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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 21 July 1960 | 2. LOCATION Hyattsville, Maryland Patuxent River, Maryland | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2130 GMT 22/0130Z 0129Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | XX Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian & Military | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. L…

23 JUL 62

23 JUL 62

76 94 JCS

WAVAIDE ARMY AF NIC OLA COGARD CMC IP
PLACIT OF DFR OOD
NAVY GRNC
BT

0222

222105Z

222105Z

0222

222105Z

0222

0222

0222

0222

(OBSERVER NO. 3): OBJECT FOREIGNLY STRUCK EARTH AT DISTANCE OF APPROX

(F) ABOUT 5 SECONDS

3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(A) (OBSERVER 1 AND 2): GROUND VISUAL
(C) 3): AIRBORNE VISUAL
(B) POTENTIAL AIDS
(C) OBSERVER NO. 3 IN WV-2 AIRCRAFT NAVY NO. L45939, ALTITUDE 1000 FT, HEADING 270 DEGREES, SPEED 140 KNOTS, HOME STATION VW2, NAS, PAYMENT RIVER, MD.

4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(A) ABOUT 222129Z JULY 1960
(B) NIGHT, NO MOON

5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVERS:
(A) (OBSERVER NOS. 1 AND 2) - 76 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 30 SECONDS W
38 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 50 SECONDS N
(OBSERVER NO. 3) - 76 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 30 …

(OBSERVER NO. 3) (AIRBORNE VISUAL)
(~~NOTES~~)
AGE 41, WH-2, NAS, PAYMENT RIVER, MD.
CONSIDERED RELIABLE

9. NO WHAT IS THIS ALOFT:
(A) SIGHT, NO MOON
(B) DRAFT WIND DIRECTION VELOCITY (KTS)
SURFACE 135 10
6,000' 270 08
10,000' 310 08
16,000' 290 14
20,000' 310 30
30,000' 310 27
50,000' 330 27
60,000' 360 09
(C) CEILING: UNLIMITED
(D) VISIBILITY: 15 MILES
(E) CLOUD COVER: SKY CLEAR: ZERO-TENTHS OF CLOUDS
(F) NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA

8. NO UNUSUAL METEOROLOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL CONDITIONS NOTED TO PREVAIL
BY WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL. HOWEVER, OBSERVER NO. 3 CONSIDERED
OBJECT TO BE A "FALLING …

PAGE FOUR OF FOUR 222125Z

ENG TRASH DUMP APPROX. A FOURTH DIGEST FROM LOCATION OF OBSERVERS 1 AND 2.

12. AIR TRAFFIC (NAS PAY RIVER CONTROL AREA)
(1) WV-2
(1) FSU
(1) YAO

1. PROJECTED SECURITY OFFICER, NAS, PAYMENT RIVER, MD.
2. INDEPENDENT INFORMATION FOR PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF PROBABLE CAUSE

oi-3d/lt col tacker/kd/72251

22 July 1960

Dear Mr [redacted]

Mrs. [redacted] reported to the United States Air Force the fact that you sighted an unidentified flying object on Thursday night 21 July 1960 at 9:30 p.m. near Hyattsville, Maryland.

Your report contains insufficient information for a valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete the attached Air Force Questionnaire in regard to the sighting and forward the completed paper to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for analysis and/or evaluation.

For your information I am inclosing…