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ANNAPOLIS, MD, October 1953

Date of account
1953-10
Location
ANNAPOLIS, MD
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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1.DATE·T!ME GROUP 2.LOCATION 310ct5331/1955Z ANNAPOLIS.MD 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION BALLOON (WEATHER BALLOON) FIVE CIVILIANS Weather balloon launched at 190oz from Annapolis,Md NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE S.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Small round obj extremely bright & shiny was observed at 18 mins a stationary position,70 deg elev and.90 deg az.Obj ex- 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION ploded in a burst of white smoke and broke into two halves. e ground vis the second half appeared to fall more slowly. 7.COURSE 8. .PHOTOS DY 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OY ONo FORM FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)Prvlous eno the fom moy uood.

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