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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  26 September 1957 | Washington, D.C. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 13. Worried ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 26/1210Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Reder ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Reder |   |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE  |
|  five minutes …

United States of America 4-57
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS | UNITED STATES | DATE OF INFORMATION | 26 Sep 57  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT | Dir, Plans and Programs, Headquarters Command, USAF, Bolling AFB | DATE OF COLLECTION | 26 Sep 57  |
|  PREPARING INDIVIDUAL | JAMES E. GEURTZ, Major, USAF Asst for Plans and Intelligence | DATE OF REPORT | 26 Sep 57  |
|  NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE | Mrs. | EVALUATION | Unsvaluated  |
|   |  | SRI NO. | CANCELED/INCOMPLETE  |
|   |  | SRI NO. | CANCELED/INCOMPLETE  |
|  REFERENCES…

CONV
a. 12102, 26 Sep 57. 1210-5=0710 ← Early morning
b. Day.

5. Location of observer:
a. First sighted at Audrey Lane and Indianhead Highway at Eastover, Md., and remained in sight until the car reached the vicinity of Nichols, Avenue, S. E. and Chesapeake Street, S. E., Washington, D. C.

6. Identifying information of observer:
a. Mrs. [redacted], age 34, [redacted] S. E., Wash 21, D. C.
b. [redacted], age 9, same address.
c. Mrs. [redacted], age 23, [redacted] S. E., Wash 21, D. C.

7. Weather and winds—aloft, conditions at time and place of sighting:
a. Mostly fair.
b. Wind direction and …

CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)

|  ORIGINATING AGENCY | Dir, Plans & Programs Headquarters Command, USAF  |
| --- | --- |
|  REPORT NO. | 4-57  |
|  PAGE | 2  |
|  OF | 3  |
|  PAGES |   |

1. Description of the object:
a. Long rectangle.
b. Blimp -- size?
c. Gray.
d. One
e. N/A
f. Negative.
g. Negative.
h. None heard.
i. Negative.

2. Description of course of object:
a. Observers noted its movement while driving to work.
b. Just above horizon to the West.
c. Just above horizon to the West.
d. Object moved to the North.
e. Disappeared in or behind clouds.
f. Five minutes.…

CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)

|  ORIGINATING AGENCY Dir, Plans & Programs | REPORT NO. 4-57 | PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Headquarters Command, USAF |  |   |

e. Cloud cover 8/10 mostly high above 30,000 feet. Cover 2/10 at 4000 ft. f. None.

8. None.

9. None.

10. Negative.

11. Position title and comments of the preparing officer:
a. Assistant for Plans and Intelligence.
b. Apparently a haze area slightly obscured either on airplane or blimp moving in a northerly direction.

12. None.