Report of Object Landing near Fort Holabird, Baltimore, Md. Installation

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-2-55) dated 20 July 1955, concerning a sighting of an unidentified object near the Fort Holabird installation in Baltimore, Maryland, on 7 July 1955. The report, authored by Captain Michael O. Ryan of the 4602d Air Intelligence Service Squadron, details the observation of a spherical, silver object approximately four feet in diameter that reduced to three feet. The witness reported that the object, which appeared to be a mass of tiny bubbles the size of pencil erasers, was blown by a light wind toward him, landed, and was subsequently blown against a wire fence where it evaporated or dissolved without leaving a trace. The witness provided physical evidence, including twigs and leaves upon which the object had rested, and a small portion of the substance itself. The report notes that the sighting was investigated by the Preparing Officer at Hq., ARDC, who concluded that the object was a soap bubble, noting a similarity to a previous sighting in Baltimore on 28 February 1955. The report includes a newspaper clipping from the Baltimore News-Post dated 7 July 1955, which describes a separate report of three saucers in the area, though the intelligence report focuses on the single object landing. The document confirms that the physical evidence collected was to be forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further evaluation. The report is marked as unclassified and follows standard Air Force reporting procedures under AFR 200-2.