJty. . '-"'"' i L.AN Improved dtn ... === ~,lo/Y u d d .eotum uty -_ ---,,'Tlprove tn -=~==== Loose-s1.. ,...a~D grurlCJd or narrow ~.ard 3urface --- r u s ;:; .te C S'cJie Route BELTS-VILLE. :MD. EDITION OF 195 1 HYATTS'' L.E: (CIViC ce-..-:~) J! "1/ SCALE I =24000 CONTOUR INTERVAL 10 FEET DATU~ IS M EAN SEA LEVEL >(I .0\AETEP F'OR SALE BY U S GEOLOGICAL 'SURVEY, WASHINGTON 25 D C. .:>fi> JJCR8 ' rOPOGAAPHIC MAPS AN D SiM BOlS S A~A'lABLE 0~ "fOU(Sl c:.-s T q/VE:RO,I.I..E. SLAOE -.sB.JR6 ~. 7 QQ' oj, GR,>~T C IRCI..E 4 4 M I . UNIVERSITY Or MARYI..ANO 3 . 5 1.41. / -'-IE NI-41TE HOUSE 8 I M I . c. .\ Mapped. edrted and pu blrsned by the Geologca I Sur"ey ~"' Cor-rrol by USGS and USC&GS \.P To;>ograJ:hy cy plare-rable methoos 191319 . '"~ qe11sed 19l.9 ~'o,.., a~ral phoograons a 'ld by plare-rao e ~\. ,.., ... rOds A en a O"oogra phs ~aker 9l.9 .1~.-\"' Pol_:,coo c ?"OJ~C:o" 1927 Nonh A-.ecan daul'l" \.,'{" (.CY.)')-foor g d based oo Marylaoc coorc nae sy>e- A PPROXI'.IA TE MEAN O~CL. 'IAnON 191.9 HEADQUARTERS 4602d AIR INTELLIG~NCE SERVICE SQUADRON (ADC) ENT A I R FORCE BASE COlORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO . . . SUBJECT: Transmittal ot U Form 112 (UFOB) Commander ttr Technical Intelligence Center JtrTN: Dt>lli 'fEll Wright-Patterson J.1 r Foree Base, Ohio . 1 l'nclosed herewi. th tind AF Form 112 number IR-81-56, . lleOlst A1r Base Wi.Jlg Andrews :Air .Force Base, Maryland, :for- warded tor actiondeaect necessary 2-. ... le indicated on the Ol'UB Index Card (Inc l 2), i t is the opin1 OD of th1 s headquarters that this sighting was a mis- ~ a time exposure ot the moon and an evaluation sighting . .. THE CCHWWI!a: 1. U Form lJ 2 2. UPOB Index Card kist Atj:! :!l (SECURITY INFO RMATION when fillet:/ i n ) CX>UHTRY OF ORIGIN REI'OAT .fl. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT AREA RPORT CONCERHS AGEI'IOY OF ORIGIH 140l.st Air Base Wing Andrews Air Force Ba s e SOURC ~ INFORMATIOH PREPARING OFFICER Major Donald s . Watld.na DATf.: OF R.EPORT DATf.: OF INFORMATIOif EVALUATION (Lr bhlalt) . . UFtm photographed .in Beltsville, Marylp.nd area, 25 J~uary 1956 PCii TB& CQIJAIDiB: 3 photographs Lt Colonel, USAF DISTlUBUTlON BY ORIGINATOao:' WARHIHB: Thi s docuotent eotit.afris information a.Bectinl the n ational de/en ol tile Unitod St,.te.a within the a1 .. nin ll oF the &p;o. naif wws, Title IS, U.S . C., Section 793 and 79~. I t s tra n rniuion o r the revelation of U a contenta in any nunnel' to .an unauthorized peuon i proht'bH..J by law. It D'I4J' not be reproducftl in whole or i n par t , b y othe r tha n Unit..J St:.tee Ail' Pore ,.\lfenCiN, o:acept b}' pennissio n of th e Director ollntellilfenc e , USAF. REPLACES .ll' i'ORM 11Z-P.lRT I, I J UI'I 48. WHICH MAY B USED. (SI!.CUR1TY I NFORMATIO,Y wb.n fJJJed in) (SECURITY IN,ORMATION when filled in) a il8811'1CA'1fON SUPPLEMENT TO AF fORM 112 ORIGINATING AGEitCY REPORT NO. 140lst Air Base Wing The following information is submitted in.format required by par 7d, AFR ( 1) Description of object: (a)thru (i) - see attache4 photographs (2) Description .. of course: (a) See 3 bel.ow. Camera vas focused on the moon 'in east southeasterly direction, angle of e~evation about 850~ (t) 33 minutes. (3) Marmer ot obse1taUon: (a.) . Qromad -photographic (b) ttar Zei .. Iken 75 -ca=era. Novar anastigmat :lens, f 6.3, on tripod ~ ~.J, jnfinitT- ~t.iaa fd obsertert ~ Bel.tsvt]Je, Maryland. (4) Occupatiaaa student. (7) Weather and vhvts aloft conditions at time and place of sighting: (a) Obse1ver s account of weather conditions -Clear, no wind (b) The ~"ldrews AFB Weather Station reports the following conditions at the times indicated for the 1r/ashington D. c. area (approximately WARNING: Thi~ dooumnt contain information allectin~ the national de/enM o l the United State.t within tho maarun.-of tho Bapionage Laure, Title 14, U . S . C . S.ctiona 193 and 194. Ita tra nmiion or the ,. .. elation o f lta content~ in tV man nor to an unauthr;>ri6ed por~on ia prohibited by law. It tnay not be reproduced i n flfholo o r in part, brother than United S tatea Air Force Atanciee. eJCcept bT pormJuion of the Director o f lnte/ligenco, USAF. REPLACES AF FORM liZ-PART II. I J UH 48. WHICH MAY BE US0. Cl.ASSJ .. ICATIOH (SECURITY INFORMATION flfhen fiJ/ad in) (SECURIT Y lN,ORMATION when 111/ecJ in ) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112. ORIGINATING AGEIICY IW'ORT HO. 1..40lst Air Base \-ling 25 miles from the location of the sighting, meteorological data at the l ocation of the sighting is not a vailable): Surface WNW at 7 knots 320 degrees a t 18 knots 300 degz~es at 24 knots 290 degz~ee a t 39 knot s 280 deg:zeee at 66 knots net a-n.ilable not a-n.il able so.,ooo not 'anpable ctt11ing:' Vi.s~ilityl UUT1.t7 eCPM'lt~-., mPt unt tor the act.i.cm talra. ...... 110 m.. air tratfic 1D PlaJ'IIrlnl otftcer: s. Wat.Jd, Major, USAF. Poeiticm Titlet Plane O:Ctieer lliOlst U r Base vtng Andrawa Air Poree Baee s~d that dving the 33 :ad nut. e:zpoeure ot the Obaerftr baa photogt aph. eem1ng the he did not see the object which appears on the , !be preparing officer bas no c a MWJnt to offer con-J~ . peesible c a use of the eighting Physical evidence (inc losed ) consist. of three (3) photographs and one ( 1 ) DmiAID S . WATKI~ ~.fajor, USAF Wing Plans Officer WARNING: Thie document ~onteine inlcwma tion IJ/fectin~ the natioru~l cJe/enM o f the United State within th mninl ol the &pionl Lewe, Title 16, 0 . S . C .. Secriona 193 and 794. lte tranen'tiwo n or tha revelation ol ita content i n anJ' manner to an unlluthotiled peron i prohibited br I I t may not be reproduced i n whole o r i n part, bT o ther than United Stat Air Force Al.,nci .. , e6cept by permiMion o f the Di,.ctor of lnte/li~ence, US,t.F. REPUCO AF FORM lttPAin' II. I JUH a . WHIOI MAY BE IJSlD. (SECURITY IN'l'ORlrfA TION w h e n lUted ht) ~; !isv!/le