What Happened
At 2:15 p.m. on March 30, 2007, two men, one of whom later filed a report, were taking a short break on the sidewalk outside their office in Rockville, Maryland, when they looked up at the sky. The weather was clear, with unlimited visibility. As they watched, a hot-air balloon passed north of them.
A moment later, something low in the sky caught their attention: a dark, cigar-shaped object that made no sound and left no vapor trail. The witness estimated its apparent width at half an inch when viewed at arm’s length, so its actual size and altitude are unknown. Two commercial airliners were flying high above the area at the time, but the witnesses saw no interaction between them and the object.
The object traveled in a straight line, covering about 10 degrees of the sky as it moved east for roughly 10 to 15 seconds. It reached a point almost directly overhead, slightly to the witness’s south. Before the men could get a better look, it suddenly disappeared from view, as if it had vanished into thin air.
Why It’s Interesting
The report describes a silent, cigar-shaped unidentified object that left no vapor trail, a feature that appears in other reports of unexplained sightings. Its rapid movement and sudden disappearance, along with the presence of commercial aircraft in the area, raise questions about possible unknown aerial activity.
Summary
The report offers a detailed account from an untrained observer, but it remains unverified. No further information is available about the object’s possible origin. It could have been a natural phenomenon, an experimental aircraft, or an unexplained optical effect.
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The report is listed in the NUFORC database as case #56012.
