Hyattsville, Maryland, August 1956
- Date of account
- 1956-08
- Location
- Hyattsville, Maryland
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT·10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE Wos Balloon 26 August 1956 Hyattsville, Maryland Probably Bolloon Possi bly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Wos Aircrof! Local、 GroundVisual D Ground-Rodor 口 Probobly Aireroft 27/0300Z 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT Ai~Viwol D Air-lntercopt Rodar 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicol ///iau OYes 口 Probobly Astronomicol 口 Possibly Astronomical O.No Civilian 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 Insufficienr Doto for Evaluotion south 口 Unknown two hours one rising /in rbit 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Sighting was undoubtedly caused One object,with appearance of a"coni- cal shredded parachute."Object had. by Planet Mars. Evaluated as reddish to whitish gow. object noticed astronomical. by observer because it seemed to be an unusually bright star. Obj sighted in the SE at an elevation
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