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Wheaton City, Md., August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
Wheaton City, Md.
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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UFOB INDEX CARD ATSS-UF0B-281-56 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 口 Was Bolloon 1.DATE Wheaton City, Md. 口 Probably Balloon 16 Aug 56 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OaSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraft 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Visual Possibly Aircraft 16/2105Z Aug 56 Air-intercept Radar D AirVisuol 口 Was Astronomical 口 Probably Astronomical 6.SOURCE 口 Possibly Astronomical 5.PHOTOS Yes Civilian Other. ONC 9.COURSE 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 8. .NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Unknown 7.LENCTH OF OBSERVATION Horth to south One (1) Eightteen (18) seconds 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Coneur with Reporting Officer that One (1) large cross-like alumimum-colored sighting was possibly caused by an air- craft refleeting low angle light rays. object.Traveled at great speed, ncrth to south,then turned east; reached positicn 100 from the moon, tuzned upward and dis- appeared,

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