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Bethesda, Maryland, April 1952

Date of account
1952-04
Location
Bethesda, Maryland
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD !.DATE LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Bolloon 18Aor52 Bethe'sda, Maryland 口 Probobly Balloon 口 Possibly Belloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0130 M Ground.Visua! D Ground-Radar Wos Aircrof! Local..... 口 Probobly Aircro!! 0630 D AirVisual DAir-IntercapiRodor Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Wos Astronomical CYes 4 civilians Probobly Astronomicol C) Possibly Astronomicol CNo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6.NUMBER OFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 InsufficienrData forEvaluation 4-8 seconds 7-9 Unknown !0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Orange-yellow color. Lights in V Formatidn. Sighted V shaped formation of lights Straight and level maneuvers. Data on formation in report. No a/c in area. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26 SEP S2)

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