Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFCB Index Card — 27 Dec 1954, Baltimore, Maryland
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A 1954 sighting report from Baltimore, Maryland, describes a round, color-changing object. The military concluded the sighting was likely a T-33 aircraft performing night maneuvers.
This document is a UFCB Index Card recording an unidentified aerial sighting that occurred on December 27, 1954, in Baltimore, Maryland. The report indicates that a single object was observed. The witness described the object as being round, but noted that it changed to the form of a cigar at times. The color was reported as white, changing to orange, and the object appeared to stand still at various intervals. The duration of the observation is listed as unknown. The report explicitly states that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was made. The source of the report is identified as civilian. In the comments section, the evaluator provides an explanation for the sighting, suggesting that air traffic in the area at the time, specifically a T-33 aircraft performing 'SLD's' (likely a typo for 'slow flight' or similar maneuvers) at night, would account for the appearance described by the witness.
ROUND, CHANGED TO FORM OF CIGAR AT TIMES. WHITE CHANGING TO ORANCE. APPEARED TO STAND STILL AT TIMES.
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Official Assessment
AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME. T-33 doing SLD'S AT NIGHT WOILD GIVE THIS APPEARANCE.
The sighting was attributed to a T-33 aircraft performing maneuvers at night, which the evaluator believed would account for the reported appearance of the object.