Parkton, MarylandJuly 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 2, 1957, an observer in Parkton, Maryland reported a sighting that lasted about two minutes.

The witness saw one ball shaped object about the size of a half dollar. It was white and brighter than a star. The object moved slowly to the north, then flared out and dimmed.

The Air Force record (Project 10073, its official file for unidentified flying object reports) lists the case as insufficient data. The comment notes the winds were to the east and southeast, and that a possible error in the reported direction could make a balloon the cause.

Reported location

Parkton, Maryland

Date of incident

July 1957

State / country

MD / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

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1 ; 1 : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

4 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

3 — 0 Was Balloon

4 5 & July 1957 Paritton, Maryland 0 Probably Balloon

+ clint St tii smitten ——— tt —_ pS ————— .

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Bollesn _

3 : 0 Was Aircroft

: Local —_— XI Ground-Visual BAX 0 Ground-Roder O Probably Aireroft

; GMT 3/02557 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft

5. PHOTOS 4. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
: O Yes O Probably Astrenemical

y O Ne Civilian 0 Possibly Astronemicol

k, 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE I a
4 DX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
- eos 2 O Unknown
___9o9 minutes one Nortn
4 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
E One object ball, size of 1/2 dollar, Winds to E and SE. Insufficient
color white, flared out and dimmed. data for analysis. Possible error
4 Object brighter than a star moving in direction (in which case could
ie slowly north, be balloon).

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