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Parkton, Maryland, July 1957

Date of account
1957-07
Location
Parkton, Maryland
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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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 56Ju1y1957 Parkton,Maryland 口 Probably Bailoon 口 Possibily Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION XU Ground-Visuol BXO Ground-Rodar 口 WasAircraft Local 口 Probabiy Aircroft CMT_3/0255Z DAirVisuai Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibiy Aireroft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical □Yos 口 Probably Astronomical DNo Civilian 口 Possibiy Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. X InsufficiantDate for Evaluation 口 Unknowm 35 minutes one North 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object bali,size of l/2 dollar, Winds to E and SE.Insufficient color white,flared out and dimmed. data for analysis.Possible error Object brighter than a star moving in direction (in which case could slowly north. be balloon). ATIC7ORM329(RZV263EP52)

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