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Washington, D. C., September 1956

Date of account
1956-09
Location
Washington, D. C.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 3 Septomber 1956 Washington, D.C. 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE·TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION XO GroundVisual Ground-Rador 口 Was Aircroft Local 口 Probobly Aircraft 04/0145Z D AirVisuol D Air-lntercept Rodor 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT. S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol MarS aYes Probobly Astronomicol 口 Possibly Astronomical Q:No Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other twenty mins 口 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 口 Unknowm still in sight at rpt one w/vertical mbtions 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One round red-tinted obj, about size Sighting probably caused by of pea at arm's length.obj was sighted Mars seen through a temperaturp at 90 dgr azimuth & about 45 dgr eleval- inversion. Although azimuth & tion.Object moved with vertical motions. elevation do not

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