Chevy Chase, MarylandMarch 1963

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Summary

On March 25, 1963, at about 10:12 p.m. local time, a civilian in Chevy Chase, Maryland, reported a bright object after watching the Echo satellite pass. The object was seen at about 40 to 50 degrees above the horizon, moving from east to west. Several bright red objects trailed behind it. The sighting lasted about 3 seconds.

The witness gave the Air Force a detailed description of nine objects. An officer discussed the event with the witness and concluded the object was a bolide that exploded into nine pieces.

The case file includes a detailed scientific study of the same fireball, which was seen across several Mid-Atlantic states. The Air Force, in its Project 10073 record, evaluated the case as astronomical, a meteor.

Reported location

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Date of incident

March 1963

State / country

MD / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
j 1. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| O Wos Balloon
25 March 1963 Chevy Chase, Maryland 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Bolleon
Loealic Ll 3980 LL RS round- Visual O Ground-Radar a Baiabls Arrests
GMT 26/00302 ; O Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
ET TE 1.1]. Le RE RX Was Astronomical Meteor
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
BX¥o | Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE [2 Jc T° PAA ep Ow SHO Tr OR
DO Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
RETR | ) | : O Unknown
Bae eugene oNest/down LC CL
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Outside observing ECHO, Shortly after Witness oontacted by L/Col
ECHO passed obj observed at 40-50 dgr Friend and discussion of event
2leva*tion in flight fm East to West, indicates that object was a
S2veral obj trailed that were bright | bolide, which exploded into
red, Total duration reported now as nine pieces,
3 seconds, Detailed description fur-
nishead DOD of the nine objects,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
CR I ES ie

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29000479