SUBJECT: ASSORTED UFO CASES FILE: UFO2610
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UFO SIGHTING REPORTS
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Ever since 1947, when a private pilot flying over the state of Washington
reported seeing nine crecscent shaped objects flying in formation, the UFO
(Unidentified Flying Object) phenomenon has been one of the greatest mysteries
of our time.
Most people are aware of the basic questions and controversies surrounding
UFOs, namely, where are they from? Do they even exist? If not, why are they
reported? What many are not aware of, however, is the extent of the
phenomenon. According to the latest available Gallup poll, 49% of Americans
believe flying saucers are from outer space, and 1 in 10 believes he or she has
seen one. Many people are surprised to learn that the number of reports since
1947 exceeds 112,000 in this country alone, and that reports are still coming
in at the rate of 300-400 a year.
This file contains data collected from several organizations which gather
and analyze UFO sighting reports. One of these is the UFO Information
Service, a computer database in Seattle, WA, which regularly posts the latest
sightings on a public bulletin board system. Another is the National UFO
Reporting Center, also in Seattle, which collects reports through a telephone
hotline known to most police stations and military bases. A third is
ParaNet, which emphasizes the need for more thorough scientific investigation
of the UFO phenomena, and has devised the rating system by which sighting
reports are classified here according to "Strangeness" (the degree to which
each reported phenomenon challenges our world view) and "Probablity"
(a subjective estimate of the credibility of each sighting report).
STRANGENESS/PROBABILITY RATINGS
At the bottom of each sighting report you will see ratings which assess the
case in terms of Strangeness and Probability on a five-point scale as
outlined below. This rating system is used by the ParaNet BBS network of the
NFSIS to help quantify the credibility of sighting reports, and the challenge
they present to our world view.
The ratings are appended to reports received from other sources, including the
Computer UFO Network (CUFON), but the Strangeness/Probability ratings are NOT
generated by CUFON, which as a matter of policy does not speculate.
S: Strangeness
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The "Strangeness" factor of a case description is rated from 1 to 5 as follows:
1 - Explained or Explainable
2 - Probably Explainable, with more data
3 - Possibly Explainable, but with elements of strangeness
4 - Strange; Does not conform with known principles
5 - Highly Strange; Definitely indicative of intelligent guidance
Examples:
S1 - Aircraft, meteor, etc.
S2 - Experimental aircraft; planet or star
S3 - Slow, low flying objects in formation
S4 - BOL (Ball of Light Phenomena); physical traces
S5 - Close Encounters, Abductions, etc.
P: Probability
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The "Probability" factor of a case relates to the credibility, number and
separation of witnesses and/or the soundness of evidence gathered. It is rated
from 1 to 5 as follows:
1 - Not credible or sound
2 - Unreliable; smacks of hoax
3 - Somewhat credible or indeterminate
4 - Credible; sound
5 - Highly credible, leaving almost no doubt
Examples:
P1 - Known hoaxer or UFO "Flake"; hoax photo
P2 - Repeat witness; conflicting testimony
P3 - Standard, first-time witness; slight radiation reading
P4 - Multiple witnesses; pilot; clear photo
P5 - National figure; multiple independent witnesses; videotape
The composite Strangeness/Probability Rating of a case consists of the combined
S & P factors, except that cases with an S factor of 1 are not assigned a P
rating.
SIGHTING CLASSIFICATIONS
Each report is also classified by the type of sighting, whether Close
Encounter (CE), Nocturnal Light (NL), Radar Visual (RV), etc.
The following are the classifications of the various types of UFO reports
according to proximity and activity, as suggested by J. Allen Hynek and
implemented by the Computer UFO Network. They are not to be confused with the
ParaNet S/P rating, which is a subjective estimation of the "worth" of
a sighting report.
o LONG RANGE SIGHTINGS (more than 500 ft distance from the object)
- LRS-DD: Daylight Disk
- LRS-NL: Nocturnal Lights
- LRS-RV: Radar/Visual
o CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (within 500 ft distance from the object)
- First Kind (CE-1): Simple sighting of object
- Second Kind (CE-2): Object interacts with environment (includes
electromagnetic effects, ground traces, radiation, animal excitement)
- Third Kind (CE-3): Witness sights occupant(s) in or around object
- Fourth Kind (CE-4): Occupants communicate with witness in some manner
- Fifth Kind (CE-5): Abduction of witness
The remainder of this file contains representative UFO sighting reports
organized acording to the above-described ParaNet Strangeness scale, starting
with a few explained or explainable reports with Strangeness ratings of 1 (for
illustration) and progressing to Strangeness ratings of 5 - "Highly Strange;
Definitely indicative of intelligent guidance".
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EXPLAINED OR EXPLAINABLE UFO REPORTS, S=1
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1
LOCATION: NEWPORT, KENTUCKY
CASE TYPE: CE I - DAYLIGHT SIGHTING
DATE: 18 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 1210 HOURS
CFN#: 0134
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Two witnesses reported observing five bright green lights coming down from the
sky at a perfect vertical descent pattern. The pattern was two below two with
one in the middle.
The two witnesses said the duration of the sighting was about 5 to 10 seconds.
ParaNet Strangeness Rating, 1-5: 1, Meteor break-up
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2
LOCATION: SANTA MONICA, CA
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 13 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 2130 HOURS
CFN#: 0137
SOURCE NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported observing a big pale green ball of light at a angular
descent. The witness said that the green ball of light was moving to the
north-west for about or approximately three seconds. The witness said that the
green ball of light was at a low alitiude. The duration of the sighting was
three seconds.
ParaNet Strangeness Rating, 1-5: 1, Bolide
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3
LOCATION: SAN MARCOS, CA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 30 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 1700 HOURS
CFN#: 0150
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported seeing a white object moving across the sky at an angular
ascent. The observer said the object was followed by a flash in the sky.
ParaNet Strangeness Rating, 1-5: 1, Bolide
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4
LOCATION: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
CASE TYPE: NL
DATE: 26 JANUARY 1986
TIME: 18:25 HOURS
CFN#: 0173
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Two witnesses reported observing a bright green fire ball.
The witnesses said the green fire ball came down from the night sky in a
angular descent leaving a long trail.
They also said it appeared to be very large.
ParaNet Strangeness Rating, 1-5: 1, Bolide
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5
LOCATION: LAWSON, MO CASE TYPE: NL
DATE: 21 APRIL 1986
TIME: 22:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0198
DURATION: 7 SECONDS
SOURCE: NATIONAL UFO REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported observing a large green object moving at a high rate of
speed in the night sky.
The one witness said that the object was leaving a trail and moving East to
West.
ParaNet Strangeness Rating, 1-5: 1, Bolide
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6
LOCATION: TALLADEGA, AL
CASE TYPE: LRS
DATE: 10 NOVEMBER 1986
TIME: UNKNOWN
CFN#: 0324
DURATION: UNKNOWN
WITNESSES: MANY
SOURCE: DAILY HOME, TALLADEGA, AL
A red glowing light with a tail that flared across the sky in the southeast
prompted searches in several states for traces of a possible meteor or other
space object, but no remants have been found, authorities said Tuesday.
The flashing light was spotted about sunset Monday over parts of Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi as it streaked westward, and aviation
officials said it was probably a meteor.
Maj. Walter Chipchase, a spokesman for the North American Air Defense Command,
said the light was not believe to be a disintegrating rocket or satellite.
"NORAD did not detect any rocket body or space debris re-entering the
atmosphere," he said.
Sgt. Ray Williams, a spokesman for Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton, Beach,
Fla., also said no weather balloons or flights were launched from the base at
the time the light was seen.
Although authorities said the object likely burned in the atmosphere hundreds
of miles from Earth, some local officials looked for fragments in fields and
other areas where residents reported sightings.
Joe Keltch, a deputy with the Rhea County Sheriff's Department in East
Tennessee, said he scoured an area near Graysville where a caller told
authorities something had fallen out of the sky.
"We got a report that it might have been a piece of a plane," he said. "We
looked around and didn't find anything."
ParaNet Strangeness Rating, 1-5: 1, Meteor
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7
LOCATION: CALIFORNIA-OREGON
CASE TYPE: LRS - NL
DATE: 25 NOVEMBER 1986
TIME: 2022 HOURS
CFN#: 0330
DURATION: UNKNOWN
WITNESSES: MANY
SOURCE: ARKANSAS GAZETTE, LITTLE ROCK, AR
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, AR, Nov. 26, 1986
Fireball Not Man-Made, Experts Say
Defense experts Tuesday eliminated "space junk or any man-made object" as an
explanation for a mysterious meteoric fireball that streaked across the Pacific
Coast.
The object, sighted at 8:22 p.m. (CST) Monday, dazzled stargazers from the
California-Oregon border to the Los Angeles area.
"It looked like a long, green meteor but it lasted way too long, arcing across
the sky toward the ocean, then it just blew up," Roy Jackson of Mountain View,
Cal., said.
"It wasn't space junk or any man-made object re-entering the atmosphere, and we
don't track meteors," Del Kindschi of the North American Aerospace Defense
Command at Denver said. "We heard about it but there weren't any satellites or
man-made space objects entering the atmosphere at that time." (UPI)
ParaNet Strangeness Rating, 1-5: 1, Bolide
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SIGHTINGS WHICH ARE PROBABLY EXPLAINABLE, S=2
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1
LOCATION: Bellevue, WA
CASE TYPE: CE I - nocturnal lights
DATE: 15 August 1985
TIME: 0100-0330 hours
CFN#: 0120
SOURCE: Journal American, Bellevue
A witness who was awakened by a severe headache, went to her kitchen for some
aspirin. She looked out the window and observed a lighted UFO. She told
reporters that she noticed that the object was moving all over, not like the
stars in the sky which were not moving about. She thought that she might be
seeing a star, but after watching for quite a length of time, she decided that
this definately was no star, aircraft, or planetary body.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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2
LOCATION: Friendship, Maine
CASE TYPE: CE I - Nocturnal Lights
DATE: 7 October 1985
TIME: 1830 hours
CFN#: 0121
SOURCE: Nat'l UFO Reporting Center
Six witnesses reported observing a very large white light off to the N.E. of
their city of Friendship, Maine. The light was described as being much larger
than an aircraft. There were no sounds heard and the duration of this sighting
was 5 minutes. The light was last seen heading off in a easterly direction.
The light was estimated to be 7-8 miles away.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 4
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3
LOCATION: Berwick, Maine
CASE TYPE: CE I - Nocturnal Lights
DATE: 7 October 1985
TIME: Night - Time unknown
CFN#: 0122
SOURCE: Nat'l UFO Reporting Center
Two witnesses reported that they both observed two lights cross the road in
front of their vehicle and proceed to enter a wooded area. There were no
sounds heard, and the size of the lights was unknown as they were in full view
for only a few seconds.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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4
LOCATION: North Bergen, New Jersey
CASE TYPE: CE I - Nocturnal Lights
DATE: 5 October 1985
TIME: 2015
CFN#: 0127
SOURCE: Nat'l UFO Reporting Center
One witness reported observing 4 large lights maneuvering around each other in
the night sky. The distance from the witness to the lights are unknown. The
duration of this sighting is also unknown
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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5
LOCATION: Santa Monica, Calif
CASE TYPE: CE I - Nocturnal Light
DATE: 14 October 1985
TIME: 2048 hours
CFN#: 0128
SOURCE: Nat'l UFO Reporting Center
Six witnesses reported observing a large object in the western sky. The
witnesses said that the object appeared to have some type of fluorescent
lighting on it. The distance of the object is unknown the duration is also
unknown.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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6
LOCATION: Kerman, Calif
CASE TYPE: CE I - Daylight Sighting
DATE: 15 October 1985
TIME: 1213 hours
CFN#: 0129
SOURCE: Nat'l UFO Reporting Center
One witness reported sighting a very large object at a high altitude. The
witness said that the object was moving at a high rate of speed. The witness
said that the object looked like a white ball. He also said that the object did
not leave a vapor trail. The witness did not detect any sound coming from the
object. The duration of the sighting was 15 to 20 seconds.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 16 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 1600 HOURS
CFN#: 0130
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Two witnesses reported observing four groups of three lights maneuvering in the
night sky. The witnesses said that they detected a low buzzing sound. The
witnesses said that the objects were going north to south on a course directly
over head. The witnesses said that the duration of the sighting was only about
5 to 6 min.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2 (Probable Ultralight Aircraft)
Probability: 3
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8
LOCATION: Norwalk, CT
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 17 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 2045 HOURS
CFN#: 0132
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
20 witnesses observed 15 to 20 lights in a loose V formation. The lights in
the formation appeared to move around each other. When the formation was half
way across the night sky one of the lights appeared to break out of the V
formation and leave at a very high rate of speed. Witnesses then detected a
low rumbling sound. The altitude of this moving V formation was estimated to
be very low.
The witnesses said that they first sighted the formation in the eastern sky.
Witnesses said the formation was going west to east. The witnesses said the
duration of the sighting was approximately 10 minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 4
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9
LOCATION: NEW VIRGINIA, IA
CASE TYPE: CE II - NL
DATE: 25 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 0430 HOURS
CFN#: 0145
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported seeing an object on the ground. The bright- ness of the
object reportedly hurt the observer's eyes. Duration of sighting five minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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10
LOCATION: PETERSBERG, VA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 26 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 1825 HOURS
CFN#: 0146
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
Two witnesses described a large elongated object, which reflected sunlight,
moving across the sky at a high altitude. The sighting lasted one to two
minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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11
LOCATION: BROOKLYN, NY
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 28 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 2130 HOURS
CFN#: 0149
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
Four lights were reported moving in and out of formation across the western
sky.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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12
LOCATION: PUEBLO, CO
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 29 NOVEMBER 1985
TIME: 20:46 HOURS
CFN#: 0156
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Five different air carriers reported seeing a fast bright clear moving light in
the sky. The light was at 43000 feet and going north at a high rate of speed
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 4
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13
LOCATION: SEATTLE, WA
CASE TYPE: CE I - DS
DATE: 26 JANUARY 1986
TIME: 12:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0166
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Witnesses reported observing four objects high in the sky today at noon. The
witnesses said the objects looked like four parachutes, umbrella-shaped.
The witnesses said the objects appeared to have rocking movements or motion to
them.
Witnesses also said the objects were approximately 25 feet in diameter. The
witnesses said the altitude of the objects were estimated to be approximately
1000 feet when directly overhead.
The witnesses said the objects were last seen moving from S.W to N.E. for about
five minutes.
Total duration of sighting: five minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: FT.MYERS BEACH, FL
CASE TYPE: CE I - DS
DATE: 28 JANUARY 1986
TIME: 06:50 HOURS
CFN#: 0167
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Several witnesses reported observing a large triangular shaped object in the
early morning hours today.
Witnesses said the color of the object appeared to be bright gold.
The distance of the object was approximately one mile from them. The witnesses
also said the object was stationary for about ten minutes. The witnesses said
the object then started to move off to a new course from east to west.
Total duration of sighting: 30 minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: BUTLER COUNTY, PA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 7 JANUARY 1986
TIME: 22:54 HOURS
CFN#: 0169
SOURCE: PASU HOT LINE
Witnesses reported observing six vertical beams of light in the night sky. The
witnesses said the lights appeared to be stationary.
The witnesses said they observed the lights or objects from their trailer
court. The lights did appear to be solid and not moving at all.
The witnesses said they were not search lights; they were sure of that.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2 (Probably Searchlights)
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ
CASE TYPE: NL
DATE: 5 FEBRUARY 1986
TIME: 23:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0174
SOURCE: UFO INFORMATION SERVICE
A witness reported observing a bright green light descending from an
approximate elevation of 60 d to about 30 d, directly in front of him. The
light did not seem to leave a trail, and did not flicker or vascillate in any
way. It took about 3 seconds to cover the distance. At the 30 d position it
just disappeared behind a cloud. Weather conditions were scattered low clouds,
and about 45 d f. The witness said the speed and the size did not seem to
correlate with a meteor. The witness said he checked with Lowell Observatory in
Flagstaff, AZ, about 75 miles north, and no meteors had been reported. The
International Center For UFO Research in Scottsdale, AZ, had several recent
reports of a similar nature.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 5
[This one's mine. Very likely a meteor, however inconsistent with meteor
behavior that I've observed. --Jim Speiser]
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LOCATION: POCATELLO, ID
CASE TYPE: NL
DATE: 9 NOVEMBER 1985
TIME: 06:15 HOURS
CFN#: 0176
SOURCE: IDAHO STATE JOURNAL
At 6:15 in the morning on Nov 9, a witness observed a mystery "Bar" in the sky.
Dawn was breaking and she could barely see the conformation of the house and
garage next door. The crescent moon to the southwest was bright. No stars
twinkled, no clouds in the gray sky. The crests of the rugged mountains to the
east were black.
The witness said, cruising above the peak to the south of Chink's Peak a
luminous bar of light was moving from the northeast, arcing upward at
approximately a 45 degree angle toward the southwest.
Total Duration: 45 Minutes
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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18
LOCATION: PARADISE VALLEY, AZ
CASE TYPE: NL
DATE: 4 MARCH 1986
TIME: 23:10 HOURS
CFN#: 0181
SOURCE: UFO INFORMATION SERVICE
One witness observing while driving east-bound a bright green incandescent
about the one o'clock position from his car.
It descended to about 35 degrees, vertically with a very slight horizontal
component rela- tive to himself, in about one second. Witness said: At the 35
degree position it did not fade out but rather blinked out.
He said: It seemed to be describing an eastward trajectory in its descent. The
witnesses vehicle was moving at approximately 30 mph at the time of the
sighting.
There were no aircraft in the vicinity at this time witness said.
The witness is a private pilot with about 85 hours flying time logged, and does
not wear glasses.
The witness said: If he had to compare the object with a known terrestrial
object, it would be like an aircraft flare, except that aircraft flares do not
blink out, they fade, and last much longer, and usually fall straight down.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 5
[Probable Meteor. Witness personally known to me. --Jim Speiser]
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LOCATION: DOVER, DE
CASE TYPE: NL
DATE: 7 NOVEMBER 1985
TIME: NIGHT HOURS
CFN#: 0183
SOURCE: STATE NEWS, DOVER
GEORGETOWN - A Delaware State Police communications officer said: There were
reports Wednesday night from Georgetown of a UFO - an unidentified flying
object.
He said: There was a reported sighting. A state police helicopter checked into
it, but with negative results, the officer said. They didn't see anything.
Wayne D. Ellingsworth, director of emergency operations for Sussex County, said
he received three calls reporting a strange object in the sky, a ball of light
with orange streamers on it.
Ellingworth called Dover Air Force Base, and they said: They had a lot of
traffic last Wednesday night.
Duration of sighting: Unknown
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: ELKHART, IN
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 23 MARCH 1986
TIME: 22:55 HOURS
CFN#: 0185
SOURCE: NATIONAL UFO REPORTING CENTER
A witness reported observing an object that just looked like a large light.
The witness, a 16-year-old boy, was driving down a rural road when he observed
an object. He said the object looked like it was all lights.
The witness said the distance from the object to him was approximately 300 feet
and was about 40 feet off the ground. The object then disappeared.
Total duration: 5 minutes
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: MESA, AZ
CASE TYPE: NL
DATE: 22 MARCH 1986
TIME: 20:30 HOURS
CFN#: 0191
DURATION: 10:MINUTES
SOURCE: MR. GREG PIERCE
I am in question as to a phenomenon I observed about three weeks ago. It was
about 8:30 pm and looking out my window, I noticed a white light in the sky. I
watched for several minutes as the lights grew dim, and brightened again. It
did this about 4 - 5 times per-minute. I got a small 30 - power telescope that
I had gotten from a friend, and watch the object for about two more minutes.
As I watched, the lights continued to brighten and dim. When bright, it looked
somewhat like viewing a spotlight from a distance of 20 yards. When it dimmed
down, I could see no shape, but only a speck that looked like a dying ember.
During the whole time, the object hovered, absolutely motionless. after about
three minutes it began to move across the sky at high speed, although from that
distance, my perception may have been fooled. However, it must have been moving
fairly rapidly, as it moved from the position it was to the southeast across
the sky and disappeared over the horizon. Yet it moved that distance in 30
seconds. I connot estimate how far the UFO was from me, but it seemed to be no
more than 4 - 5 miles, however, as I said, I could not accurately judge the
distance, but it had the appearance of being that distance. I watch for it the
following night, but it appeared nowhere. I cannot say what it was.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2 (Most likely: aircraft with landing lights)
Probability: 3
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FROM: UFO INFO SERVICE
DATE SENT: 01-18-1987
LOCATION: CLEVELAND, OH.
CASE TYPE: LRS - NL
DATE: 26 OCTOBER 1986
TIME: 1800 HOURS
CFN#: 0331
DURATION: UNKNOWN
WITNESSES: TWO
SOURCE: PLAIN DEALER, CLEVELAND, OH.
PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, OH - Oct. 27, 1986 CR: B. Robbins/COUD-I
Explosion Over Lake Reported; Search On
Two Coast Guard boats searched last night for debris after two people said they
saw an explosion over Lake Erie, off Euclid.
About 6 p.m. a resident of Euclid high-rise near E. 260th St. reported seeing
an explosion in the air over the lake. The woman said she saw smoke and debris
falling into the lake.
Coast Guard officials called Federal Aviation Administration controllers and
airports last night to see whether any planes had been reported missing. None
were.
An official at the Cuyahoga County Airport in Richmond Heights also reported
seeing a bright light descending from the sky about the same time, the Coast
Guard said.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 2
Probability: 3
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SIGHTINGS WHICH ARE POSSIBLY EXPLAINABLE, S=3
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1
LOCATION: Port Orchard, WA
Case Type: CE I - NL
Date: 16 October 1985
Time: 0143 Hours
CFN#: 0131
Source: Nat't UFO Reporting Center
A witness reported sighting two fast moving lights in the sky. The witness said
that the lights appeared to be shooting beams of light from them. The witness
said the lights shooting from the lights were yellow and red in color. The
witness said also that the lights were moving at a very fast rate of speed. He
also said the lights were on a course going south to north. The duration of
this sighting was about 30 seconds.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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2
LOCATION: NEWPORT BEACH, CA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 14 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 0100 HOURS
CFN#: 0139
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Bronze color object with painted nose went into a high speed vertical dive then
leveled off. Witnesses said object was triangular shaped. Described by two
witnesses as being huge.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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3
LOCATION: YAMHILL, OR
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 14 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 0230 HOURS
CFN#: 0140
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
Five witnesses reported seeing large light moving about the area. Two small
lights appeared to be launched from the large light. The duration of this
sighting was two hours.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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4
LOCATION: ATASCADERO, CA
CASE TYPE: CE II
DATE: 21 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 2210 HOURS
CFN#: 0142
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
One witness observed a rectangular shaped object with colored lights at what
was described to be a low altitude. Duration of sighting was two minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: PHILADELPHIA, PA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 26 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 1810 HOURS
CFN#: 0147
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
A large symmetrical object with three panels and reflecting sunlight was
reported by two observers. The witnesses said the object was in a vertical
position when first seen and was at an altitude of 5000 feet.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: MESA, AZ
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 27 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 1805 HOURS
CFN#: 0148
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported seeing a sphere with a white light on the bottom. Observer
said the object was twice the size of a Cessna aircraft and estimated the
altitude at four to five thousand feet.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: PORTLAND, OR
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 2 NOVEMBER 1985
TIME: 1800 HOURS
CFN#: 0151
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
A Mexican Airliner flying 37000 feet northbound over Portland observed a large
white light at an altitude of 50 to 60,000 feet traveling at a high rate of
speed leaving no trail.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 4
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LOCATION: TUCSON, AZ
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 26 JANUARY 1986
TIME: 20:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0164
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Two witnesses reported observing 15 sphere shaped objects. The witnesses said
the objects were dark in color.
The witnesses also said the objects were moving at fast speeds from N.W. to
S.E.
Total duration of sighting was approximately 20 seconds.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: KEY LARGO, FL
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 29 JANUARY 1986
TIME: 21:25 HOURS
CFN#: 0168
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported observing a ball of light in the night sky.
The witness said the color of the light was yellow and white. The witness said
it descended from a high altitude at an angle. The light then came to a swift
stop, then the object started to move again and it circled the area. It circled
for approximately two minutes. The witness then said the light went back to
it's original course and then it just disappeared.
Total duration of sighting: four min.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: PITTSBURGH, PA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 7 JANUARY 1986
TIME: 23:14 HOURS
CFN#: 0170
SOURCE: PASU HOT LINE
A witness in downtown Pittsburgh reported observing a silver gray object. The
woman said she was obsering the object while it was hovering over a bridge.
The witness said the name of the bridge was the Birmingham Bridge. The witness
then said that the object was very large. She said it had solid white lights
around it which then turned to a rose color. She said it then changed colors
once more to a bluish shade.
The woman said the object then turned on its side. She said she could see a
knob on the top of the object or something that looked like that anyway. The
witness also said there was something underneath it or on the bottom of it too.
This witness did work for NASA at one time.
This case is still under investigation by P.A.S.U.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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LOCATION BOXBORO, MA
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 25 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 19:30 HOURS
CFN#: 0180
SOURCE: SUN, LOWELL
An unidentified flying object spotted by two Boxboro officers Saturday night
was seen again last night by a witness, her 14-year-old daughter, and a friend.
According to the witness, she was driving to work around 7:30 this morning when
she spotted two large orange lights just above tree top level. "All of a sudden
we saw two orange lights beaming out of the clouds," she said. "They didn't
seem to be moving just seemed to be sitting there." The witness was driving
along Depot Rd. "They just sat there through the trees at a 30 degree angle, we
tried driving closer towards the direction they were coming from, but then lost
sight of them."
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3 (Possible astronomical body.)
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: WILTON, CT
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 17,18 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: NIGHT HOURS
CFN#: 0182
SOURCE: BULLETIN
On Oct 17, several Wilton residents in the Danbury and Grumman Hill road area
phoned Wilton police with sightings of strange red lights. The lights hovered
at treetop level for four to five minutes, started to move slowly and then
disappeared.
One witness from Crosswicks Ridge said: She and her son on Thursday night both
saw a huge, hovering object which looked like a spaceship. It flew low in the
sky but didn't make any noise, she said.
About the same time that night a man who asked not to be identified said: He
saw a strange light in the sky. Apparently, other people saw it too, he said,
because several cars traveling north on Route 7 pulled over to the shoulder for
a look at the sky.
Early Thursday evening, a witness on Grumman Avenue reported having seen
strange red lights moving at treetop level in a northwest direction.
The witness said: The lights were very distinct, with no form and were moving
very slowly. A reporter with The Danbury News-Times said: She was out in the
field on an assignment on Thursday night when she saw strange, V shaped red
lights move silently through the night sky.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 5
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LOCATION: IRON, MN
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 4 APRIL 1986
TIME: 04:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0188
DURATION: 90:MINUTES
SOURCE: NATIONAL UFO REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported observing a large orange colored object in the sky moving
around very slowly.
The witness said: The object would sometimes be stationary. The distance of the
object at its closest point was about 300 to 400 feet away from her.
The witness said: She watched it move about for 90 minutes before it
disappeared.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: CARBONDALE, IL CASE TYPE: CE I - DD
DATE: 7 DECEMBER 1985
TIME: 16:30 HOURS
CFN#: 0192
DURATION: UNKNOWN
SOURCE: SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN. DEC. 9,1985
An "Unidentified Flying Object" described as football shaped and without wings
was reported to the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Security Police
Saturday night.
Three SIU-C students reported sighting an odd object over lot 4 near Thompson
point about 4:30 P.M. Saturday.
They reported it as shaped much like a football, and white in color.
They said: it went south at a high rate of speed, and then reversed directions
and went north at a high rate of speed.
The students told police the object appeared not to have wings, and said: the
sides appeared to be very smooth.
Police said: they had no reason to consider the report as any type of prank and
said: the report was accepted as a serious matter.
Name of the students were not released.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: CORONADO, CA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: DECEMBER
TIME: NIGHT
CFN#: 0193
DURATION: UNKNOWN
SOURCE: JOURNAL CORONADO JAN 9,1986
Three Coronados spotted an Unidentified Flying Object land in front of them.
They were coming out of the bingo hall at Sacred Heart Church.
Mona O' Keefe, Rosemany Thelen and a North Island worker, a Mr. Herb, described
the object as a clear plastic bubble about three feet in diameter.
As the man approached the object, it ascended and flew over Orange Ave to Olive
Ave and out over the ocean in the flight path for North Island, according to
the two women.
Police said: they had no reports. The women said: they asked around town, but
nobody else said they had spotted the mysterious object.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: SHELBY, NC
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 9 FEBRUARY 1986
TIME: 19:15 HOURS
CFN#: 0194
DURATION: UNKNOWN
SOURCE: NEWS & RECORD, GREENSBORO, NC
A witness was driving south on N.C. 226 near her home in Shelby Sunday night
when she had a close encounter with a perfectly round orange object hovering in
the sky.
As the witness kept driving, she said the object grew larger and the orange
light it was emitting intensified and began blinking. She was scared and
thought it was going to land in her front yard.
She said it didn't land but disappeared just as she was pulling up to her
house. She said when the object disappeared, it left a "trail of smoke."
County Sheriffs Department said three other people called, all within 15
minutes of each other, to report a bright light traveling west to east.
The Sheriff's department contacted the Federal Aviation Administration in
Charlotte, which reported no unusual flight experiments over the area or planes
in distress.
The witness said she didn't think the object she saw was a plane. At first, she
said she thought it might have been a blinking light on top of a tower. But as
it grew in size and intensity. she could tell that it wasn't.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 3
Probability: 4
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LOCATION: Pensacola, Fl
CASE TYPE: CE I - Daylight Discs/RV
DATE: 9 October 1985
TIME: 1502-1508 hours
CFN#: 0124
SOURCE: Nat'l UFO Reporting Center
Three witnesses reported that they all observed 4 discs flying in a diamond
shaped formation over the municipal airport in Pensacola. One of the witnesses
reported that after a time the objects went into a straight line formation and
flew off to the N.E. No sounds were heard and the objects were also reported to
have red dots, or spots, or lights on their bottom sides. The incident was
immediately called in to the Whiting Naval Air Station, who also reported to
the witnesses that they had just had an unidentified blip on their radar.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 4
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LOCATION: NORTH CANTON, OHIO
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 18 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 2040 HOURS
CFN# 0133
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported observing a delta shape object in the night sky. Witness
said the delta shape object had many lights on it. The witness said that these
lights were shining downward towards the ground. The witness said the delta
shape object went from horizon to horizon in one minute. He also said there was
no sound coming from the object that he could hear. The object was at a fairly
high altitude. The duration was one min.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, CALIF
CASE TYPE: CE I - DAYLIGHT SIGHTING
DATE: 18 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 1515 HOURS
CFN#: 0135
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Five witnesses reported observing three white objects. These objects were
giving off a lot of surface reflection the witnesses said. The objects appeared
to be moving at a very slow speed. The objects were moving in a east to north
northwest course. The witnesses said that the altitude of the objects were
approximately 500 feet give or take a little. Tthe objects were about three
feet in diameter. One witness stated he worked in this area for a long time
and was familar with the air traffic. The witnesses said that while the
sighting was going on there wasn't any air traffic at all over the Los Angeles
International Airport. The witnesses also said that while the sighting was
going on they saw the Goodyear Blimp coming their way toward the airport but
then the blimp turn and started to leave the area and did so. The witnesses
also said that there were probably others watching because this is in an
industrial area. The duration of the sighting was 20 minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 4
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FROM: UFO INFO SERVICE
DATE SENT: 12-04-1985
LOCATION: LANESBORO, MA
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 13 SEPTEMBER 1985
TIME: 19:40 HOURS
CFN#: 0157
SOURCE: BERKSHIRE EAGLE, PITTSFIELD
A man reported sighting an unidentified flying object last night. He spotted
the object at about 7:40 p.m. He was driving north on Cheshire Road with his
mother when he saw a low-flying diamond-shaped object directly above the road
ahead of his car. The witness said there were two white lights on the object
that were so bright they lit up the leaves on the nearby trees. It appeared to
be about 1,500 feet in the air and about a few thousand feet away. The object
made two sharp turns, one in an easterly direction over a field, then another
sharp turn toward his car. The witness said that he turned off his headlights,
and the object's two bright white lights came back on. they had gone out
before.
The second witness reported seeing a white flash flying at a low altitude;
however the flash was so quick he could not get a good look at it.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 4
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LOCATION: TACOMA, WA
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 8 AUGUST 1985
TIME: 22:13 HOURS
CFN#: 0159
SOURCE: NEWS TRIBUNE, TACOMA
A witness reports: I was lying out in my backyard watching for Perseid meteors
when a super-fast object passed directly overhead, traveling from south to
north in a straight line. It was shaped something like an airplane but more
like a "t" and colored between yellow and orange. It actually glowed but didn't
leave a tail like the meteors (I saw only three in two nights of watching). The
time approximately was 10:30 pm. There was another on the late news.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 5
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LOCATION: BUTTE, MT
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 20 SEPTEMBER 1985
TIME: 24:01 HOURS
CFN#: 0161
SOURCE: MONTANA STANDARD
Widsom rancher Larry Seare and his wife Norell reported seeing eight or nine
separate lights in a staggered formation flying at about 100 miles per hour in
a northerly direction over the valley toword the West Pioneer Mountains. The
witnesses said they were not helicopters nor jets performing night maneuvers.
He said he could see no body shapes of any type. The lights were in different
patterns in a staggered line. He said far behind the others was a single
bright reddish colored light. Some of them flashed at different intervals and
some of the smaller lights in the front stayed off more than the bigger ones.
He said it was really kind of odd they didn't blink in the same pattern that
wing tip lights do. He called the Butte/Silver Bow police. Meanwhile, another
witness reported seeing a "V" formation of lights in the Timber Butte area.
A Lorraine McIntee said she saw six lights in the first group and three
trailing further behind. They came from over the Timber Butte area and went
over the airport and disappeared in to a cloud bank. Officials at Malstrom Air
Force Base in Great falls said they picked up nothing unusual on their radar
and knew of no night maneuvers over Southwestern Montana.
All witnesses said there were no sounds coming from the lights. Also all the
witnesses turned off their cars and rolled down their windows and didn't even
breathe. Witnesses said if it would have been airplanes or jets or helicopters
there would have been some sound.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 4
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LOCATION: PORT ORCHARD, WA
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 12 NOVEMBER 1985
TIME: 23:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0182
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PORT ORCHARD WA
One witness reported observing what she thought looked like a saucer with white
and blue lights She said: It was triangle-shaped and hovered over a field for a
long time.
The witness said: The size of the object was enormous, over-shadowing the two
soccer fields The witness said: She saw it leave the area but said it went so
fast it was hard to see. The witness then call the police. The police started
taking the report but were having a hard time from laughing, the witness said.
The witness said: It was unusually quiet and the object didn't make a sound.
Total Duration of Sighting: Unknown
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: DeFOREST, WI
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 21 NOVEMBER 1985
TIME: 17:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0184
SOURCE: WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
Two witnesses report observing a triangular shaped object hovering over homes
near the East side.
The witness said while driving home to DeForest St. shortly after 5 pm Friday,
on highway CV, near Chase Lumber, he said: he saw three white lights hovering
20 to 30 feet above a farmhouse.
At first I thought it was an airplane, then I thought it was a helicopter, and
then I realized I didn't know what it was. The witness said: The craft was
roughly triangular, with its bottom sloped into contours. He said: It was
noiseless and disappeared when he got out of his car to investigate.
Joe Durkin, Madison Police spokesman said: His department received a similar
report from a Madison woman Nov. 19. Durkin said: officers generally don't
write reports after talking to people who claim to have seen UFO's. But this
woman sounded normal, he said. The woman said: She saw a flying saucer, with a
roughly triangular shape, hovering over a home on Milwaukee Street. She told
police it had three white lights below it.
Air National Guard spokesman said: there were no reported flying objects or
UFOs in the area.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 4
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LOCATION: FAYETTEVILLE, NC
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: NOVEMBER 1985
TIME: NIGHT
CFN#: 0195
DURATION: UNKNOWN
observing a circular shaped object. They said the that the object was bigger
than a large house and that the object went directly over them and they got a
very good look at it. The witnesses said there were no sounds heard coming from
the object. The object was approximately 200 feet high off the ground
witnesses said.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 4
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FROM: UFO INFO SERVICE
DATE SENT: 01-18-1987
LOCATION: SARATOGA, CA.
CASE TYPE: LRS - NL
DATE: 14 OCTOBER 1986
TIME: 2015 - 2030 HOURS
CFN#: 0332
DURATION: UNKNOWN
WITNESSES: FIFTEEN
SOURCE: MERCURY NEWS, SAN JOSE, CA
MERCURY NEWS, San Jose, CA - Oct. 23, 1986
Mystery lights return to Saratoga
By Kathy Holub
Mercury News Staff Writer
A beautiful apparition has been glowing in the night sky over Saratoga, leaving
viewers baffled and entranced.
About 15 people, all agog, called Santa Clara County dispatchers on Tuesday
night to report a mysterious bright red light that hovered in the sky from 8:15
to 8:30 and then disappeared.
Dozens of callers described a similar phenomenon on Oct. 16, same time, same
place.
"It was very exciting," said Maureen Denton of Los Gatos, who watched last
week's display during a break in her real estate class at West Valley College.
"It was very bright, much larger than the lights you see on airplanes. At one
point, something burning or flickering dropped from it. It was just a tiny
little flicker that came down. We all went: `Oooh, what was that?'"
No one seems to know.
That includes Vicki Yauger of Saratoga, who spied the object Tuesday night
while lounging with her husband in thier backyard spa.
Yauger said the light appeared high in the northwestern sky, first moving
toward them, then away.
Through her binoculars, the apparition became a cluster of lights.
"It was scary. When it started getting larger, it seemed to be coming down,"
she said.
Yauger didn't see the object fade from view because she had just gone into the
house. Her husband told her the light turned green and slowly disappeared.
Spokesmen at Moffett Field Naval Air Station said nothing flew out of their
airfield Tuesday that looked like that. And officials at Vandenberg Air Force
Base in Lompoc said they didn't launch a thing Tuesday night. Ditto for Oct.
15.
Other watchers of the night sky - air traffic controllers and astronomers at
Lick Observatory - said they saw nothing unusual.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 5
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SIGHTINGS RATED STRANGE, S=4
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1
LOCATION: Manchester, NH
CASE TYPE: CE II - Night Sighting
DATE: 9 October 1985
TIME: 0130-0430 hours
CFN#: 0123
SOURCE: Nat'l UFO Reporting Center
A guard reported to have seen several cylinder/cone shaped objects in a wooded
area while he was making his rounds. He went into the woods to investigate and
stated that the light from these objects could be seen reflecting off the
trees. The guard immediately notified the U.S. Air force, local police
department, and the FAA. All of the government agencies that he called
referred him elsewhere. None were able to give an explanation.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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2
LOCATION: Longview, WA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 5 October 1985
TIME: 1730
CFN#: 0126
SOURCE: Nat'l UFO Reporting Center
Two witnesses reported observing a white cone shape object with flashing
lights. The witnesses said they estimated the object to be about 20 feet in
diameter also witnesses said they detected a humming sound. Estimated distance
was was about 1000 feet. The duration of this sighting was 5 to 6 minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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3
LOCATION: MAYSVILLE, MO
CASE TYPE: CE I - DAYLIGHT SIGHTING
DATE: 15 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 1745 HOURS
CFN#: 0136
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Three witnesses reported observing a circular object with green lights going
around it. The witnesses said the object was maneuvering about. The object's
distance from the witnesses was approximately one fourth of a mile. They first
sighted the object in the eastern sky. The duration was about one hour.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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4
LOCATION: WACONIA, MN
CASE TYPE: CE II
DATE: 18 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 2130 HOURS
CFN#: 0141
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
Two witnesses reported seeing a triangular shaped object with colored lights
two miles south of Waconia. Object was reported to have an altitude of 150
feet as it flew overhead.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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5
LOCATION: SCHENECTADY, NY
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 24 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 2215 HOURS
CFN#: 0143
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported seeing an oval shaped, silver and white object with
colored lights. Object reportedly moved on a horizontal plane, approximately
one-half mile distance from observer at tree top level. Witness reported
diameter of object as 80 feet. Duration of sighting was ten to fifteen
seconds.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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6
LOCATION: SAN RAFAEL, CA
CASE TYPE: CE I - DS
DATE: 25 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 0830 HOURS
CFN#: 0144
SOURCE: NAT'L REPORTING CENTER
A witness reported seeing a wide-winged object which was curved in front and
had colored lights. Object was at first stationary, and then moved about before
ascending at a high speed and disappearing within about 2 seconds. The
observer described the object as large. Duration of sighting was approximately
twenty seconds.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: RHINELANDER, WI
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 25 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 0400 HOURS
CFN#: 0152
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported seeing a large spherical object. Witness said the object
was orange in color. Also witness said the altitude of the sphere was about 25
feet. The distance from the witness to the object was approximately 1000 feet,
witness said. Duration of this sighting was about 30 seconds.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: NASSAU COUNTY, NY
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 22 NOVEMBER 1985
TIME: 20:30 HOURS
CFN#: 0178
SOURCE: NEWSDAY, GARDEN CITY
Nassau County police said last night, the unidentified object moving across the
evening skies was a blimp.
But then again, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Port Authority
police said it was a prank by small planes flying in formation.
More than two dozen Nassau residents phoned Newsday last night to report a
strange, silent object with blinking lights crossing north by northeast over
Valley Stream, West Hempstead, Garden City, New Hyde Park, Westbury and Port
Washington. One witness reported that she and her husband were in Manhasset
about 8:30 p.m. when they saw an object like a kite....moving slowly through
the sky.
There were white and red lights flashing on and off. It was a seven-dot
configuration. Then it changed from a triangular shape to an oval shape.
It was quite large. It was low enough so that If it was a plane, you would
have heard the motor.
After South Shore precincts received more than 50 telephone queries a car was
dispatched to the Hempstead area about 8:45 p.m. Officers Paul Scheibelein and
Robert Schiller of the Fifth Precinct identified the object as a blimp.
They said they could see the oval shape and identify the runing lights.
Port Authority police and the FAA said the UFO was probably four or five small
planes flying in formation.
Subsequent investigation has turned up no authorized airship activity in the
area in question.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 5
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LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
CASE TYPE: NL
DATE: 6 APRIL 1986
TIME: 20:55 HOURS
CFN#: 0189
DURATION: 10 MINUTES
SOURCE: NATIONAL UFO REPORTING CENTER
Six witnesses reported observing a large circular object in the eastern sky.
The witnesses said: while they were observing the object it started to separate
into two disk-shaped objects. They said: The two disk-shaped objects were
stationary for a while till a third disk-shaped object came in to view. The
witnesses said: The three objects then went in a ( V ) formation and
disappeared to the north.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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10
LOCATION: PETALUMA, CA CASE TYPE: NL
DATE: 19 APRIL 1986
TIME: 20:40 HOURS
CFN#: 0196
DURATION: 5 SECONDS
SOURCE: NATIONAL UFO REPORTING CENTER
One witness reported observing 15 lights flying in a "V" formation at a fast
rate of speed.
He said the lights were going from South East to North West. He said they moved
from directly overhead to the horizon in 5 seconds.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 3
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11
LOCATION: ARNOLD CITY, PA
CASE TYPE: LRS
DATE: 21 JANUARY 1987
TIME: 22:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0333
DURATION: 3:MINUTES
WITNESSES: UNKNOWN
SOURCE: PASU - STAN GORDON 412-838-7768
UFO Sighting report from PASU. AREA of report Arnold City, Fayette County,PA
Witnesses reported observing a flying object. They described the object as very
bright and said that the object was shaped like an oval.
The witnesses said that the object had a red and blue glow to it. They also
stated that the UFO or object had a tapered down tail another [sic] words a
structure towards the back of the object. This case is being investigated by
PASU.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 4
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LOCATION: GIGHARBOR, WA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 23 JANUARY 1987
TIME: 21:30 HOURS
CFN#: 0334
DURATION: 3:MINUTES
WITNESSES: THREE
SOURCE: UFO INFORMATION SERVICE
At 9:45 P.M. the UFO Information Service in Seattle Washington received a
report of a UFO sighting that took place at Gighorbor, which is in the State of
Wash.
Three Witnesses reported observing a UFO Unidentified Flying Object. They
Stated that they first noticed the object hovering over some houses.
The witnesses said the UFO or object was oval shaped and said the color of the
object was blue. They stated when the UFO left the area it went straight up and
out of sight from them. They also stated that there was "no sequel to any
movement that the object made". This could be the same object that was reported
in Arnold City, PA case number CFN#:0333 because the object in both cases was
oval shaped and in both cases the object was blue. Interesting also is the
duration in both cases of 3 minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 4
Probability: 4
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SIGHTINGS RATED HIGHLY STRANGE, S=5
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1
LOCATION: LAUGHLIN, NV
CASE TYPE: CE II - EM - NL
DATE: 31 AUGUST 1985
TIME: 22:30 HOURS
CFN#: 0153
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
One witness reports while driving his car on highway 95 near Laughlin that he
sighted an object coming up off the ground and flying over the road going
towards a house were it hovered for a while. The witness said the object then
shined down a light on it then the light went out. The witness said it was the
brightist light he had ever seen. He said the color of the light was bluish
white. The witness said then the object flew over the road and shined down a
light on a parked car and hovered there till the lights went out again. The
witness was still in his car at this time. He said that the object then came
over to his car and shined down two lights. He could not see the outline of the
object but only the bright lights. The witness also said that the object was
hovering 5 feet off the ground and the distance from the object to his car was
about 20 feet away. He then lost sight of it. The witness said that the length
of the object was about two cars long. He also said that the shape of the light
looked like a shaft. The witness said that his car radio went off when the
sighting took place.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 3
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2
LOCATION: MONTEAGLE, TN
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 8 NOVEMBER 1985
TIME: 20:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0155
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
A witness reported sighting 6 bright objects in the night sky. The witness said
that there was one large and 5 small. He said that they were in a formation and
one of the small objects left it. The witness said that the small object
started to follow his car and did so for 70 miles. The witness first sighted
the six objects in formation over interstate 24.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: TUCSON, AZ
CASE TYPE: CE I - RV
DATE: 9 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 24:15 HOURS
CFN#: 0158
SOURCE: ARIZONA DAILY STAR, TUCSON
A local air-traffic controller and a police helicopter pilot reportedly tracked
about 60 unidentified aircraft over Tucson Monday, but federal author- ities
are not investigating. Tucson International Airport radar picked up the
aircraft at 12:15 a.m. Monday. Radar monitored the objects for about 90 min.
The radar picked them up southwest of the city, near Ryan Field, and lost them
as they flew northeasterly through Redington Pass. The controller reported that
15 groups of four to six objects each were monitored on the radar. the UFOs
were travelling at about 250 knots, or 288 mph. The tower called the police
pilot on duty and said that they had some targets but no transponders. The
transponders are radar transceivers that automatically identify individual air
craft for air traffic controllers. If you don't turn your transponder on, all
it shows up as (on radar) is a blip. The pilot tried to follow the objects and
did see some lights,but was unable to catch up with them. The pilot was up
about 4,000 feet and they were up at 7,000 feet. The Air Force said d-m jets
stop flying by 10:30 pm and knew of no other military flights in the area at
12:15 AM Monday.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 5
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LOCATION: FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 17 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: 21:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0160
SOURCE: TELEGRAM,BRIDGEPORT
A UFO was reported by a number of witnesses. Fairfield police officer Jim
Gallagher said that the department was deluged with calls from anxious
residents who had sighted the object. One witness, a school teacher, said "I
saw these lights in a 'V' shape and moving slowly. I never saw anything like
this before." He said it was no plane.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 5
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LOCATION: FT. DEVENS, MA
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 30 OCTOBER 1985
TIME: UNKNOWN
CFN#: 0162
SOURCE: DISPATCH
Soldiers and civilians around Ft. Devens have been keeping an eye on the sky in
the wake of several recent re- ports of UFO's sighted in the local area.
Witnesses said the UFO's looked like two glowing orange spheres. Eight
different individuals have reported seeing these over the past ten days.
According to the Boxboro, Mass. police log, the UFOs were first sighted by two
police officers on Oct. 19. Said patrolman Stephen Trefry, along with his
partner Robert Morrill: We saw two bright orange lights hovering over the tree
tops. We watched them for about 10 seconds, then they disappeared. Morrill
immediately radioed their sighting back to Boxboro police station. Suddenly
they observed the objects again about 150 yards away. moving diagonally over
the hillside, the UFO's lights glowed for another few sec- onds then
disappeared. Marcie Robinson, a physical therapist at Emerson Hospital was
driving her two daughters to school when they observed two round orange balls
high over a pasture off Prescott Road. Normally skeptical about UFO's, Robinson
admitted,"i'm not sure if there's a simple explanation for what we saw."
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 5
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LOCATION: ROSEVILLE, CA.
CASE TYPE: CE I - NL
DATE: 3 JANUARY 1986
TIME: 20:20 HOURS
CFN#: 0163
SOURCE: NAT'L UFO REPORTING CENTER
Three witnesses observed circular object aproximately 300 feet in diameter
directly over them. The object then made a 90 degree turn, went into a fast
speed and disappeared out of sight. Witnesses said while observing the object
it made a rumbling sound and shook a house and a barn. Duration of the sighting
was aproximately 20 seconds.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: EDWARDS A.F.B., CA
CASE TYPE: CE I - EM
DATE: 19 JANUARY 1986
TIME: 07:00 HOURS
CFN#: 0165
SOURCE: NAT`L UFO REPORTING CENTER
While driving south on Highway U.S. 395 near Edwards Air Rorce Base, two
witnesses reported observing a stationary long rectangular shaped object. The
witnesses said that the object was a bright silver in its color.
The witnesses also said when they were near the object their radio had a lot of
static on it.
The witnesses said when they stopped the car the object had disappeared. Total
duration of sighting: ten minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: GARY, IN
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 27 MARCH 1986
TIME: 08:32 HOURS
CFN#: 0186
DURATION: 12 MINUTES
SOURCE: NATIONAL UFO REPORTING CENTER
Two witnesses reported observing a large triangle or triangular-shaped object
with colored lights on it.
The witnesses said the object moved about at a high rate of speed and made a
fast stop.
The witnesses said the object was stationary for approximately 30 seconds. They
also said the object was about 10 times larger then a airliner.
The object made no sound at all witnesses said. The distance from them to the
object was approximately 300 feet and the total time observed was 12 minutes.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 3
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LOCATION: ANCHORAGE, AK
CASE TYPE: RV *
DATE: 17 NOVEMBER 1986
TIME: 18:19 HOURS
CFN#: 0325
DURATION: 20 MINUTES
WITNESSES: THREE
SOURCE: UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A mysterious unidentified flying object with flashing white
and yellow strobe lights followed a Japan Air Lines cargo jet across the Arctic
Circle, the crew says.
The three-man crew radioed air traffic controllers in Anchorage that a huge UFO
was flying "in formation" with them and the Air Force briefly confirmed and
object near the plane, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Paul
Steucke.
He said the FAA in Anchorage and Fairbanks did not pick up the object. The
incident occurred Nov.17 but was not made public earlier.
Flight 1628 had left Reykjavik, Iceland, flying over the North Pole to Tokyo
with a stop in Anchorage. When it landed at Anchorage, FAA security manager
Jim Derry interviewed the pilot, Co-pilot and flight engineer. When the report
was made to the Air Route Traffic Control Center at 6:19 p.m., Steucke said
controllers tried to find the object on radar but "were unable to comfirm a
second target with our equipment."
At 6:26 p.m. Steucke said the Air Force told the FAA it "saw a second target
(object) 8 miles away (from the JAL jet) but they contacted us a mimute later
and said they were no longer receiving any radar return (of a second object)."
Steucke added, "At 6:32 the JAL pilot requested and received permission for a
descent from 35,000 feet to 31,000." Air controllers asked if the lights were
still there, and were told, "It is descending in formation." At 6:39 p.m.,20
minutes after the lights first reported, the JAL crew said it no longer saw the
lights.
At 6:45 p.m. Fairbanks controllers authrized a United Airlines northbound jet
to make a 10 degree turn to better view the JAL plane and asked the United crew
if it saw anything besides the Boeing 747. It did not. Nor did the JAL crew
see the lights again.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 5
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LOCATION: HARRISBURG, PA
CASE TYPE: CE I
DATE: 1ST WEEK OCTOBER, 1985
TIME: 0515 HOURS
CFN#: 0326
DURATION: UNKNOWN
WITNESSES: TWO
SOURCE: UFO INFORMATION SERVICE
Witness got up around 4:15 - 5:15 a.m. to go to restroom and saw an object over
her home that covered five other homes as well. The object was huge, pure
white and had no lights. The object was the shape of a saucer and rotating.
Even though the object was bright (brighter than any object she had ever seen)
it did not hurt her eyes to look at it. She had no fear and wanted to run out
of her home and stand underneath the object but felt paralyzed. The object did
return and her 12 year old son was able to see it. Since the incident she has
had visions which she did not experience prior to the sighting of the object.
ParaNet Ratings (1-5):
Strangeness: 5
Probability: 3
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