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I'm *just* guessing here with many assumptions and limited information.... but....
When the camera was dropped, it is possible that your battery has "bounced around" in the compartment a little. Because of it, it is possible that battery has detached long enough from the terminal for the current to stop flowing but not long enough for the circuit to reset. This is similar to flipping the switch really quickly. Some electronics, act very strangely when this happens. (reset is usually involves some delay in circuit design. brief disruption doesn't always send the reset signal)
I'd change the battery and watch it carefully for the next few days. If it doesn't reoccur, I wouldn't worry about it.
Get yourself a silver oxide (or alk mang) and get to taking some photos.
If the battery is marginal, you fire & advance several times it may just be enough to put the battery below the operating voltage of the camera.
The battery may still test good though. Just not enough left to release a magnet.
If left to sit a while it may recover enough to release the camera another few times.
My A1 is very sensitive to the battery. If the battery is just a little low it starts locking up or doing weird things. The AE-1 is not as bad as the A1 but I'm not sure about the AE-1P.
Replace the battery and dont worry about it unless the same thing happens with a fresh battery.
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