1953-08-30 — 2210 Charleston Place, Lewisdale, Maryland (38 deg 58'N, 76
Narrative
Beginning approximately 2200 hours on 30 August 1953 and continuing on 1, 2, 3, and 4 September 1953, Mrs. James Duvall observed a round white light from her porch in Lewisdale, Maryland. The light moved from northeast to southwest, veered slightly left, and disappeared over the city of Washington. It alternately moved fast and slow and at times appeared to hover. Elapsed time per sighting was 20 to 30 minutes. Two binocular observations showed no difference. The preparing officer concluded the light was a landing light on commercial aircraft entering a Riverdale pattern on approach to Washington International Airport.
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Witnesses (2)
- Mrs. James Duvallnamed_pattern
- Mrs. James Duvall observednamed_pattern
Source documents (1)
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- 23857122-1713-582569NARAvalue 2.2[direct]
Score evidence (5)
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- outcome=resolved_prosaic (cap S<=3)
- post-blend cap S<=3 (resolved_prosaic)
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- docs=1 (+0.5)
- single agency (+0.5)
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- narrative only (base 1)