Aberdeen, MarylandNovember 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 24, 1956, an airline pilot saw one object near Aberdeen, Maryland. The witness had flown as an airline pilot for about 20 years. The object was watched for about five minutes while he flew a commercial flight at about 8,000 feet.

The report described one object like a rocket. It appeared directly across the pilot's flight path, about 30 to 40 miles in front. Its estimated path would bring it to the ground east of Aberdeen. The pilot also reported he saw a fire in the approximate area of contact for about ten minutes after the estimated point and time of contact.

The Air Force record card lists the case as insufficient data. Project 10073 was the Air Force's official record system for reports of unidentified flying objects.

Reported location

Aberdeen, Maryland

Date of incident

November 1956

State / country

MD / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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id PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Boll |
24 November 1956 ¢ Aberdeen, Maryland 0 Probably Bellen |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3 Vosswy Seiten |
Loco 0 Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar grep we | |
GMT 25/0032. Air Visval O Air-Intercapt Radar |D Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE O Was Astronomical |
O Yes O Probably Astronomicel
Xo Civilian (Airline Pilot) |D Possibly Astronomical |
: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE J VS —
5 mrad Date for Evaluation
five minutes one east ;
10. BRIE® SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object like a rocket. Object Insufficient Data, |
appeared directly across flight path
of observer's /at 30 to 40 miles in
front, Est. trajectory of obj would
ake contact w/ground tothe east of
Aberdeen,jd, Observer also stated he
noted a fire in the approx erea of
he objs contact w/ground about 10
inutes after time of contact,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 82)
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