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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 3 Oct 60 | 2. LOCATION | 1 mi NW of Wheaton, Maryland | 12. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local CMT 04/0335Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft | ☐ Was Astronautic ☐ Probably Astronaut ☐ Possibly Astronaut  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical | ☐ Other ☐ Insuf…

5 October 1960

Dear Mr.:

This will confirm our telephone conversation of this date concerning the sighting of an unidentified flying object by you.

Since you furnished insufficient information for a valid conclusion, we ask that you fill out the attached Air Force Questionnaire and send the completed document to the Commander, Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for their analysis and evaluation.

Also inclosed for your information is the latest Department of Defense fact sheet on the subject of unidentified flying objects. This press release clear…

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COPY TO DC BY NARA
1960 OCT 7 00 45
RECEIVED
7 OCT 60 45
ATIC
CZCSQD224ZCJYD240
OO RJEDSQ
DE RJEZBL 33
O P 062030Z
FM BASE OPS BOLLING AFB DC
TO RJWFAL/ADCENT AFB COLO
RJEZGF/26 AIR DIV SYRACUSE AF STN NY
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF WASH DC
INFO RUEPBL/1006 AISS FORT BELVOIR VA
AFGRNC
BT
UNCLAS/OG/0002M/ SUBJECT: UFO IAW PAR 15 AFR 200-2 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED:
A. (1) SHAPELESS
(2) PEA-OBJECT TEN (10) TIMES THE DIAMETER AF AN AVERAGE STAR BUT MUCH BRIGHTER.
(…

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(8) NONE
(9) NONE

B. (1) CASUAL GLANCE WHILE OPERATING AUTOMOBILE.
(2) 30 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON DUE SOUTH
(3) 30 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON DUE SOUTH
(4) STATIONARY OBJECT
(5) THE INTENSITY DIMINISHED DURING A FIVE (5) SECOND PERIOD TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF A NORMAL STAR. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE OBJECT DESAPPEARED COMPLETELY.
(6) THREE (3) MINUTES

C. (1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) N/A

D. (1) 0335Z 4 OCT 1960
(2) NIGHT

E. 3904N 7706W ONE MILE NORTHWEST OF WHEATON, MARYLAND.
F. MR. [redacted], SILVER SPRINGS, MARYLAND. ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, APPLIED MATHEMATICS LABRATORY, […

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OBSERVER APPEARED TO BE FAIRLY RELIABLE AND STATED HE HAD AN AMATEUR INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY

C. (1) EXCELLENT BRIGHT MOON VISIBLE
(2) WINDS 2324Z 3 OCTOBER 1960
SFC 020/4
6000 290/26
10,000 300/30
16,000 280/25
20,000 290/33
30,000 280/46
50,000 250/29
80,000 190/05
92,000 340/08
(3) 15,000 SCATTERED HIGH SCATTERED
(4) 10 MILES
(5) FOUR TENTHS
(6) NONE
(7) TEMPERATURE INVERSION BETWEEN 5000 AND 9000 FT

TROPOPAUSE 38,000 FEET.

H. NONE

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I. NONE
J. NONE

K.ASST. BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER. INVESTIGATOR QUERIED USWB, AWS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AGENCIES IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA FOR ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE SIGHTINGS, HOWEVER, NONE WAS REPORTED. NAVAL OBSERVATORY REPORTED NO SIGHTINGS, BUT INDICATED THE OBJECT MAY HAVE BEEN A METEOR. HOWEVER, NAVAL OBSERVATORY DOUBTED A METEOR WOULD HAVE BEEN VISIBLE FOR THREE (3) MINUTES. ONLY REASONABLE CONCLUSION IS THAT THE OBJECT OBSERVED WAS THE LANDING LIGHT OF AN ONCOMING AIRCRAFT. WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT, BOLLING AFB AND ANACOSTIA NAS ARE LOCATED DUE SO…