CaseUnknown1996
Bowie, MD, USA
FAA empl., several adults see very bright disc "w/ a dark hole in the middle." 2x diam. of moon. Obj. hovered, suddenly disappeared.
Report quality: Moderate51/100
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- Duration parsed: 3s (an atypical range)
- Detailed witness text (132 characters)
- Location geocoded exactly
- No other reports from this city within 3 days
- When
- 1996-05-24
- Where
- Bowie, MD, USA
- Shape
- Unknown
- Duration
- 3 sec.
- Geo
- 38.943, -76.730 · exact
- Slug
- unknown-over-bowie-md-1996-aafce7
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- Bowie, MD has 17 sightings on file here.
- 1996 brought 19 reports from Maryland.
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