North Arlington, VirginiaOctober 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On the night of October 4, 1954, a civilian reported objects over North Arlington, Virginia. The witness was a housewife, and the sighting was confirmed by another person. It lasted about 10 minutes, with objects seen one at a time at three different moments.

Each object was round and the size of a pea held at arm's length, with a yellowish white color. They moved unusually fast across the sky. They were first seen at about 45 degrees elevation in the southeast and moved toward the south before disappearing near a cloud bank.

The Air Force record listed the conclusion as aircraft. The duty officer noted that many jets were flying at varied altitudes near Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland during the sighting. He believed the observer probably saw afterburner flames or a steady white light under a jet during its descent. The case was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

North Arlington, Virginia

Date of incident

October 1954

State / country

VA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD ;
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION ;
J. October 1954 |
0h /22), 57.()05/C0007, North Arlington, Virginia ?
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian ATRCRAFT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1l~ 3 times ;
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS :
10 minutes One each object at three different times- unusually fast
—_————————— ovement. Observed at 45 dez elev SE, Motion southerly.
| 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION cs
Ground Visual
CR Fe TET Local flying jets in immediate vicinity. Local evaluntion -
7. COURSE a
et afc,
: 5
8. PHOTOS
; 0 Yes
; 1 No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes :
t+ No
FORM
; FTD sepe63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used,

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