| ID | #1605889842 |
| Added | Fri, 20/11/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Mike M. Ahlers, Montgomery Journal (Chevy Chase, MD), March 25, 1981
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Exactly a week ago on Sunday, Martin Buxbaum of Bethesda, best known for his 25-year editing of hot Shoppe's "Table conversations," was driving down Wilson lane with his wife when he noticed an unusual object looming against the dark blue evening sky.
According to him, the object had a wingspan of 717, but flew low. It was highlighted by a row of square Windows in the front and two "cherry red" exhaust lights in the back.
But the most mysterious thing is that the object did not make a sound at all, continuing a straight flight from North to South, crossing the trajectory of the car diagonally, and finally disappeared behind the trees, Buxbaum said. It had neither left nor right lights, as required by planes flying at night.
Buxbaum, the author of nine collections of poetry and a freelance writer whose stories have been published in numerous publications, including the National Enquirer, managed to stop the car at Pyle Jr. high school, and he and his wife had a good look at the object, which, according to his estimates, was flying at an altitude of 1000 feet (300 m) with a speed of 100 miles per hour.
He is sure that it was a UFO in the sense that it was not identified, it was flying and was an object. But other than that, he's not sure what it was.
"I think it's man - made," Buxbaum said. "I think it's an experimental plane, and they're testing it at night. For some reason, they don't want to be seen."
Who "they" are is not entirely clear, but Buxbaum suggests it may have come from nearby military bases or even a private airport. It's also unclear why "they" don't want to be seen.
But Buxbaum said that he had seen it and hoped that others will offer explanations about:
"It would have been easier for me because I didn't understand what it was," he said. "Neither my wife nor I drink, and we have good eyesight."
After returning home, Bubaum drew a sketch of the object and started listening to the news to see if others had seen the mysterious flying object.
If anyone saw it, they didn't report it to the police, the district police said yesterday. Ironically, one of the last UFO sightings in the area was reported by three Germantown County police officers, who saw an object measuring 60 to 75 feet (18-22. 5 m) across with no clear definition, making rapid 90-degree turns in the sky above The Gaithersburg .
Also, no one reported the latest sightings to the UFO Center.
Studies in Evanston, III., The center for the exchange of information about UFOs. The most recent sighting in the Washington area was on March 8 by an Adelphi woman. Researchers at the UFO center believe she saw a lighted advertising plane. They didn't have a quick explanation for Buxbaum's appearance, but they said they would look into it.
Dr. Jay Allen Hynek, Director of the center, said:
"the center usually receives two to four sightings per night, but most of them can be explained." "Only one in 10 is really perplexing," he said. "Not everything that glitters is a UFO."
Original news
Drawing of the object by witness Martin Buxbaum. (source: Montgomery Journal)
It was just a week ago Sunday when Bethesda’s Martin Buxbaum — best known for his 25-years of editing Hot Shoppe’s restaurant’s ‘Table Talk” — was driving on Wilson Lane with his wife and noticed the unusual object silhouetted against the dark blue evening sky.
The object had the wingspan of a 717 but was flying low, he says. It was accented by a row of square windows in the from and two “cherry red” exhaust lights to the rear.
But most mysterious of all, the object made no sound at all as it continued a straight north-to-south flight cutting diagonally across the path of the car, finally becoming obscured by some trees, Buxbaum said. Nor did it have port or starboard lights as required by planes flying at night.
Buxbaum, author of nine poetry books and a freelance writer whose stories have appeared in numerous publications including the National Enquirer, had time to pull the car over by Pyle Jr. High School and both he and his wife got a good look at the object, which he estimates was flying at an altitude of 1000 feet and speed of 100 mph.
He is certain that it was a UFO in that it was unidentified, it was flying and it was an object. But beyond that he isn’t certain what it was.
“I think it’s man made,” Buxbaum said. “I think it’s an experimental aircraft and they’re trying it out at night. For some reason they don’t want it seen.”
Who “they” are is not exactly clear, but Buxbaum suggests it may have come from nearby military bases or even a private airpark. Nor is it clear why “they” don’t want it seen.
But Buxbaum said he saw it and is hoping others will come forward with an explanation. That “would make me feel better — that I hadn’t blown my cork,” he said.
“Neither my wife nor I drink and our eyesight is good.”
Upon returning home, Bubaum drew a sketch of the object and began listening to the news to see if others had seen the mysterious flying object.
If anyone did see it, they haven’t reported it to the police, county police said yesterday. Ironically, one of the last UFO sightings in the county was reported by three Germantown district policemen who saw an object about 60 to 75 feet across and with no clear definition making quick 90-degree turns in the skies above Gaithersburg.
Nor has anyone reported the latest sighting to the Center for UFO
Studies in Evanston, III., a clearinghouse for UFO information. The most recent sighting in the Washington area was a March 8 sighting by an Adelphi woman Researchers at the UFO center believe she saw a lighted advertising plane. They had no quick explanation for the Buxbaum sighting but said they would look into it.
Dr. Jay Allen Hynek, director of the center, said the center usually receives between two and four reported sightings a night “but most of them can be explained,” he said.
“Only about one out of 10 an really puzzling,” he said. “Every thing that glitters is not a UFO.”
The drawing of the object was made by witness Martin Buxbaum. (Source: Montgomery Journal)
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