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Bethesda, Maryland, July 1954

Date of account
1954-07
Location
Bethesda, Maryland
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 30 July1954 Bethesda, Maryland 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION DGround-Visual D Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aircraft 31/0310(N) D AirVisual D Air-lntorcopt Radar 口 GMT. Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical MARS Yos 口 Probably Astronomical No Civilian 口 Possibiy Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar Stationary in 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 22 Minutes & Still in sight 1 South 口 Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Star like, hovered, moved slowly, 30 deg Mars at 200 deg azimuth, 25 degrees elevation in south moving in same general elevation.Motion attributed to area. Motion erratic. Size of Mars. atmospheric conditions. ATIC FORM 329(RRV 26SEP 52)

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