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Washington, D.C., August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
Washington, D.C.
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 12. CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon washington, D. C 10 August 1956 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Was Aircraft XO Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircrcft Local 口 Possibly Aircraft D AirVisua! Air-lntercept Radar GMT. 19/0510Z Ox Was Asironormico! Mar'S 6.SOURCE 5.PHOTOS Probebiy Astronomical Yes 口 Possibly Astronomicol Civilian XBNo 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluntion 口 Unknown stationary one lhour/still visible 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Description of sighting could reddish to bright amber obj which ono conceivebly conform to criteria shape fm circular to a for an astro (star).Mars in East CiSa orpinpoint of laght.obj was at eo elevatiox abo of dime at arm's length elongateattimes & had Moxwell AFB. ATTN. Tacto! tic

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