You Won't Believe What Is In City Park Lake!

Sonar image of City Park lake

HAGERSTOWN, MD - During initial surveys of City Park lake, in preparation for upcoming dredging, workers were quite surprised to discover an anomaly in the sonar scans.

"We kind of suspected there was something unusual when Ally the alligator was acting strange. There was one area of the lake she just absolutely wouldn't swim near. We thought maybe it was just trash, or maybe some sort of underwater pollution. But we never expected this!"

Ally the alligator was purchased by the city for geese population control, and will return to City Park lake this spring. For now, she is comfortably resting in a heated environment inside the old Sears building at Long Meadow, and occasionally taken to the YMCA to "stretch her legs".

Sonar scans discovered a 50 meter, or 164 foot, wide metal circle in one corner of the lake.

Officials are quite puzzled what the circle could be. Visual inspections confirmed the object is made of metal, but most of the object is buried beneath silt.

"It's going to make excavation difficult. We can't simply dredge out the object using normal methods, it will have to be completely excavated by hand."

Much speculation exists around what the object could be. While many are saying the object is "simply a piece of debris left over from construction of the park", there are a few who suspect the object may be a crashed UFO.

"If there are any aliens inside, they are here illegally, and must be deported immediately! We have no screening process in place, and for all we know they could be terrorists!" stated one local resident.

However, another local resident felt differently, "We should welcome these alien refugees, and not give in to fear. Undoubtedly the government will be able to screen them to verify they're not a threat."

No extra-terrestrials were trapped underwater while writing this article. The Hagerstown Report is a satire site.