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Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, September 1954

Date of account
1954-09
Location
Hillcrest Heights, 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 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 5 September 1954 Hillcrest Heights, Maryland 口 Was Balloon 口 Probdbly Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION·. 1055 EDT Local. GroundVisucl Ground-Radar 日 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 05/1455Z Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibiy Aircraft GMT. AirVisual PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical 区No Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor. InsufficiontData forEvaluation 口 Unknown 2 Minutes 1 SE 10. BRSF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11.COMMENTS Circular withZlight beams or rays radiating Insufficient data mannet of from it. Hovered but appeared to dart at disappearance not indicated times.Moved E to SE with lateral variations up to 20 deg.Daylight observation.Appeared much like star. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SEP S2)

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