Hillcrest Heights, MarylandSeptember 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 5, 1954, at 10:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, a witness in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland reported seeing a circular object with light beams or rays radiating from it. The object appeared much like a star. It moved in an eastward to southeast direction with lateral variations up to 20 degrees. The object hovered but appeared to dart at times during the lateral movements. The observation lasted two minutes. The object was estimated to be between 12,000 and 50,000 feet in altitude. The observer was a major and rated pilot with 13 years of experience. Weather was clear. The observer stated it could not have been aircraft. The Air Force evaluation is listed as insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Hillcrest Heights, Maryland

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

MD / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
5 September 1954                Hillcrest Heights, Maryland     [] Was Balloon
                                                                  [] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP             4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION          [] Possibly Balloon
Local     1055 EDT             XD Ground-Visual  [] Ground-Radar  [] Was Aircraft
                               [] Air-Visual     [] Air-Intercept Radar [] Probably Aircraft
GMT.      05/1455Z                                               [] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                      6. SOURCE                        [] Was Astronomical
[] Yes                         Military                         [] Probably Astronomical
[] No                                                            [] Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION       8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE  [] Other
2 Minutes                      1                      SE        [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
                                                                  [] Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING                11. COMMENTS
Circular with/light beams or rays radiating  Insufficient data, manner of
from it. Hovered but appeared to dart at     disappearance not indicated
times. Moved E to SE with lateral variations
up to 20 deg. Daylight observation. Appeared
much like star.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959487