Marloboro, MarylandOctober 1954

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On October 11, 1954, near Marloboro, Maryland, a civilian observer reported seeing one object for ten minutes. The object appeared to be the size of a baseball, yellow in color, changing to red. It flew at an estimated 5 miles per hour at an altitude of 8,000 to 12,000 feet with no sound. The object moved upward and north. Motion was observed without optical or electronic equipment. Several aircraft were observed in the vicinity at the time of sighting. Local weather stations were checked and no balloons were reported released at the time. The Air Force concluded the sighting was a balloon.

Reported location

Marloboro, Maryland

Date of incident

October 1954

State / country

MD / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
11 October 1954
1200302

2. LOCATION
Marloboro, Maryland

3. SOURCE
Civilian

10. CONCLUSION
Balloon

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10 minutes

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Object size of baseball. Yellow, changing to red. Speed estimated 5 mph, altitude 8-10,000 ft. No sound. Small red tail. Motion upward and to NW.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground visual

Speed of 5 mph of object thid size at this altitude would be difficult to note. Some inconsistancy on this point with a duration of 10 minutes. No report on manner of disappearance, however the general description and flight characteristics are in accord with a balloon observation.

7. COURSE
NW

8. PHOTOS
□ Yes
X No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
X Yes
□ No No

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)  Previous editions of this form may be used.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959839