Live Intercept Case ID: 86f64c38

SIGHTING: FORT WASHINGTON, MD

Sighted On

Tuesday 04. October 2016

Reported On

Tuesday 11. October 2016

Classification

Fireball

Duration

3 seconds

Witness Testimony

" Large green fireball seen falling from sky over Fort Washington, Maryland.Driving north from Accokeek, Maryland to Fort Washington, Maryland, on Route 210, Indian Head Highway, I approached Old Fort Road when I saw what appeared to be a large green brightly lit object moving with a very wide tail that tapered off in the sky. It fell to earth ahead of me. It appeared to land near Oxon Hill, Maryland.((NUFORC Note: This event is reported on the American Meteor Society website as a meteor. We have looked at the video of the event on their website, and we agree with that assessment. PD)) "

Source: NUFORC

Intelligence Discussion

Coordinates

Latitude

38.7073°

Longitude

-77.023°

Technical Specs

Classification Fireball

Duration 3 seconds

Source NUFORC

Case Number #130447

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Baltimore, Maryland (United States)	2020-05-31	Circle	00:04:00
Severn, Maryland (United States)	2020-05-30	Star-like	00:10:00
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2020-05-28	Cylinder	00:00:00
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2020-05-18	Circle	00:10:00
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Glen Burnie, Maryland (United States)	2020-04-10	Unknown	00:06:00
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Bowie, Maryland (United States)	2020-03-30	Sphere	00:01:20
Baltimore, Maryland (United States)	2020-03-30	Egg	01:00:00
Stafford, Virginia (United States)	2020-03-29	Unknown	00:00:00
White Marsh, Maryland (United States)	2020-03-26	Circle	00:15:00
Maryland (United States)	2020-03-12	Unknown	00:00:00
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2020-03-05	Sphere	00:01:00
Maryland (United States)	2020-03-01	Unknown	00:00:00
Glen Burnie, Maryland (United States)	2020-03-01	Star-like	00:00:42
Gaithersburg, Maryland (United States)	2020-02-24	Saturn-like	00:01:00
Glen Burnie, Maryland (United States)	2020-02-20	Star-like	03:10:00
Columbia, Maryland (United States)	2020-02-19	Cone	00:20:00
Fredericksburg, Virginia (United States)	2020-02-18	Oval	03:00:00
North Potomac, Maryland (United States)	2020-01-30	Sphere	00:45:00
Arnold, Maryland (United States)	2020-01-23	Chevron	00:03:00
Westminster, Maryland (United States)	2020-01-20	Unknown	00:08:00
Hollywood, Maryland (United States)	2020-01-19	Star-like	07:00:00
Arlington, Virginia (United States)	2020-01-04	Diamond	00:00:02
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Alexandria, Virginia (United States)	2019-12-08	Cigar	00:00:02
Ellicott City, Maryland (United States)	2019-12-05	Unknown	00:15:00
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La Plata, Maryland (United States)	2019-09-13	Circle	00:10:00
Laurel, Maryland (United States)	2019-09-04	Triangle	00:01:00
Columbia, Maryland (United States)	2019-08-31	Other	00:00:15
Warrenton, Virginia (United States)	2019-08-20	Disc	00:02:00
Bristow, Virginia (United States)	2019-07-31	Cylinder	00:45:00
Mount Airy, Md	2019-07-21	Donut - distorted changed shapes	30 seconds to 1 minute
Bowie, Maryland (United States)	2019-07-13	Flash	00:15:00
Millersville, Maryland (United States)	2019-07-13	Triangle	00:04:00
Charles Town, West Virginia (United States)	2019-06-15	Fireball	00:03:00
Alexandria, Virginia (United States)	2019-06-12	Circle	00:02:00
Rockville, Maryland (United States)	2019-05-20	Circle	02:00:00
Rockville, Maryland (United States)	2019-05-20	Circle	02:00:00
Rockville, Maryland (United States)	2019-05-16	Circle	01:00:00
Rockville, Maryland (United States)	2019-05-16	Circle	01:00:00
Annapolis, Maryland (United States)	2019-04-19	Triangle	00:05:00
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2019-04-09	Star-like	00:00:20
Dulles, Virginia (United States)	2019-03-05	Cigar	20:10:00
Fairfax, Virginia (United States)	2019-02-27	Triangle	00:00:10
Westminster, Maryland (United States)	2019-02-24	Star-like	00:00:10
Event city, Maryland (United States)	2019-02-13	Blimp	16:16:16
Shady Side, Maryland (United States)	2019-02-10	Sphere	02:00:00
Baltimore, Maryland (United States)	2019-02-03	Boomerang	01:00:00
Baltimore, Maryland (United States)	2019-01-06	Triangle	00:00:30
Manassas Park, Virginia (United States)	2019-01-05	Disc	01:01:06
Sykesville, Maryland (United States)	2018-12-31	Sphere	02:00:00
Sykesville, Maryland (United States)	2018-12-31	Sphere	02:00:00
Locust Grove, Virginia (United States)	2018-12-24	Sphere	00:01:00
Columbia, Maryland (United States)	2018-12-24	Flash
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2018-12-17	Star-like	00:00:01
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2018-12-17	Star-like	00:00:01
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2018-12-17	Star-like	00:00:01
Baltimore, Maryland (United States)	2018-11-24	Sphere	00:00:10
Maryland (United States)	2018-11-10	Triangle	00:00:07
Tracy's Landing, Maryland (United States)	2018-10-24	Disc	00:05:00
Towson, Maryland (United States)	2018-10-24	Triangle	00:05:00
Maryland (United States)	2018-10-19	Unknown	00:00:00
Chantilly, Virginia (United States)	2018-10-18	Oval	00:00:10
Joppa, Maryland (United States)	2018-10-03	Unknown	00:02:00
Kingsville, Maryland (United States)	2018-09-04	Star-like	00:01:00
Baltimore, Maryland (United States)	2018-09-01	Unknown
Baltimore, Maryland (United States)	2018-08-30	Sphere	00:01:00
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2018-08-29	Disc
Clarksburg, Maryland (United States)	2018-08-24	Cigar	00:15:00
Greenbelt, Maryland (United States)	2018-08-23	Star-like	00:00:15
Baltimore, Maryland (United States)	2018-08-20	Triangle	00:01:00
Baltimore, Maryland (United States)	2018-08-17	Fireball	00:00:02
Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2018-08-15	N, A
King George, Virginia (United States)	2018-08-15	Other	00:00:00
Hollywood, Maryland (United States)	2018-08-13	Unknown	01:01:12
Manassas, Virginia (United States)	2018-08-13	Square, Rectangular	00:02:00
Reisterstown, MD (United States)	2018-08-10	Triangular	15-20 mins
Frederick, Maryland (United States)	2018-07-08	Sphere	02:30:00
Lorton, Virginia (United States)	2018-07-05	Sphere	00:07:00
Washington, Washington (United States)	2018-07-04	Other	02:00:00