Annapolis radar-visual unidentified-object report — August 1956

On or during August 1956, at or near Annapolis, Maryland, United States, the source reports the following sequence: LOOKED LIKE JETS FLYING NEAR SMALL CLOUD AT FIRST, THEN OBJECTS STOPPED AND WOULD GO UP AND DOWN MANEUVERING RAPIDLY. DISAPPEARED IN A TURN F. IT WAS ROUND, RED ORANGE AND MOVED QUITE RAPIDLY IN ALL DIRECTIONS. IT WAS OBSERVED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN DISAPPEARED. INFORMATION OBTAINED SHOWS OBJECT OBSERVED ON GROUND IN FIELD ON 15 SEPT - OBJECT CONFIRMED - LANDING WAS BY 2 ARMY SPECIAL POLICE - OBJECT COLOR SILVER AND ROUND, APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FT DIAMETER RISING VERT OFF FIELD AND DEPARTED SWIFTLY E TO SE AFTER 1-2 MIN AT ALT OF 100+ FT WITNESSED BY M'P JOHNSON GRD POLICE, AND CPL ANDERSON GRD POLICE AS WELL AS SEVERAL MILITARY POLICE AND CIVILIAN WITNESSES PG 2 PAGE 205-8-56 PARADE AND FLYING SAUCER SIGHTING REPORT AREA ANNAPOLIS MD TWO PARTY REPORT OF AERIAL OBSERVATION: ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE AIR POLICE UNIT, LOCATED AT ANNAPOLIS, MD, CALLED TO INVESTIGATE A SIGHTING AT MIDTOWN ANNAPOLIS, MD. OBJECT ROSE VERTICALLY, ACCELERATED AND DISAPPEARED RADAR/ SAME AS 1ST PART: IN ADDITION, OBJECT WAS OBSERVED TO PERFORM OSCILLATING UP AND DOWN MANEUVERS AT TREETOP AND HILLTOPL EVELS. OBJECT MADE NO NOISE AND LEFT NO TRAIL.