SUBJECT: ASSORTED UFO CASES FILE: UFO2610 ========================== UFO SIGHTING REPORTS ========================== 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 -------------- 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 -------------- 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". =============================================== EXPLAINED OR EXPLAINABLE UFO REPORTS, S=1 =============================================== 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 =================================================== SIGHTINGS WHICH ARE PROBABLY EXPLAINABLE, S=2 =================================================== 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 ------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 7 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 14 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 ------------------------------- 15 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 -------------------------------- 16 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] -------------------------------- 17 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 -------------------------------- 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] -------------------------------- 19 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 -------------------------------- 20 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 -------------------------------- 21 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 -------------------------------- 22 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 =================================================== SIGHTINGS WHICH ARE POSSIBLY EXPLAINABLE, S=3 =================================================== 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 5 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 -------------------------------- 6 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 -------------------------------- 7 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 -------------------------------- 8 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 -------------------------------- 9 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 -------------------------------- 10 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 -------------------------------- 11 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 -------------------------------- 12 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 -------------------------------- 13 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 -------------------------------- 14 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 -------------------------------- 15 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 -------------------------------- 16 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 -------------------------------- 17 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 -------------------------------- 18 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 -------------------------------- 19 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 -------------------------------- 20 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 -------------------------------- 21 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 -------------------------------- 22 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 -------------------------------- 23 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 -------------------------------- 24 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 -------------------------------- 25 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 ------------------------------- 26 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 ================================== SIGHTINGS RATED STRANGE, S=4 ================================== 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 7 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 -------------------------------- 8 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 -------------------------------- 9 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 12 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 ========================================= SIGHTINGS RATED HIGHLY STRANGE, S=5 ========================================= 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 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------- 3 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 -------------------------------- 4 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 -------------------------------- 5 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 -------------------------------- 6 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 -------------------------------- 7 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 -------------------------------- 8 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 -------------------------------- 9 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 -------------------------------- 10 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 ********************************************** * THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo * **********************************************