Bethesda, MarylandNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 13, 1957, around 11:35 p.m. local time, a civilian observer near Bethesda, Maryland reported a streak in the sky. The object was the length of the distance between the two pointer stars of the Big Dipper. It was greenish-reddish at the base. The sighting lasted about 5 seconds, and the movement was described as abrupt.

The witness was driving a car at the time. The sky was clear. The Air Force concluded the object was probably astronomical, most likely a meteor, based on the very limited data. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Bethesda, Maryland

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

MD / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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: Bric PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
vy 0 Woes Belloon |
13 November 1957 Bethesda, Maryland 0 Probably Balloon {
ee O Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
v 00 Was Aircraft |
Local A Et Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rador Q Probably Aircroft
ARE KAN s Nea > bat .
GUT. /253 DZ 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft vi
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical iO QOL
O Yes GX Probably Astronomical
Bla WOME Chit INR 1 DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE LE TP i a i
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluction :
A 3 Unknown |
EE EEE Lhe net given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
4 sirezak, the distance between two From the very limited data sub-
| pointer stars of the big dipper. mitted, the sighting is probably
Greenish redish at base. that of a meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
ARG RE bi hl Ses eA Si a BS hh ah Al il a /

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