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802 — 1956-08-16 — Wheaton, Maryland (approximately 10 miles NNW of Washington

1956-08-16· Wheaton, Maryland (approximately 10 miles NNW of Washington DC)Resolved prosaic
Strangeness (S)
1.5
Credibility (P)
1.0
Evidence (EVID)
1.0
Date conf
8.0
Loc conf
0.0

Narrative

At approximately 2105Z on 16 August 1956, an observer in Wheaton, Maryland was playing ball with his son when his son caught attention to a round object. Object traveled at great speed from north to south, made a turn to the east, reached a position 18 degrees from the moon, made a turn upward and disappeared. Duration 18 seconds. No exhaust, trail, or sound. A flight of jets was sighted immediately afterwards. HQ USAF Duty Officer suggested possible aircraft reflecting low-angle light rays.

extracted via: llm_subagent_v1

Witnesses (1)

  • [anonymous] military officerrole_pattern

Source documents (1)

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Score evidence (6)

Why this event scored the way it did. Every contribution is traceable.

s

  • no exhaust (+1.5)
  • outcome=resolved_prosaic (cap S<=3)
  • post-blend cap S<=3 (resolved_prosaic)

p

  • docs=1 (+0.5)
  • single agency (+0.5)

evid

  • narrative only (base 1)