UFOMYST
CaseOther1973

Rockville, MD, USA

MY WIFE AND I WERE TO PICK UP MY MOTHER AT WORK IT WAS ON MARYLAND AVE.THAT WE SAW THE FIRST ONE IT WAS REALY BIG LIKE AN AIR PLANE I 7

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 120s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1973-05-01
Where
Rockville, MD, USA
Shape
Other
Duration
2MIN`S
Geo
39.084, -77.153 · exact
Slug
other-over-rockville-md-1973-b2b743
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1973

    The Great 1973 Flap

    United States, strongest in the Southeast and Midwest

    With Blue Book dead, the biggest post-war flap had no official landing place — reports went to police, press, and the new civilian networks (MUFON, founded 1969, came of age here). October 1973 delivered Pascagoula's…

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In context

  • Rockville, MD has 36 sightings on file here.
  • 1973 brought 9 reports from Maryland.
  • The 1970s skewed 6.5% other reports; the archive-wide figure is 6.9%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

Report

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