• USA,
Michigan, Dexter: Frank Mannor and his son, Ronald, saw a luminous object
hovering over a swamp. It was described as brown, with a "scaly" surface,
cone-shaped, and showing bluish lights that turned red. Then the whole object
lighted up with a yellowish glow and flew away at high speed with a whistling
sound. • USA,
Michigan, Hillsdale: William Van Horn, Civil Defense Director, and a group of
students observed a pattern of lights on the ground. The source of the light
appeared to maneuver for about two hours.
• USA, Michigan, Milan: A police officer observed an object in the southwest. He
thought it was a plane about to crash, although no sound was audible. He tried
to contact the police headquarters, but his radio transmitter did not work
properly. The object, which now had colored lights spinning at the periphery,
and a diameter of 16 m, came within 25 m of the patrol car, following it for 1
km, then flew off toward the north-west. The witness had been a policeman for 10
years, and had never seen anything like that object.
• USA, Michigan, Milan: The policeman who had observed an object over Milan on
Mar. 17 saw an unidentified machine on the ground at a street intersection. He
drove toward it with his headlights illuminating the object, which took off like
an airplane, flying away to the southeast. Investigation by Selfridge AFB.
• USA, Michigan, Washtenaw County: Between March 14 and 20, Washtenaw County
sheriffs and police in neighboring jurisdictions reported disc-shaped objects
moving at fantastic speeds and making sharp turns, diving and climbing, and
hovering. At one point, four UFOs in straight-line formation were observed.
Selfridge AFB confirmed tracking UFOs over Lake Erie.
• USA, Michigan, Vicksburg: A man driving home saw lights on the road and
discovered a gray, lens-shaped object hovering at 1 m altitude. It had one
intense white light and three colored flashing lights. Driving within 2 m of it,
he became afraid and backed up, but the object suddenly flew over and behind
him. A noise similar to that of a swarm of bees was audible. It left at high
speed toward the east.
• USA, Missouri, Liberty: Darlene Underwood and her mother saw two starlike
objects land in a field. One of them rose rapidly when a train came into view.
It went behind a hill, while the second one hovered at tree height with its
lights off. When the train had passed, both objects landed again and two manlike
shadows were seen. Voices shouting in a foreign language and what sounded like a
pig being butchered were heard. Light signals.
• USA, New Jersey, Bavonne: Two local businessmen observed a dark, gray,
metallic sphere, from the top of which projected a dozen "tentacles" over 2 m
long, flying at about 40 m altitude and then coming down behind a house. It was
assumed that it plunged into the bay, but a search by patrol boats was
unsuccessful.
• USA, NewYork, Durhamville: A woman was awakened by a flash, thought her heater
had exploded, but found everything in order. The next day she was told that a
pulsating, luminous object had flown at very low altitude over her trailer,
circled and left. Three witnesses. Low buzzing sound.
• USA, New York, Franklin Springs: A man saw an object descend from a cloud
bank, slow down, and land with a soft whirring sound. It showed three horizontal
bands of light-blue, red and green.
• USA, New York, Hamburg: A 61-year-old civilian woman was reading when an
intense red light illuminated the ground near her house. She went outside and
saw a lighted object 20 m away 1 m in diameter, which backed up and flew away
"like a bullet. " Three other persons saw it from the next house.
• USA, New York, Lake Tiorati,: The west side of the Hudson River, three
fishermen noticed an unusual circular metallic flying object. One of the men
grabbed a box camera and managed to snap four pictures before it flew away over
Stockbridge Mountain.
• USA, New York, Lycoming: A civilian woman, 42, went to get a glass of water in
her kitchen and saw a spinning object, 3 m in diameter, 6 m above ground near
her house. It departed very suddenly, leaving a trail.
• USA, New York, Oswego: Several civilians reported an object that flew slowly
toward the south, hovered, came within 15 m of them, and finally flew off toward
the southwest.
• USA, North Carolina, Mount Mitchell: Four campers saw an object with three
flashing red lights land on the ground 200 m away. It remained there all night,
rose at dawn, was then observed through binoculars as a red-colored, bell-shaped
craft. Broken trees and other traces were found.
• USA, North Carolina, Vancehars: A man driving between Greenville and Vancehars
saw a glow in the woods and was followed by the light even at speeds of
170km/hr. He finally stopped to observe it, but became afraid when he saw that
it came from a pulsating object that flew within 100 m of the car, 15 m above
ground. The color changed in sequence, orange to red to blue to green, and the
object wobbled on its axis. It came within 30 m, then suddenly left straight
up.
• USA, North Dakota, Donnybrook: A border patrolman saw a bright, shiny disk on
its edge, 10 m in diameter, 5 m high, floating down the side of a hill, wobbling
from side to side 3 m above ground. It reached the valley floor, climbed to
about 30 m, and moved across to a small reservoir where it assumed a horizontal
position. A dome then became visible on top of the disk. It hovered for one min
and seemed about to land less than 80 m away, but tilted back on edge and flew
into the clouds at high speed.
• USA, North Dakota, Minot Air Force Base: An airman observed and reported by
radio a multi-colored light high in the sky. A strike team was sent to his
location and confirmed the unknown. A second object, white, was seen to pass in
front of clouds. At the radar base, an object was detected and tracked. The
observations lasted nearly 4 hours and were confirmed by three different missile
sites. Radio interference was noted by teams sent to locations where the object
was sometimes described as hovering at ground level.
• USA, North Dakota, Stirum: A child of 11 years saw a disk-shaped object land
near a farm. It had a tripod landing gear, two red lights, two white and one
green light, and a transparent dome. A businessman from Gwinner and an Air Force
Lt. Col. went to the site and discovered three traces, apparently left by
spherical objects, 18 cm deep, very compact. Radiation measured at 0. 1
milliroentgen (normal). The child reported that the object "went away so fast
that it vanished. "
• USA, Ohio, Mansfield: An anonymous witness saw a round object with two lights
land near the Ohio State University campus. A door opened and a very thin,
child-sized figure was seen. The object then began to move toward the witness's
car and rose rapidly.
• USA, Ohio, Toledo: A civilian man, 43, driving west between Kansas and Toledo,
saw an object appear out of nowhere. It was cigar-shaped, bright metallic, and
flew low to the northeast. Minimum distance: 30 m. The object was completely
silent, and the size of an airliner.
• USA, Oklahoma, Tangier: A civilian man, 34, was driving about 10 km south of
Tangier when he reached a hilltop and saw a green object flying north at very
high speed, emitting a shrieking noise and a "heat wave. " The car engine died.
The witness noted that the object was wider than the road.
• USA, Oklahoma, Temple: An electronics instructor, who was driving to work at a
local Air Force Base, observed an object blocking the road. It was shaped like
an airplane fuselage, 25 m long, with a "bubble" on top resembling the canopy on
a B-26, rested on legs, and had very bright aft and forward lights. There was a
door and a short stairway to the side of the object, and a man in coveralls
appeared to be examining the craft which bore the identification "TL 4768" (see
case 417). When the witness approached, the "pilot "went back inside, a sound
resembling that of a high-speed drill was heard, and the object rose. No engine
was observed. The witness was familiar with all conventional military
aircraft.
• USA, Oklahoma, Texahoma: Two civilian women were driving back from Amarillo
when they saw an object approaching from the north. The engine died and the
headlights failed. The object flew over the car and hovered 400 m away. After 10
min, the witnesses were able to start their car and leave. They reported the
object had a waffle-like surface and glowed with an intense red light.
• USA, Pennsylvania, Erie, Preque-Ile Park: Young witnesses reported an object
flying erratically and landing 300 m away. It had the shape of a mushroom and
swept the area with a light beam. A strange being, 1. 80 m tall, was seen.
Police report.
• USA, Pennsylvania, Greensburg: A civilian man, 43, saw a well-defined object 5
m above ground, 100 m away. It showed a flashing red light, rose, was lost in
the fog, then came back at treetop level with a strong whistling sound. Its
shape was that of a cigar, 15 m long. It had no wings, tail assembly, or
wheels.
• USA, Pennsylvania, Union-Kirkwood: Two civilian women saw a red, luminous
object 30 m away in a field. It had small openings and made a whirring sound.
Length, 30 m; height, 6 m; duration, 90 min.
• USA, Pennsylvania, West Point City: Two witnesses observed a stationary object
3 m above ground. It had a diameter of 7 m, lights on top and bottom and smaller
lights at the rim. It flew away very fast to the east.
• USA, South Carolina, Gaffney: Patrolmen A. G. Huskey and C. Hutchins saw a
dark, spherical machine with a flat rim land near them. Estimated diameter: 7 m.
An opening and a short ladder became visible, and a small man, dressed in a
shiny gold suit, emerged, came within 6 m of them, and spoke in perfect English
before taking off.
• USA, Tennessee, Alto: Two civilian men stopped to watch an object hovering
above a swamp, tried to follow it, but it flew away. They observed that animals
(cows, dogs, horses) were restless in all the areas that the object crossed. A
photographic reconstitution by the U. S. Air Force showed an oval object, 30 m
long, flying at 5 m altitude, between a high-tension line and a row of trees.
• USA, Tennessee, Fayetteville: A man driving at a speed of about 100 km/h
suddenly encountered a large lighted object 1 m above the road on a hilltop. It
flew off, as the car engine and headlights died. The light bulbs had to be
replaced. The object was oval, 7 m long, dark gray, and showed about 30 lights
along its periphery.
• USA, Texas, El Campo: A police officer was driving at nearly 200 km/h toward
the north on Route 71 when he suddenly saw an object on the road ahead and
another one following his car. The first one looked like a flaming car and was
the size of a 3-story house. It flew
• USA, Texas, El Campo: Mrs. Mark deFriend, 32, saw an object at ground level in
front of her car on a rainy night. It would leave the road and fly over the
fields from time to time. The greenish-blue object flew back in front of the
car, then was lost to sight behind some trees.
• USA, Texas, El Campo: Two witnesses observed a dark, red object land by the
side of the road, later following their car.
• USA, Texas, Millersville: A person in a car saw an oval object the size of a
car follow his vehicle, then cross the road behind it at 5 m altitude. The
object reflected sunlight.
• USA, Texas, Pecos: An elongated object about 30 m long and 9 m high was
reported to have landed near a highway for 5 min.
• USA, Texas, Pedernales River: Tom M. Lasseter, architect, was camping near the
river when he was awakened by a fluttering sound and observed a glowing white
disk, 7 m in diameter, at treetop level 60 m away. It had a row of lights.
• USA, West Virginia, Follansbee: A young man saw a silent object shaped like
two bowls glued together, 30 m altitude, ahead of his car. Estimated diameter:10
m. He drove away without looking behind.
• USA, West Virginia, Fork: James Roberts saw two round pinkish-red objects on a
hillside near his home. He fled when they took off with a hissing sound emitting
streams of fire.
• USA, West Virginia, Parkersburg: W. Derenberger, sales- man, saw a dark object
ahead of him on the road. It was flat on the bottom and rounded on top. As he
stopped, the object came within 20 cm of the road surface, and a man of dark
complexion, dressed with a shirt and ordinary trousers, both a shiny blue color,
came out, smiled at the witness who then thought that he received a message,
although no word was spoken. The message described a hypothetical "other world"
and suggested that the observation be reported to authorities. The man also
promised to return. Several people who drove by the witness did report seeing a
man speaking to him, as well as a strange vehicle nearby.
• USA, Wisconsin, Durand: About 15 km east of Durand, Mrs. E. Bruns and her two
children observed an elongated object, about 10 m long, with revolving lights,
hovering 1 m above ground and making a deafening noise. After 30 sec, it tilted
and took off.
• USA, Wisconsin, Sheboygan: Two women saw a glowing object on the road. As they
came near it, they found that it hovered and showed two intense white lights, as
well as a green and red light. The object was bowl-shaped, and they lost sight
of it when they drove away. They saw it again later, flying low on a south-north
trajectory.
• Venezuela, Barinas: Three hunters, E. Beucomo, J. Zapata and J. Ramos,
observed a strange glow in the forest and discovered a very large, egg-shaped
object, stationary 2 m above ground. It had large, circular openings emitting a
multicolored light, and it made a whistling sound. The hunters ran away.
• Venezuela, Marisela Caracas: A man observed the landing of an oval object and
two beings, who came out of the object through a system of light beams. They
used strange instruments to examine a number of objects, especially plants. They
were 2 m tall, had oversized heads, appeared bright and "transparent. " Their
eyes were slanted, their shoulders very broad. They wore no apparent weapon, but
their belts were very wide and emitted light rays. They did not touch anything
without first illuminating it with these beams. They went back aboard their
craft "as if carried by the light. " • Major Hector
Quintanella, director of USAF's Project Blue Book, says a total of 1,060 reports
of unidentified flying objects were submitted to USAF during 1966, the second
highest year's total since Blue Book began keeping records 20 years ago. The
record high of 1,501 was in 1952; the annual average is 555. Of the 11,107
reports since 1947, 676 remain unidentified, 30 of them from 1966.
