WASHINGTON, D.C., August 1952August 1952

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Summary

On August 6, 1952, around 7:15 a.m. local time, a civilian man in Washington, D.C. reported two discs. He said they were about the size of a fifth-cent coin held at arm's length. The discs appeared to float toward Andrews Air Force Base at jet speed.

The man said one disc held a steady, constant course while the other circled it. The sighting was made by the naked eye.

The Air Force record card for this case lists possible conclusions of aircraft or astronomical, but does not give a final answer. The brief summary on the card is the only detail available, and little other information was recorded.

Reported location

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 1952

Date of incident

August 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 14

Original case file scans

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/ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |)
DATE - . ( : 2 LOCATION ( 112. CONCLUSIONS MEET
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J 6 Aug 52 FASKINGTON, Do™e | iQ Was Balloon
, '0 Probably Balloon
ToAteTme crow | & TPEGF vpn ERA NE
Laeet OR/ONEE NRE XX Ground- Visual 3 Ground-Radar IE Probably Aivereh
| GMT 06/1115 Z ‘Q Ain Visual QO Air-Intercept Radar E Possibly Airereft
5. PHOTOS TENSOR | Wem 18 Was Astronomical
C Yes z OO Probably Astronomical
| Civilian Man E Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION | 8 NUMBER OF O3JECTS | 9. COURSE wd TTR ae
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| 2 10 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING i 11. COMMENTS
Two discs, the sire of a fifth-cent |
ince, "floated" towards Andrews AFB at jet |
speed. (ne disc maintained constant course |!
cther side circled it, |
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