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X-NEWS: pega alt.alien.visitors: 208
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Relay-Version: VMS News - V6.0-3 14/03/90 VAX/VMS V5.3; site pegasus.ch
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enet.coe.montana.edu!masscomp!peora!tarpit!tous!bilver!dona
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Subject: Blue Book Unknowns pt 6/6
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Message-ID: <1992Jan17.022304.3048@bilver.uucp>
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From: dona@bilver.uucp (Don Allen)
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Date: 17 Jan 92 02:23:04 GMT
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Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
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-------Bluebook Part 6 (CONCLUSION) --------------------------------
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Oct. 23, 1963; Meridian, Idaho. 8:35 p.m. Witnesses: several
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unnamed students, including Gordon. One object shaped like a
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circle from below and like a football from the side, hovered low
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over the observers, making a deep, pulsating, loud, extremely
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irritating sound, for 6 minutes.
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Oct. 24, 1963; Cupar Fife, Scotland. No time given. Witnesses:
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A. McLean (12) and G. McLean (8). One light moved for an
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unspecified length of time. No further details in files. Note:
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Project Blue Book chief Maj. H. Quintanilla told the youngsters,
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in a letter, that this was "one of the most complete" of the
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unexplained cases for the year.
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Dec. 11, 1963; McMinnville, Oregon. 7 a.m. Witness: W.W.
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Dolan, professor of mathematics and astronomy, and dean of the
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faculty of Linfield College. One bright, star-like light
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hovered, slowed, dimmed and flashed in 1 minute.
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Dec. 16, 1963; 800 miles north of Midway Island (40* N., 175* 54'
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W.). 5:05 p.m. Witness: unspecified persons aboard a military
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aircraft. One white light blinked 2-3 times per second as it
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moved very fast across the sky for 15 seconds.
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April 3, 1964; Monticello, Wisconsin. 9 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
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and Mrs. R. Wold (he was a graduate student in anthropology).
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Four huge red lights in a rectangular formation, with a white
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light above, were near the ground, tilted and flew away after 3-4
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minutes.
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April 11, 1964; Homer, New York. 6:30 p.m. Witnesses:
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physiotherapist W.B. Ochsner and wife. Two cloud-like objects
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darkened; one shot away and returned during the 30-45 minute
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sighting.
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April 24, 1964; Socorro, New Mexico. 5:45 p.m. Witness:
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Socorro policeman Lonnie Zamora. Watched object with flame
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underneath descend toward the desert. Two small humanoids
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observed near vertical oval on ground. Later watched object take
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off with a roar, go silent and fly away. Burning and charred
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brush found at landing sight.
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May 9, 1964; Chicago, Illinois. 10:20 p.m. Witness: J.R. Betz,
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U.S. District Court reporter. Three light green crescent-shaped
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objects, about half the apparent size of the Moon, flew very fast
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in tight formation from east to west, oscillating in size and
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color for 3 seconds.
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May 18, 1964; Mt. Vernon, Virginia. 5:15 p.m. Witness: civil
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engineer F. Meyers. One small, glowing white oval split twice
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after moving from the right of the Moon around to the left.
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Sighting lasted 17 minutes.
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May 26, 1964; Cambridge, Massachusetts. 7:43 p.m. Witness: P.
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Wankowicz, RAF pilot and ex-Smithsonian satellite tracker. One
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thin, white ellipsoid (3.5 times as long as wide) flew straight
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and level for 3-4 seconds.
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May 26, 1964; Pleasantview, Pennsylvania. 11 p.m. Witness:
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Rev. H.C. Shaw. One yellow-orange light, shaped like the bottom
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of a ball, was spotted in a field and chased down the road for 2
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miles.
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June 13, 1964; Toledo, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. Witness: B.L. English,
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announcer for radio station WTOD. Three glowing white spheres,
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glowing red on their sides, moved slow, hovered and then moved in
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circles very fast, all the while making a low, rumbling sound.
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July 16, 1964; 15 miles south of Houghton Lake, Michigan. 11:15
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p.m. Witness: Northern Air Service pilot K. Jannereth. Four
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white lights in a stepped-up echelon formation, were joined by
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two more. They closed in on the airplane, then rapidly slowed nd
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flew along with it for a total of 5 minutes.
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July 20, 1964; Littleton, Illinois. 4:45 a.m. Witness: J.J.
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Winkle. One 60' diameter round-topped, flat-bottomed object with
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a long acetylene-colored flame shooting downward, flew straight
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and level, made a half loop, then rose up. Sighting lasted l
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minute.
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July 27, 1964; Norwich, New York. 7:30 p.m. Witness:
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Duabert, engineering supervisor. One aluminum sphere with a
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luminous ring, remained stationary for 4-5 minutes.
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July 27, 1964; Denver, Colorado. 8:20 p.m. Witness: A. Borsa.
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One white ball of fire, the size of a car, climbed slowly, then
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speeded up. Sighting lasted 2-3 minutes.
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Aug. 10, 1964; Wake Island. 5:16 a.m. Witnesses: aircraft
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commander Capt. B.C. Jones and navigator lst Lt. H.J. Cavender,
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in parked USAF C-124 transport plane. One reddish, blinking
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light approached the runway, stopped and made several reverses
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during 2 minutes.
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Aug. 15, 1964; New York, New York. 1:20 a.m. Witness: S.F.
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D'Alessandro. One 10'x5' bullet-shaped object with wavy lines on
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the rounded front part and six pipes along the straight rear
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portion, made a "whishhh" sound. Witness' dog growled during
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sighting.
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Aug. 15, 1964; Yosemite National Park, California. 8:15 a.m.
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Witnesses: E.J. Haug, of the San Francisco Orchestra and the San
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Francisco Conservatory of Music; and C.R. Bubb, a high school
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mathematics teacher. Three bright silver, round objects, in a
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stack formation, flew very fast, changing positions within the
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formation. The sound of rushing air was heard during the 3-4
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second sighting.
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Aug. 18, 1964; Atlantic Ocean, 200 miles east of Dover, Delaware.
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12:35 a.m. Witnesses: Maj. D.W. Thompson and First Pilot lst
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Lt. J.F. Jonke, on a USAF C-124 transport plane. One round,
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blurred, reddish-white object was on a collision course with the
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C-124 from ahead and below. The airplane evaded the object.
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Sighting las ted 2 minutes.
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Sept. 10, 1964; Cedar Grove, New Jersey. 7:09 p.m. Witness:
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chemist P.H. DePaolo. Four white lights, 3-4 apart, were seen
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to the north, going west for 45 seconds.
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Nov. 14, 1964; Menominee Falls, Wisconsin. 9:40 p.m. Witnesses:
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Dr. G.R. Wagner, MD; and two girls. Three dim, reddish lights
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flew through a 160^ arc in 5-6 seconds.
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Nov. 19, 1964; 1,400 miles east of Tokyo, Japan (34' 55' N., 164*
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05' E.). Witnesses: unidentified military persons. One bright
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white flashing light was travelling from horizon to horizon in 20
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seconds.
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Jan, 23, 1965; Williamsburg, Virginia. 8:40 a.m. Witness: Mr.
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T.F. Mains. One mushroom or lightbulb-shaped object, 75-80'
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high, 25' diameter on top and l0' bottom diameter; metallic grey
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with a red-orange glow on the near side and a blue glow on the
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far side. The object made a sound like a vacuum cleaner. The
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witness' car electrical system was affected as the object moved
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away at an altitude of 4'. The sighting lasted 25 seconds.
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March 4, 1965; Corvallis, Oregon. 9:23 p.m. Witness: W.V.
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Harrison. Three lights rose from the ground, several seconds
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apart. The next day, an oily spot was found at the site.
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March 8, 1965; Mt. Airy, Maryland. 7:40 p.m. Witness: J.H.
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Martin, instrument maker for U.S. Bureau of Standards. Six
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lights flew overhead slowly for 3 minutes.
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April 4, 1965; Keesler AFB, Mississippi. 4:05 a.m. Witnesses:
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USAF A/2c Corum, a weather observer; confirmation by college
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student R. Pittman not clear from available data. One 40' black,
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oval object with four lights along the bottom, flew in and out of
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the clouds for 15 seconds.
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May 7, 1965; Oxford, Michigan. 7:30 p.m. Witness: M.E.
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Marshall. One light, like a satellite, split into two parts, one
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of which was copperish color, then two more joined up. One
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object may have been tumbling. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
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July 6, 1965; Kiel, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Witness: Mrs. E.R.
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Hayner. One flashing light, like a satellite, was seen for less
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than 1 minute. No further data was in the files.
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July 25, 1965; Castalia, Ohio. 9:15 p.m. Witness: amateur
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astronomer M.D. Harris, 16. One bright blue star crossed 90 of
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sky in 10-15 seconds.
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Aug. 4, 1965; Dallas, Texas. 9:30 p.m. Witness: J.A. Carter,
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19. One light flew fast, straight and level for 12 seconds. No
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further data in files.
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Aug. 4, 1965; Tinley Park, Illinois. 11:35 p.m. Witnesses: two
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unnamed 14 year olds. One light moved around the sky for 16-17
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seconds. No further data in files.
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Aug. 19, 1965; Cherry Creek New York. 8:20 p.m. Witnesses:
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Mrs. William Butcher, son Harold, 17, and children. A large
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elliptical object, with a reddish vapor underneath, came close to
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the ground, then shot straight up into the clouds a few seconds
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later. Radio drowned out by static, a tractor engine stopped.
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When the object was on the ground, a steady beeping sound could
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be heard. Afterwards, a strange odor was noticed, and the next
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day, a purplish liquid, 2"x2" marks and patches of singed grass
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were found at the site. A bull bellowed and tried to break its
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bonds.
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Aug. 30, 1965; Urbana, Ohio. 10:30 p.m. Witnesses: M.A. Lilly,
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N. Smith, T. Nastoff. One white ball, 5-8' in diameter and
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trailed by a 2-3' light, hit the road 100' in front of the
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witness' car, bounced and flew away. Sighting lasted 3-4
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seconds.
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Sept. 3, 1965; Exeter, New Hampshire. 2 a.m. Witnesses: Exeter
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Patrolmen Eugene Bertrand, Jr. and David Hunt, and Norman
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Muscarello. One large, dark, elliptical object with a row of red
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lights around it, moved slowly and erratically around houses and
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trees, while lights blinked in sequence. Farm animals were very
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noisy. Sighting lasted about 1 hour.
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Sept. 3, 1965; Damon, Texas. 11 p.m. Witnesses: Brazoria
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County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Billy McCoy and Deputy Robert
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Goode. One triangular object, 150-200' long, 40-50' thick at
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middle and dark grey, with a long, bright, pulsing, purple light
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on the right side and a long blue light on the left side. Came
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from distance to 150' off highway and 100' in the air. Purple
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light illuminated ground beneath object and interior of police
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car. Driver felt heat on his left arm. Initial sighting lasted
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5-10 minutes. Second sighting.occurred later that night.
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Sept. 25, 1965; Chisholm, Minnesota. 9:55 a.m. Witness: Bett
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Diamon. Five orange lights in a row flew fast and made an abrupt
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turn during the 1 minute sighting.
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Sept. 25, 1965; Rodeo, New Mexico. 10 p.m. Witnesses: Dr.
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George Walton, physical chemist, and wife. Two round white
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objects flew side-by-side, at 30-50' altitude, pacing the
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witnesses' car for 6 minutes.
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Oct. 4, Middletown, Ohio. Wiitness: Tucker. Case missing
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from official files.
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Feb. 2, 1966; Salisbury, North Carolina. 11:15 p.m. Witnesses:
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Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Wise. One silver, diamond-shaped object with
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several balls constantly in very fast motion around it, and much
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light. Object hovered over the trees for 3-4 minutes, while a
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dog barked, and then zipped out of sight. Sighting lasted 1
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hour.
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Feb. 6, 1966; Nederland, Texas. 5:45 a.m. Witnesses: Mr. and
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Mrs. K.R. Gulley. One yellow, lighted object at 500; altitude
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and a pulsating red glow on the lawn. The house lights went out,
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and high frequency bothered the witnesses' ears. Sighting lasted
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5-10 minutes.
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March 20, 1966; Miami, Florida.. 12:15 a.m. Witness: USAF Res.
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Maj. K.C. Smith, employee of NASA at Cape Kennedy. One pulsating
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light which varied from white to intense blue made a jerky ascent
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and then rapidly accelerated away to the north after 5 minutes.
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March 22, 1966; Houston, Texas. 1:30 a.m. Witness: S.J.
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Musachia. White flashing lights, and the air full of smoke. Lit
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up witness' apartment. Sound of "yen " heard up close
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during 4 minute sighting.
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March 23, 1966; Temple, Oklahoma. 5:05 a.m. Witness: W.E.
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Laxson. One large object, like a wingless C-124 transport plane;
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75' long, 8' high and 12' wide; with a bubble canopy on top. Sat
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on highway, a man dressed in military work clothes entered, and
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it rose after about 40 seconds.
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March 26, 1966; Texhoma, Oklahoma. Midnight. Witnesses: Mrs.
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P.N. Beer and Mrs. E. Smith. One flashing light buzzed their car
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from the front then hovered. Sighting lasted l0 minutes.
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April 5, 1966; Alto, Tennessee. 11:55 p.m. Witness: W. Smith.
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One oval object with a dark top, appeared cone-shaped when
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moving. It made a high-frequency noise during the 2.5 hour
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sighting.
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April 5, 1966; Lycoming, New York. 3 a.m. Witness: Lillian
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Louis. One vapor-like sphere hovered and spun at low altitude,
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shooting its exhaust onto the ground below. Sighting of 1
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minute.
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April 30, 1966; Sacramento, California. 3:15 a.m. Witness:
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Anita Miller. One light moved around the sky for 2.5 hours. No
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further detail in files.
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May 7, 1966; Goodfellow AFB, Texas. 9:55 p.m. Witness: A/3c
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W.L. Whitehead. One short, cylindrical object with pointed ends
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and a yellow light at one end and blue light at the other, flew
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straight and level for 35 seconds.
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June 6, 1966; Spooner, Wisconsin. 9:30 p.m. Witness: Dorothy
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Gray. Two domed discs with sparkling upper surfaces and square
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windows in their tops, revolved above a lake, apparently causing
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strange behavior of the lake water during the 25 second sighting.
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June 8, 1966; Kansas, Ohio. 6:45 a.m. Witness: Max Baker. One
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bright silver, cigar-shaped object, as long as an airliner,
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buzzed the witness' car. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
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June 18, 1966; Burnsville, North Carolina. 12:30 a.m.
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Witnesses: members of a Boy Scout group, including Sterrett.
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One bell-shaped object with three flashing red lights hovered for
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5 hours and was then joined by six others.
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June 27, 1966; 400 miles east of Wake Island (19* N., 172* E.).
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4 a.m. Witness: Radio Officer Steffen Soresen, of the S/ Mt.
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Vernon Victory. One "cloud" expanded with a light inside, and
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then accelerated away after several minutes.
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July l1, 1966; Union, Pennsylvania. 7:45 p.m. Witnesses: Carl
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Wood and Charles Hawthorne. One large (100' wide, 20' high)
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bright red object with small windows and yellow lights. The
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object emitted a humming noise, seemingly from the outside, and a
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qrinding noise which seemed to come from inside. Observed for 1
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hour.
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July 25, 1966; Vanceboro, North Carolina. 1 a.m. Witness:
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college student James Clark. One object which changed color from
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orange to red to blue to green and back to orange. Followed
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witness' car at high speed, then stopped and hovered over the
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car. Rose and flew up and out of sight in less than 5 seconds.
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Entire sighting involved about 1 hour.
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July 31, 1966; Presque Isle State Park, Pennsylvania. 7:25 p.m.
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Witnesses: Douglas Tibbetts, 16; Betty Klem, 16; Anita Haifley,
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22; and Gerald Labelle, 29. Square or hexagonal object with
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edges lit or reflecting light, came tumbling down from right to
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left. Stopped 5-10' above the beach and settled heavily down;
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circle of spotlights at top were visible when it was on the
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ground. Sighting lasted 5 minutes. .
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Aug. 19, 1966; Donnybrook, North Dakota. 4:50 p.m. Witness:
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U.S. Border Patrolman Don Flickenger. Round disc with domed top,
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30' in diameter and 15' high, colored white, silvery or aluminum.
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Moved across a valley from the southeast, hovered over a
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reservoir, appeared to land in a small field, then rose up into
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clouds very rapidly. Sighting lasted 5 minutes.
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Aug. 23, 1966; Columbus, Ohio. 77 p.m. Witnesses: Broomall and
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Gilpin. One circular, luminous white object split into five
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objects and all streaked away toward the west. Sighting lasted
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15 minutes.
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Aug. 26, 1966; Gaylesville, Alabama. 8:50 p.m. Witnesses: Mr.
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and Mrs. Funk and their three children. A cluster of four small,
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glowing, orange-yellow lights in a triangular formation, moved
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from east to west for 4.5 minutes.
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Sept. 1, 1966; Willsboro, New York. 2:45 p.m. Witness: T.H.
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Ridman. One oval object with lights that flashed red and white
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and occasionally blue, travelled west, then disappeared downward.
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It returned, several minutes later, at which time a loud noise
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was heard. The entire sighting lasted 30 minutes.
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Sept. 6, 1966; Suffolk County AFB, New York. 6:50 p.m.
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Witnesses: Stahl and Ladesic. One white cylinder of light came
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from the east at high speed, stopped and hovered for 3 minutes,
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and then turned and slowly disappeared. Sighting lasted 8
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minutes.
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Sept. 9, 1966; Franklin Springs, New York. 9 p.m. Witness:
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Jacobson. One solid object, larger than an army tank, with
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lights all around it, made a low humming sound and disappeared
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into woods at the end of the 30 minute sighting.
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Sept. 13, 1966; Gwinner, North Dakota. 7:30 a.m. Witness:
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Rotenberger. One silvery-grey ellipse with a clear bubble
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protruding from its top, hovered about a mile away, then landed
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within 300 yards and took off very fast. It made a low-pitched
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whine during the 5 minute sighting.
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Sept. 28, 1966; Wilmington, Ohio. 3:38 p.m. Witness: Clarke.
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Three round, oval-shaped, aluminum-colored objects with rotating
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rings around them. Two remained stationary, while the third
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varied its altitude during the 90 second sighting.
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Oct. 5, 1966; Osceola, Wisconsin. Witnesses: several members of
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one family. One small, bright orange, moon-shaped object
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remained stationary in the northeast for about 20 minutes, then
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suddenly took off very fast to the WNW.
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Oct. 23, 1966; Southhampton, Long Island, New York. 6 p.m.
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Witness: Mr Acquino. One object with arms in front of it which
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sparkled like an arc-light. Traveled south along some power
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lines, then turned southwest. Made a slight humming sound during
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the 4 minute sighting.
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Oct. 26, 1966; Cold Bay Air Force Station, Alaska. No time
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given. Witness: civilian control tower operator Ralston. One
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white object approached runway at 50' altitude. Runway lights
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were then turned on, and object accelerated and climbed away so
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fast that witness was unable to use binoculars. Sighting lasted
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3 seconds.
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Nov. 8, 1966; Saginaw, Michigan. At night. Witness: college
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graduate Annis. A group of lights that flashed and changed color
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hung stationary, almost touching the road, and would abruptly
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vanish during the 5 minute sighting.
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Dec. 25, 1966; Monroe, Oregon. 33 a.m. Witnesses: civilians and
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military persons. Three round objects, as large as cars, gave
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off vapor, then became three bright reddish-orange lights. Blast
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at beginning of 90 minute sighting pushed one witness against a
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car.
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Feb. 6, 1967; Odessa, Delaware. 8:45 p.m. Witnesses: Donald
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and Marie Guseman. One large, Saturn-shaped object--5O' in
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diameter and 20' high--with two bright lights, a green light on
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one side and a red light on the other. Hovered motionless over
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the trees, then slowly moved north and suddenly disappeared after
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2 minutes.
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Feb. 12, 1967; Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3:40 a.m. Witness: Mr.
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Lou Atkinson. Four fluorescent, football-shaped objects, a dull,
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almost grey luminous color; flew northeast in a very rigid
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formation for 4-10 seconds. Made a chirping noise.
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Feb. 16, 1967; Stoughton, Wisconsin. 9:11 p.m. Witness: Miss
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Lynn Marsh. One light with faded edges seemed to follow observer
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in her car for 5-6 minutes.
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Feb. 20, 1967; Oxford, Wisconsin. 3:10 a.m. Witness: USAF
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veteran/truck driver Stanton Summer. One orange-red object flew
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parallel to truck for 2 minutes.
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Feb. 27, 1967; Grand Haven, Michigan. 8:19 p.m. Witnesses:
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Sheriff Grysen, wife and others. Large white light, with smaller
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red and green lights seen to the sides. Made almost
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instantaneous 90^ turn to left, shot out over road and stopped,
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moving too fast to follow. Sighting lasted 1 hour, 11 minutes.
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March 6, 1967; Benton Harbor, Michigan. 12:01 a.m. Witnesses:
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Jerome Wolanin, assistant news director of radio station and
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former policeman, and wife. One round saucer or oval-shaped
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object with red, green and yellow lights around bottom rim which
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pulsated red. Flew level, east to west, and was joined by second
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object from west. First object opened top, second came over and
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hovered for 30 seconds and disappeared. Sighting lasted more
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than 40 minutes. Objects made hissing sound.
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March 6, 1967; Galesburg-Moline, Illinois. 4:25 a.m. Witness:
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Deputy Sheriff Frank Courson. One object shaped like a rubber
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cup which is placed under furniture leg, with a dome set in the
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cup. Bottom of object spun rapidly, rim pulsated red. Approached
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witness and passed overhead at low altitude, making a hieeing
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sound.
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March 9, 1967; Galesburg, Illinois. 7:10 p.m. Witnesses: two
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housewives. One object shaped like a pancake with a rounded top;
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object was pulsating red, with red lights around its rim.
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Approached witnesses and seemed to explode with a brilliant white
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light that lasted 10 seconds and almost blinded them. Then it
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accelerated to the north and disappeared.
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March 9, 1967; Onawa, Iowa. 9:05 p.m. Witness: Jack Lindley.
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One bright white, saucer-shaped object, as big as a jet airliner,
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flew straight and fast to the east for 2 minutes.
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March 22, 1967; Wapello, Iowa. 10:20 p.m. Witness: Douglas
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Eutsler, 15. Fluorescent, solid, multicolored lights stood
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still, then flew away at high speed after 1 minute.
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March 24, 1967; Belt, Montana. 99 p.m. Witness: truck driver
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Ken Williams. One dome-shaped object, emitting a bright light,
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landed in a ravine. As the witness approached, it took off and
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settled back, hidden from the highway. Sighting lasted several
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minutes.
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March 26, 1967; New Winchester, Ohio. 4 p.m. Witnesses: man,
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woman, three boys. One oval object, which looked like copper or
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brass with the sun shining on it, flew from southeast to
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northwest with tumbling motion for 30 minutes.
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May 17, 1967; Rural Hall, North Carolina. 8:30 p.m. Witness:
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Red Ledford. One round, orange-colored object, similar in size
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to a small aircraft, zigzagged back and forth over a jet that was
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heading northeast for 5 minutes.
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June 24, 1967; Austin, Texas. 3:12 a.m. Witness: artist Ray
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Stanford. One solid, blue-white, elliptical object flew from
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northwest to northeast and stopped, seemingly in response to
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flashlight signal, for 1.5 minutes. The object then proceeded
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along its original path at high speed and disappeared behind
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clouds. Sighting lasted 9 minutes.
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June 29' 1967; Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 1:30 a.m. Witness:
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truck driver Damon Brown. One oyster-shaped object--2OO' wide,
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and 25-30' thick--with a huge red light at each end and one on
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the bottom, and a row of blue lights along the bottom. Circled
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m.n aircraft, hovering then moving rapidly, and then followed the
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witness' car for about 500', veered south and departed at great
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speed after 8-10 minutes.
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July 10, 1967; Lizelia, Mississippi. 5:50 p.m. Witness: golf
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pro Harold Washington (Capt, USMC, ret.). One object with a
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dome, the top colored gunmetal blue, the bottom the color of old
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lead. Moved east, crossed the highway tilted upward, moved to
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the right, accelerated and disappeared into the clouds after 3-5
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seconds. Object made a swishing sound.
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Oct. 18, 1967; Lake Charles, Louisiana. 9 p.m. Witness: John
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Herbert. One bright, fiery ball flashed four times while moving
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east, just above the tree tops. Sighting lasted 1 minute.
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Feb. 9, 1968; Groveton, Missouri. 4:20 a.m. Witness: Mr. R.W.
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Bland. One object, 100' in diameter, with concave sides having
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"portholes" in the center of each gave off yellow-green light.
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Hovered 25' above ground, then moved rapidly toward the
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southwest. Gave off pulsating sound, like a length of wire
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whirled at high speed above the head. Sighting lasted 1-5
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minutes.
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Sept. 15, 1968; near Ocala, Florida. 9:30 p.m. Witness:
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missionary pilot Jay Cole, flying a Beech C-45 twin-engined
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utility plane. One light performed aerobatics for 15 minutes and
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then vanished. A second light appeared, heading toward them on a
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collision course, made a 90* turn and disappeared. Later, ground
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radar told them a target was following them. Sightings lasted 15
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minutes.
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Nov. 23, 1968. Newton, Georgia. 8:05 p.m. Witness: Mr. Jones,
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accountant. One oblong light, 120-150' wide. Hovering 75' above
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the ground, it emitted a beam that lit the ground. Radio gave
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off static, then car engine stopped. Light flew away vertically
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and car engine restarted itself. Sighting lasted 3-4 minutes.
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Jan. 17, 1969; Crittenden, Virginia. 3:24 a.m. Witness: Mr.
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Roman Lupton, test facility mechanic. Several amber lights--one
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of them blinking--in an elliptical formation, flew forward slowly
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while moving up and down, then turned and disappeared after 2
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minutes. Made a humming sound.
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