Baltimore radar-visual unidentified-object report — August 6, 1952

On or during August 6, 1952, at or near Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING "Bright" shape - Flashed off and on. Moved at a brilliant rate. The image shows a typed report with text describing an unidentified flying object (UFO) incident. TO: COMMANDING GENERAL SUBJECT: Unidentified aerial objects observed over Baltimore, Maryland on 6 August 1952 1. On 6 August 1952 a private and licensed flying club pilot observed 11 bright lights in a formation at about 8,000 feet above the grounds of the Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The formation broke up and the individual objects accelerated to an estimated speed of 2,000 mph and disappeared from view. He has been flying light aircraft for over 10 years and has over 2,000 flying hours to his credit. The targets were tracked for a distance of 30 miles before fading from the radar. The performance characteristics of the objects observed, including the high rate of acceleration, were beyond the capabilities of any known aircraft. Tentative conclusions: 1) The observed objects were real and of unknown origin. SUBJECT: Report of Unconventional Flying Object TO: Commanding Officer Fourth Army ATTN: Mr. Ruppelt San Antonio, Texas Enclosed is a report of an unconventional flying object by: 1.