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Silver Spring, Maryland, January 1963

Date of account
1963-01
Location
Silver Spring, 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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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 14 January 1963 Silver Spring, Maryland 口 Probobly Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar Was Aircroft Local KQround-Vi sual Probably Aircraft GMT_ 15/0400Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical XXNo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 2 minutes one north 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Circular object appearing like a bright tDuration,description, of object star noticed to move against ehe star and maneuvers consistent with background.Light alternating as bright a/c analysis.Trail considered white and dull red. As obj approached as normal for a/c contrails at vertical long trail was no

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