Ritchie Highway saucer sighting
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Donald Stewart reported observing a flat disk-shaped aircraft with a dome over Ritchie Highway near Baltimore on March 29, 1952, which allegedly hovered over his vehicle and caused the engine to stop. His companion George Tyler initially corroborated the account but later recanted, stating he had not actually witnessed the object.
“STEWART described the aircraft as being a flat disk with a cupola or dome in the center of one side. He described the dome as having what appeared to be a small porthole on one side and the shadowy outline of what appeared to be a "hatch, similar to those found on a ship". He stated that this craft approached his vehicle from a northeasterly direction and hovered above his automobile.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1952-03-29
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Ritchie Highway, south of Baltimore, Maryland, near harness track
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- flat disk with cupola/dome in center, luminous silver color
- Size
- at least fifty feet in diameter
- Altitude
- 50 ft
- Duration
- 180s
Resolution
Investigation found inconsistencies in witness accounts. Tyler recanted his testimony, claiming Stewart had fabricated the story and asked him to corroborate it. Multiple independent checks of the area and other witnesses produced no corroborating evidence.
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
Case ID: 1952-USAF-BA03
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