Formation over Baltimore, MD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I am a Security Systems Sales Engineer. I design surveillance, access, and intrusion detection systems. I have been a security professional for 13 years. Before that I had a number of experiences. One of witch was being in Tehran in 1976. This was totally different. Standing on Hempsted Hill, Patterson Park I was looking for Taurus on an unusually clear night. As I found Orion and started to look north a flight of lights entered from my left. Three perfect chevrons of 3 lights each and some meandering, looping lights, maybe 3 or 4 just looked loose, unco-ordinated. I thought it might be some sort of reflection but off my glasses, but I had to swivel my head to watch, and they maintained a straight line of flight, as I observed them. Freaky, It's rare I see something that I cannot explain. Contact me anytime. ((personal information deleted)) Baltimore MD 21231 443.((number deleted)) We spoke via telephone with the source of the report, and he seemed to us to be quite sober-minded. We suspect that he is a highly reliable witness. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #117766). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-03-09 → 2015-03-26
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