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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 21 November 1957 | 2. LOCATION Silver Springs, Maryland | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/1226Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION two seconds | 8. NUMBER…

SQC898 YDA068 TYB093 TDB090 HQE043
MM RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPFF
DE RJEPHQ 808
M 230306Z
FM HEDUSAF
TO RJEDDN/COMADC
RJEPFF/COM 86
RJEDWP/COMATC
BT
UNCLAS 44518 UFOB
1A INDEFINITE APPEARED AS FLASH
B LARGER THAN A FALLING STAR
C BLUE WHITE
D ONE
E N/A
F NONE
G NONE
H NEGATIVE
I VERY BRIGHT

PAGE TWO RJEPHQ 808

2A OBJECT APPEARED INFFRONT OF OBSERVER
D. FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON DUE NORTH
C. FORTY FIVE DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON DUE NORTH
D STRAIGHT SHIFT PATH
E WENT OUT
F TWO SECONDS ← NOTE:
EA GROUND VISUAL
B NONE
C N/A
4A 211226Z 1226-5 = 0726
B DAY
5 3902N 7703W
6A
AGE 31
SILVER SPRINGS, MD.
EMPLOYED BY TELEPHONE COMPANY
B N/A
7A SKY TO THE NORTH WAS CLEAR. CLOUDS IN THE WEST. SUN WAS
BEHIND AND TO RIGHT OF OBSERVER
SUN WAS LOW ON HORIZON
AT TIME OF SIGHTING.

PAGE THREE RJEPHQ 808

B 6T 270/25 W
10T 250/45 W
16T 270/75 W
20T 270/80 W
30T 260/160 W
50T NEGATIVE
80T NEGATIVE

C NONE
D 8 MILES
E 4000 SCATTERED-HIGH THIN BROKEN
F NONE
I NONE
O NONE
10 NEGATIVE
11 USAF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER--MOST PROBABLY NATURAL PHENOMENA
12 NONE
BT
23/0316Z NOV RJEPHQ

Scattered broken clouds
— Clue!

It is a well known fact, and
after a review of countless similar
reports that the early morning
sum rays shinning off of an acft.
fuselodge will appear as a bright
(or a series of bright) flashes. The
sky conditions should also be
noted here. (Other).

Prob. reflection of…