| ID | #1607886102 |
| Added | Sun, 13/12/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Status | Research
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"Do you believe in UFOs?" the old man asks with the zeal of a street preacher trying to convert a new one.
He has seen UFOs before and continues to see them almost every clear night, and he believes they are real. Listen to it for a few minutes, and soon it will be easy to visualize a huge spaceship, emitting blue and white spears of light, rushing over the horizon. When he speaks, you can feel the urgency of the goal that motivates the hidden creatures inside the ship.
"People may call me crazy or something," says retired Arthur Schindler of 235 South lake Street,"but I know what I've seen, and they're real."
For the first time he saw one of the UFOs at the beginning of this year. He and his wife Eva had just returned from Lent at St. Paul's Church. Looking up into the sky, he saw a bright star.
However, upon closer inspection, he realized that he was seeing something much more unusual than just a star.
Schindler's observation coincides with that of another Amherst man, Steve Horos, 885 birch lane.
He worked overtime as a loader for US Steel. Around 2: 30, he "took a breather" on the seventh-floor platform of the plant.
"At first I thought it was a star, a real bright star," he says, " but it didn't move. I went back inside and came out again later, and the thing was still there. He was just floating. I said to myself: "It can't be," and went back inside. When I came out again, he was gone."
"I'm the kind of guy who doesn't believe in something until I see it, but I did see it."
That night, Schindler observed the object for more than an hour. Since then, almost every night, provided that the sky is clear, he searches the sky for UFOs through an old telescope, rescued from an abandoned tank during world war II.
He uses a small blackboard to draw a UFO.
"It looks like a huge dish with two groups of yellow lights around the edge," he says, using a small piece of chalk as a pointer. "The top of the dish looks like a castle. Sort of like a pyramid. Lights everywhere. Blue and white rays come out from the front. All you have to do is look at it once and you will see that it is not a star."
One night a few months ago, he called the Amherst police. The patrolman went to Schindler's house, but could not decide whether the object was a UFO or not. Police later gave Schindler the phone number of the hotline at the UFO research Center at 111 Glenview.
Sherman Larsen, the center's co-founder, said he has not received recent reports of UFOs from Northern Ohio, although some have come from Pennsylvania. He also said that he had never heard a UFO description like Schindler's.
"My first reaction is that he should have his eyes checked," Larsen said with a chuckle.
"But apart from the humorous aspects, you never know with these things. Who should say what is actually there or not? It's best to report them."
According to Schindler, several more UFOs have appeared since his first sighting and have taken up vigilant positions around Amherst. According to representatives of the Oberlin air traffic control Center, none of the objects were detected on the radar. Schindler believes this may be part of the government's efforts to conceal the existence of UFOs.
Straightening his soiled baseball cap, Arthur Schindler leans forward tensely, putting his hands on his knees and resting his elbows on his knees.
"Do you believe in UFOs?" he asks quietly.
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Story By Jode Vickerman
Photos By Craig Orosz
Of The Journal Staff Writer
AMHERST — “Do you believe in UFOs?” the old man asks with the fervor of a street preacher trying to make a new convert.
He’s seen UFOs before, and he continues to see them almost every clear night, and he believes they are real. Spend a few minutes listening to him, and soon, it becomes easy to visualize the huge spacecraft emanating blue and white spears of light as it speeds across the horizon. As he speaks, you can feel the urgency of purpose motivating the hidden beings within the craft.
“People may call me nuts or whatever,” says retiree Arthur Schindler of 235 South Lake St., “but I know what I saw, and they’re real.”
The first time he saw one of the UFOs was early this year. He and his wife, Eva, had just returned from Lenten services at St. Paul Church. Looking into the sky, he saw what appeared to be a bright star.
Making a closer examination however, he knew that he was seeing something much more unusual than just a star.
Schindler’s sighting coincides with that of another Amherst man, Steve Horosz, 885 Birch Lane.
Horosz was working overtime at his job as a material handler for U.S. Steel. About 2:30 a.m., he “took a breather” on a platform on the seventh story of the plant.
“At first, I thought it was a star, a real bright star,” he says, “but it didn’t move. I went back inside and came out again later, and the thing was still there. It was just hovering. I told myself, ‘this can’t be,’ and I went back inside. When I came out again, it was gone.
“I’m the kind of guy that doesn’t believe in something unless I can see it, but I really saw this thing.”
Schindler watched the object for more than an hour that night. Almost every night since then, providing the sky is clear, he searches the sky for UFOs through an old spotting scope salvaged from an abandoned tank during WWII.
He uses a small chalkboard to diagram the UFO.
“It looks like a huge dish with two sets of yellow lights around the rim,” he says, using a stubby piece of chalk as a pointer. “On top of the dish, it looks like a castle. Kind of like a pyramid. There are lights all over it. The blue and white beams shoot out from the front of it. All you have to do is take one look at it, and you can see, it ain’t no star.”
One night several months ago, he phoned the Amherst police. A patrolman came to Schindler’s home but was unable to decide if the object was a UFO or not. Police later gave Schindler a phone number for the hotline at the Center for UFO Studies in Glenview, 111.
Sherman Larsen, co-founder of the center, said he hasn’t received any recent UFO reports from northern Ohio, though several have come from Pennsylvania. He also said he has never heard a UFO description similar to Schindler’s.
“My first reaction is that he should get his eyes checked,” Larsen said with a chuckle. “But, the humorous aspects aside, you just never know with these things. Who’s to say what’s really there or not? The best thing to do is report them.”
Since his first UFO sighting, several more have also appeared and taken up vigilant positions around Amherst, said Schindler. None of the objects have been picked up on radar, said officials at the Oberlin Air Traffic Control Center. Schindler thinks this may just be part of a government effort to cover up the existence of UFO’s.
Adjusting his soiled baseball cap, Arthur Schindler leans forward intently, clasps his hands, and rests his elbows on his knees.
“Do you believe in UFOs?’ asks quietly.
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