LOCH RAVEN UFO

A UFO Was Sighted In Maryland Over 60 Years Ago, And It Still Has Never Been Explained

UFO sightings aren’t exactly the sorts of tall tales you’d expect from the state of Maryland. While our state has plenty of ghost stories to go around, and while we even have our very own urban legend monster, for some reason it’s never seemed a given that extraterrestrials would want to divert their trips to take in the splendor of the Old Line State. 

However, back in 1958, Baltimore, Maryland’s very own Loch Raven was visited by…well, something. The strange object two young men reported seeing that night remains unexplained to this day, one of only 5 percent of UFOs from that era which could never be identified.

Around midnight on Oct. 26, 1958, Alvin Cohen and Phillip Small were taking a drive by Loch Raven Reservoir in Towson when they said a great, iridescent, egg-shaped object appeared above a bridge.

The young men inched closer and the car stopped dead — no headlights, no engine, no ignition, as if the entire electrical system had given out.

“There was no place to run,” Small, then 27 FINISH READING HERE

Loch Raven Reservoir is a reservoir in Maryland that provides drinking water for Baltimore City. The lake also serves as a recreation area for Marylanders seeking a not-too-distant escape from city living.Wirestock/iStock Collection via Getty Images

Loch Raven is a whopping 2,400-acre lake, where Marylanders can rent boats, fish, or just spend a delightful day relaxing on the lakeshore. There are also tons of hiking trails, and you shouldn’t be surprised to see all kinds of wildlife should you choose to wander them.L. Toshio Kishiyama/Moment Collection via Getty Images

However, at midnight on October 26, 1958, Alvin Cohen and Phillip Small spotted a completely different sort of wildlife while taking a drive by Loch Raven.Stephanie D. Dudek/iStock Collection via Getty Images

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