Point Lookout, MarylandOctober 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On October 11, 1955, from about 2100Z to 2330Z, two civilians saw an object near Point Lookout, Maryland, at Cornfield Harbor. The men were from West Hyattsville, Maryland; one worked as a clerk. The sighting lasted about 2.5 hours.

The object was described as round, about the size of a baseball, and white, turning red after sunset. After dark it gave off sparks. When the sparks appeared, the object itself seemed to disappear and then reappear after the sparks faded. It made a deep roaring sound, not like an aircraft, and left a trail of sparks. The object stayed almost directly overhead, circling, and did not move off. The weather was very good with clear visibility and no clouds.

The preparing officer wrote that the main witness did not seem to be seeking publicity and reported the sighting only after co-workers urged him to. The Air Force record card lists the case as unidentified.

Reported location

Point Lookout, Maryland

Date of incident

October 1955

State / country

MD / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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1 Ch PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : |

f 1. DATE - 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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4 0 Was Boll

E 11 Oct 55 Point Lookout, Maryland a Probably Balloon |

| [ST oateTmEcrowr |< TveEoroesEmvATioN | |O Posibly Bellen |

E Local | SXGround-Visuel O Greund-Rodsr 8 Peobably Areva |

3 cm$1l/ 2100-23302 0 Air Viel O Air-Intercopt Radar |J Possibly Aircroft

1 5. PHOTOS OO Was Astronomical } )
E 0 Yes ¢ 0 Probobly Astronomical

0 Neo | civilian 7 0 Possibly Astronomical

L  |7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other UNIDENTIFIED |

Er 2% brs 1 unk 0 Insufficient Dete for Evaluation

Er : Gr Unknown f
"10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING : T|1%. COMMENTS. 2 | |
E Round, white, turning red after sunset. : |
Eg After dark, the obj turned red in color oe
s. and emitted sparks. As the sparks appeard, £ :
i the obj itself disappeared and then reappeared

*  |deep roaring sound not like an a/c. Object J

= left sparks in trail.y |
EE ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963905