As reported

Circle over Severn, MD

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Orange craft, higher than most airplanes flying to BWI. No trail, disappeared into a cloud, never re-emerged. No sound emanating from craft. Not fast moving, but not slow either. No lights other than solid orange, no beams, no haze.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #128542). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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