[JoeProBono]

No official analysis of that object was ever released by the U.S. government, although many ufologists have tried to get beyond the weather balloon theory.

The following is the unedited witness statement from the MUFON content management system (CMS).

This case may be under investigation by Maryland MUFON State Director Sheila C. Smith. Please remember that many UFOs can be explained as something natural or manmade. If Maryland MUFON follows up with a case report, we will give you those details here.

Maryland, April 5, 2009 - We saw 3 silver and 1 black bell like objects(right side of the Moon).

We saw 3 silver and 1 black bell like objects(right side of the Moon) in the photo taken on 5th April09.

We doubt that this could be an UFO. We want a proper person to investigate this.

We've not seen this in naked eye. We've seen this when we were browsing through our snaps.

[mysterio]

Amazing. Now the space monsters are dropping giant bells on the earth.

[trumandogz]

Thanks for the reminder, I am going to have to make an appointment with my ufologist.

[Beowulf9]

Looks like Hershey’s Kisses to me.

[OCC]

Art Bell-shaped?

[RegulatorCountry]

I see a distinct effect of gravity going on, with the three “silver” objects. Envision them attached to an electric line, and see the sagging, downward arc.

The “black” object is a bird flying up to the line to which these things are attached.

I’ve seen old-fashioned exterior lighting like this, so that might be it. Areas with a high threat of lightning strike also have ceramic objects on power lines, to halt the surge.

[Safetgiver]

They are Hershey’s Kisses dropped by a REAL UFO

[Red_Devil 232]

Wow someones backyard BBQ party is missing three candle lit rice paper lanterns!

[Clint N. Suhks]

Marine One always flies in groups with identical helicopters, sometimes as many as five, in rout to Andrews or Camp David. They fly over my house all the time and that’s exactly what they look like.

[yazoo]

“We doubt that this could be an UFO. We want a proper person to investigate this.”

Investigate what? Four bells of about 6 pixels each? Looks like you got some dirt or something on your CCD array.

[tophat9000]

Sorry...but bet a paraglider ultralight

[hellbender]

There is a blade like that of a rotary lawnmower in the bottom of each bell. The bells are released from the control UFO and drop to the ground to make crop circles. Then they return to the mother ship.

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping*

[Quix]

UFO B LIST PING

INTERESTING.

Given that what . . . every 3-7 days there’s some slight tweak up in terms of sightings, photos, experts, whistle-blowers . . .

HOW ON EARTH can any rational well read bloke even fantasize that the powers that be are not playing this like a piano toward some deliberate end?

Have they succeeded in making virtually everyone—including shocking numbers of FREEPERS equal to the walking dead? At least the walking deaf and blind?

[JRios1968]

[gitmo]

In France they tell the children the Easter Bells bring candy on Easter morning. That must be what these are.

[alarm rider]

It does not say where in The People’s Republic of Maryland these were sighted. Depending on where it was makes a big difference.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Oh, yeah, I always take pics of a subject by "centering" it int he lower left corner, than pretend i'mnot faking stuff.

FRiggin stupid.

[ZX12R]

Birds in a photo, do not a ufo make.