Radar Sighting Report — Patuxent Naval Air Station, December 19, 1967

This document is a brief report detailing a series of radar contacts recorded on December 19, 1967, between 3:15 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. at the Patuxent Naval Air Station. A Chief Petty Officer at the station observed three consecutive radar trackings. The initial observation involved two objects positioned 10 miles apart. A second tracking occurred when an object was detected 39 miles southeast of the station, traveling toward the base at an estimated speed of 6,000 miles per hour before disappearing from the screen. A third tracking involved a single object 8 miles northeast of the station, which executed a 160-degree turn before dropping off the radar screen. The report notes that around the same time, the station checked with an FAA station in Salisbury, Maryland, which had received reports of UFO sightings from the U.S. Coast Guard. Based on the radar data, the altitude of the objects was estimated to be between 3,000 and 25,000 feet. The document bears a stamp indicating it was approved for release on January 16, 1978.