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Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, June 1955

Date of account
1955-06
Location
Hillcrest Heights, Maryland
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS XWas Bolloon 25 June 55 Hillerest Heights,Maryland DXProbably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF O3SERVATION Locol. Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircroft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_26/02457 (N) D AirVisuol D Air-intorcopt Rodar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYos 口 Probably Astronomicol XONO civilian &military 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 7Min 1 口 Unknown O. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round.Yellowish,very brilliant had a Awaiting 4602d AISS evaluation. trail 4 to 5 times the length of object.No 7/22/55-ProbBa11. sound.Sometimes stopped,then "oscillated," then moved off at high speed. Erratic WX Balloon released from Silver Hill motion. WX Observatory. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)

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