| ID | #1606677799 |
| Added | Sun, 29/11/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | APRO Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 2 (May 1984)
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
The following case is the result of a tip-off provided to APRO by Bob Gribble of the phenomenon research hotline, and the follow-up and investigation was completed by field investigator ed brown. The name of the witness and some identifying names of the exact location were changed to protect the principal as requested.
Mrs. Pat Norris, 28, lives with her husband, Carl, and their three children in suburban Mobile, Alabama. On the evening of February 3, 1983, she visited a friend in Mobile, and when the friend's husband arrived from work, Mrs. Norris left and headed home on highway 90. She turned off the highway, and when about 90 minutes away at Her home she heard an explosion. At this point, her car began to vibrate and continued to vibrate, making it difficult for her to drive. She took another turn off the road she was on, stopped the car, opened the car door, leaned over and looked to see if the transmission might be causing problems. Did not have.
Ms. N continued moving, and the vibration stopped. She made another turn on another road and saw that the forest ahead was brightly lit. At first, she thought that the helicopter was being searched for because of the lights, and she was very scared. She stopped the car again and at that moment noticed a huge object about 2 miles to the West of her. Now she feels the explosion she heard earlier when the object fell on a clay and gravel quarry nearby.
The object was huge-later estimated to be 7 to 8 stories high (70 to 80 feet or 21-24 m) and "six telephone poles" wide (210 feet or 63 m), and it appeared to be moving towards her at 4-5 mph. The evening was clear and cool, and she drove with the car Windows closed. After the explosion, she noted "a stabbing wind, a high-pitched sound and a roar," as well as vibrations. She especially noted " gusts of wind - like a tornado."
When the object reached a fairly close point, it stopped, and all the noise stopped. It was perfectly still, and Mrs. Norris lost all the fear she had felt before. Then she got out of the car to get a better look. She tried to see every detail, feeling like a child with " incredible happiness."
Mr Norris said that although Pat told him about her sighting after it happened, he didn't realise how important it was to her until she started checking out books at the local library relating to UFOs and "related items".
It estimates the duration of observation at five minutes. When the ship appeared, Mrs. Norris's attention was drawn to the upper deck with a long window, which she estimated was 53 feet, through which she watched 20 to 30 people who were clearly unaware of her presence, walking as if they were changing shifts. The wall behind them was curved and white. There were no tools. People didn't look like looking. The creatures were pale-skinned and dressed in white coveralls. She decided that they were about our height, five feet 10 inches, rather thin, but with larger Breasts than ours, the upper part of the head more prominent, without hair, and only the lower half of the ears were similar to ours. She didn't notice anything unusual in the eyes. What really caught her attention was the great grace of their movements.
There was an opaque window under this window on the upper deck. Everything was white. This window was sections and was inset. The glass was tinted.
Below the center of the ship, a door closed from right to left. And she looked at the street, which was dark, as if made of asphalt or perhaps concrete. At the side of this street was a tubular rectangular equipment. She could see rivets and portholes all over the ship. She said she could see the portholes "inside out" when she looked at the ship. She saw a structure that included "a huge I-beam, as if they were connecting ships, and beams holding glass there." The lower side is sewn up in tiers. The design reminded her of a ship or a submarine. She said it seemed possible, very likely that it could have been built here on Earth.
The bottom of the ship itself was shaped like a cross with one-foot square mirrors, and a viewing platform with creatures inside hung down and around the bottom. In this case, unlike the upper deck, people were looking out, and above her head, she heard a very low but clearly audible (almost like a growl) "announcement" coming from the area of the observation deck closest to her.
Mrs Norris said she believed they didn't realise she was there until they found out her situation.
In the drawing, she saw four pipes protruding from six to eight feet (1.8-2.4 m) above the ship, placed in three-or four-foot (1.2 m) square boxes. They had a hollow flange at the end, like a tank gun, and she thinks "it looked like a weapon."
The ship turned South, continuing the journey from the place where it was parked. She said he stopped in a wooded area and did not cross highway 90 again. He may have gone back to Irvington and Pascagoula. It illuminated the wooded area and everything below it, moving back and forth. It had white spotlights and a mix of blue and red lights on the side that pointed up at the clouds and then down at the Ground.
She told Mr brown that she was praying to be seen. She had extensive dream material both before and after the February 4 incident. Late-night dreams contain detailed physical examinations and scans of her emotions, which we expect to present later when prepared.
After the object disappeared out of sight, Pat continued on his way home, arriving at 1:10 am.
Original news
“ENCOUNTER IN ALABAMA”
The following case is the result of a lead furnished to APRO by Bob Gribble of Phenomena Research Hot Line, and follow-up and investigation were completed by Field Investigator Ed O. Brown. The name of the witness and some identifying names of the exact location have been changed to protect the principal, as requested.
Mrs. Pat Norris, 28, lives with her husband, Carl, and three children in a suburb of Mobile, Alabama. On the evening of February 3, 1983, she had visited a friend in Mobile and when the friend’s husband arrived from work, Mrs. Norris left and headed home on Highway 90. She had turned off the Highway and when about 90 minutes’ ride from her home she heard an explosion. At this point, her car began to vibrate and continued to do so, making it difficult for her to steer. She negotiated another turn off the road she was on, brought the car to a halt, opened the car door and leaned out and down, and looked to ascertain if the transmission could have been causing the trouble. It had not.
OBJECT SEEN
Mrs. N. continued driving and the vibrating stopped. She executed another turn onto another road and saw that the woods ahead were brilliantly illuminated. At first, she thought that there was a helicopter search in progress because of the lights and was very frightened. She again stopped the car, and at this point sighted a huge object about l/2 mile west of her. She now feels the explosion she had heard earlier was the object coming down over a clay and gravel pit in the vicinity.
The thing was huge — later estimated to be 7 to 8 stories (70 to 80 feet) high and “six telephone poles” (210 feet) wide, and appeared to be moving toward her at 4-5 miles per hour. The evening had been clear and cool and she had driven with the car windows closed. After the explosion, she noted a “chopping wind, a high-pitched sound and a roaring sound” as well as the vibration. She particularly noted the “whipping of the wind — like a tornado.”
FEAR GONE
When the object reached a point fairly close it stopped and all of the noise stopped. It was completely silent and Mrs. Norris lost all of the fear she had felt before. She then got out of the car to get a better look. She strained to take in every detail — feeling like a child with “unbelievable happiness.”
Mr. Norris said that although Pat told him of her sighting after it happened, he didn’t realize how important it was to her until she started checking books out of the local library pertaining to UFOs and “related subjects.”
She estimates the time duration of the sighting as five minutes. As the craft appeared Mrs. Norris’ attention was drawn to a top deck with a long window which she estimates 53 feet and through which she viewed 20 to 30 persons, apparently oblivious of her presence, walking about as if they were changing shift. The wall behind them was curved and white. There were no instruments. The people did not give the appearance of looking out. The beings were pale skinned, dressed in white one-piece suits. She judged them to be about our height, five feet 10″, quite slender but with chests larger than ours, the top of the head more prominent, no hair, and having the lower half only of ears similar to our own. She noted nothing out of the ordinary about the eyes. What did draw her attention was the great grace of their movements. The atmosphere seemed “sterile.”
DETAILS OBSERVED
Below this top deck window was an opaque window. The area around it was all white. This window was in sections and was inset. The glass was tinted.
Below the center of the craft, a door was closing from right to left. (See drawing). And she looked onto a street that was dark as if made of asphalt or possible concrete. Off to the side of this street was tubular rectangular equipment. All across the craft she saw rivets and portholes. She said she could see the portholes “inside out” as she peered into the craft. She saw some construction that included “huge I beam like they put ships together with and beams holding the glass in there.” The bottom side was tiered upwards. The construction reminds her of a ship or submarine. She said it seemed possible, very likely, it could have been constructed here on Earth.
The very bottom of the craft was formed into a cross made with one-foot square mirrors and an observation deck hung down and around the bottom with beings in it. In this case, unlike the top deck, the people were peering out, while overhead she heard a very low pitched but clearly audible (almost like a growl) “announcing” coming from the area of the observation deck now closest to her.
Mrs. Norris said she believes they didn’t realize she was there until directly over her position.
As drawn, she saw four pipes projecting six to eight feet out from the craft set in three or four-foot square boxes. They had a hollow flange on the end like a tank cannon and she believes “it looked like a weapon.”
The craft took a southerly turn as it went on from where she was parked. She said it was staying in the wooded area and did not cross Highway 90 again. Possible it was doubling back towards Irvington and Pascagoula. It lit up the wooded area, and all beneath it as it moved on-off. It had white spotlights and to the side blue and red lights that intermingled, pointing up to the clouds and then down to Earth.
She told Mr. Brown she had prayed she might have such a sighting. She had extensive dream material both prior to and after the February 4 incident. The late dreams contain a detailed physical examination and scan of her emotions, which we expect to present later when prepared.
After the object was out of sight, Pat continued on home, arriving at 1:10 a.m.
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