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Patukent River NAS, Md., June 1959

Date of account
1959-06
Location
Patukent River NAS, Md.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073REC0RD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 30Tn59 Rver 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Loca! DGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口i Probabiy Aircraft Ju 50 AirVisual Air-InterceptRadar 口 Possibly Aircrait 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 ProbabiyAstronomicol ONo 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othe. UNIDENETETED 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion 口 Unknown 20.30 not.civen IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Shape generally oblate, about nine times Info for proper evaluation limited, longer than wide. Uniform brilliant gold in cause not determined. Short duration of colcr, sharp edges. Staaight &level flight sighting & sudden disappearanee indicat at approx 4ooot possible mirage or reflection,howewer description indicates obj was solid.cas listed

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