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Bethesda, Maryland, June 1953

Date of account
1953-06
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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DATE·TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 8 Juue 53 08/2315Z ethesds,Maryland 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilians BALLOON lnouvers sinilar to thet of ballcon. astminledoutdueto 4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS apparont brightness of obgeet,lars,Vomnue and Jupiter below Ono horizon. Jum settin at. But Arctrus ad Soie hin ast S.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Cval object, no souunis or trails, altitude appoared vey 1.Hour hi Contained light or hed bri ght cuzface snd reflected aun. 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Trevelsd in constnt are, disepoard behid clouds thon reappeared.Had soio cheracteristies of a balloon. Gound-Visvel 7.COURSE 8.PHOTOS DY. XLN. 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OYos FORM FTD SEP630-329 (TDE) Prvieue oditlone el this forn may bo used.

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