Alexandria, VirginiaOctober 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On October 11, 1954, at approximately 12:02 a.m., a military observer in Alexandria, Virginia reported seeing one round, very small object with a brilliant white glow. The object was observed at 70 degrees azimuth and disappeared at 10 degrees azimuth. The sighting lasted 20 seconds. No sound or trail was heard or seen. The observer reported that the object maneuvered through 350 degrees. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Alexandria, Virginia

Date of incident

October 1954

State / country

VA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
11 October 1954
12/0200Z

2. LOCATION
Alexandria, Virginia

3. SOURCE
Military

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
20 Seconds

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground visual

7. COURSE
E

8. PHOTOS
[] Yes
[X] No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
[] Yes
[X] No

10. CONCLUSION
Insufficient Data for Evaluation

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Round, very small. No sound. No trail. Brilliant white glow. Observed at 70 deg az, disappeared at 10 deg az. Maneuvered through 350 deg (?). Report stated s/c in area at time of sighting.

Insufficient data for conclusion. Data on maneuverability not [illegible] included.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959843