HILLCREST HEIGHTS, MD., October 1952October 1952

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Summary

On October 12, 1952, about 10:00 p.m. Eastern time, two Air Force majors driving east on Colbrook Drive in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, reported one unidentified object. One was a pilot, and both were attached to the Air Base Group at Andrews Air Force Base. The object was about the size and brightness of a medium star, seen to the east.

The object was first seen at about 44 degrees altitude, traveling from right to left in level flight, then it hovered briefly and began to ascend, disappearing at about 85 degrees. Both men were sure it was not an aircraft or a falling star. They watched it for about 35 to 40 seconds.

Radar at Andrews Air Force Base and at Washington National was negative. A radar operator reported that the Silver Hill, Maryland weather station releases a radiosonde balloon at 10:00 p.m. daily. Weather was clear with no temperature inversion. The Project 10073 worksheet notes the hovering, ascending white light matched normal balloon behavior. The estimate on the record card is probably weather balloon.

Reported location

HILLCREST HEIGHTS, MD., October 1952

Date of incident

October 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 15

Original case file scans

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EP | PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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” DATE ( 2. LOCATION 9 12. CONCLUSIONS ;
t 52 . LO. Wos Balloon
| 12 Oct 5 | HILLCREST HEIGHTS, MD 2 pt ar gr wR |
3 DATETIME Group ~|'@ VYPE OF obseavATION ~~ |2 Possibly Balloon i
Local 12/2200 EST... AX Grown d- Vi sual O Ground: Redor a Probably Atrerafs |
out _ 13/0300 Z FABIAN 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercopt Radar {© Possibly Mrerole |
“s. PROTOS t | RCE iQ Was Astronomical
ig i 2 AF Officers k Poswidy Astamamicel |
7. LENGTH OF GASERVATION TTT|% NUMBER OF CBJECTS | 9. COURSE TURE TE ies one |
: : i i IQ Insufficient Data for Evalusnon |
35-40 gecC i 1 | |G Unk no wn
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY CF SIGHTING : 11. COMMENTS :
Object was comparable to a medium star : 1. Radiosonde balloon released 2200, :
in size and brilliance. laintained level | Silver Hill, Md. Vx Sta |
flight, hovered, then ascended. 2. "Hovered, ascended, white light",
: . & normal balloon characteristics.
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Len od DER OD BIRR BIR na sti ee i

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28950401