| ID | #1614966298 |
| Added | Fri, 05/03/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
Two witnesses observe a large metal disc with a diameter of about 500 feet (150 m) at an altitude of about 200 feet (60 m) from a distance of about half a mile. The object is moving at a speed of 65-70 miles per hour. The shadow of the object previously crossed the road. A group of independent witnesses elsewhere did not observe the object. The combination of circumstances allows for strict limits on observation, so that size, distance, altitude, and speed can be estimated even without triangulation.
Initial report
Approximately 3 or four years ago (1995-1996) - date unknown, possibly July 4-in the afternoon, around 2 or 3 p.m., the witnesses (husband and wife) were returning from fishing in a quarry in Harwinton (heading for the highway) (location see below). They were driving at 30 mph and saw "a huge thing over the road."
It cast a shadow on the ground far ahead. The wife didn't think it cast a shadow on the house behind the object. She guessed that it was an object the size of a football field.
It was a lens-shaped disk, horizontal, silver-gray with a band of darker or black panels that roughly intersected the vertical center of the upper half. She estimated 10-20 panels on the visible side. The object flew across the field of view and disappeared behind the trees on the horizon. No problems with the car were noticed.
The witness believed that people throwing a party at the White House on that road (right), past the object, must have seen it, but they never had the courage to check. They saw people looking up and pointing at the object's disappearance.
The witness seemed sincere, pointedly wanting to remain anonymous. The husband owns a business and would not want to be publicly involved with the UFO sighting. I was happy to tell this story.
The wife said she and her husband discussed it with several people who told them they were crazy or drunk and finally stopped talking about it, but it always bothered them.
The witness was familiar with some aspects of UFO knowledge, including "lost time" (there was none).
Parts of the first interview with her husband (investigator #1):
The witnesses were a young couple in their thirties. The husband was a self-employed carpenter, originally trained as a game hunter (when he graduated (Ohio Department of Natural Resources?), he was frozen out on hiring, so he eventually moved to construction). My wife worked as an emergency room nurse.
The witnesses were fishing in a quarry that took water from a nearby river. They left the quarry after an hour of fishing without much luck and were driving along the road leading directly from the quarry.
My husband noticed that a large shadow was crossing the road. He peered out of the shadows and saw a large metal disk above the trees to the left.
The witness reported that everything was like in slow motion. The object seemed to hover (although this may be unreliable due to a subjective time problem). The object was moving slowly and smoothly along the road, roughly perpendicular to the road.
The apparent size of the object (accurately matched in both witnesses) was about seven inches at a distance of two feet (before the measurement, the witness estimated about 1 foot (0.3 m)). The time it takes to go from the initial appearance to disappearing behind the trees on the right. it was about 10-15 seconds. Initially, the object appeared to be no more than a hundred feet above the trees.
The witness stated that, in his opinion, the object was the size of a giant jet plane and was at a very close distance.
The surface of the object was a non-mirrored, slightly metallic gray ("armadillo gray silver", roughly similar to silver spray paint), and was clearly faceted (reminded the witness of the geometry of the stealth fighter), with all the faces about the same size as glass panels. There was no sound, no flame, no smoke.
Its passage did not affect the trees. There was no sound, including the roar, the wind, or the sound it could make in the air. A strip of what looked like dark glass (like a skyscraper - not mirrored, but dark smoky) crossed the top of the disk about halfway between the rim (the widest diameter of the disk) and the top of the dome.
These facets were neither deepened nor protruding. The witness grew up in Ohio and saw blimps all the time. This object didn't look like a blimp.
Original news
Abstract
Two witnesses observe a large metallic disk about 500 feet in diameter at an altitude of about 200 feet, from a distance of about a half mile. The object is traveling 65-70 mph. The shadow of the object had previously crossed the road. A group of independent witnesses at another location did not observe the object. The combination of circumstances allow close constraints on the observation so that size, distance, altitude and speed can be estimated even without a triangulation.
Initial Report
About 3 or four years ago (1995-1996)- date uncertain, possibly July 4 – in the afternoon, about 2-3 PM, the witnesses (husband and wife) were driving back from fishing at a quarry in Harwinton (heading for the highway) (see below for location). They were going around 30 mph and saw a “huge thing over the road”. It cast a shadow on the ground far ahead. The wife did not think it cast a shadow on a house past the object. She guessed it was a football-field sized object. It was a lens shaped disc, horizontal, silver-grey with a band of darker or black panels across the approximate vertical center of the upper half. She estimated 10-20 panels on the visible side. The object flew across the field of view and disappeared past the trees on the horizon. No problems with the vehicle were noticed. The witness believed that people having a party outside a white house on that road (to the R) past object must have seen it, but they never got up the nerve to check. They saw the people looking up and pointing after the object was gone. Witness seemed sincere, stressed desire for anonymity. Husband owns business and would not want to be publicly connected with a UFO sighting. Was relieved to tell the story. Said her and husband had discussed it with a few people who told them they were crazy or drunk, and finally they stopped talking about it, but it always bothered them. Witness was familiar with some aspects of UFO lore, including “missing time” (didn’t have any).
Parts of first interview with the husband (by investigator #1):
The witnesses were a young couple in their thirties. The husband was a self-employed carpenter, schooled originally as a game warden (there was a hiring freeze on when he graduated (Ohio Department of Natural Resources?), so he ended up in construction). The wife was an emergency room nurse.
The witnesses had been fishing at a quarry which took water from a nearby river. They had left the quarry after fishing for an hour with little luck, and were driving down the road that leads directly from the quarry.
The husband observed what appeared to be a large shadow crossing the road. He looked up from the shadow and saw a large metallic disk over the trees to the left.
The witness reported that everything felt like slow motion. The object seemed to hover (though this may not be reliable because of the subjective time issue). The object passed slowly and smoothly over the road on a course approximately perpendicular to the road. The object’s apparent size (closely matched between both witnesses) was about seven inches at a distance of two feet (prior to measurement, the witness estimated about 1 foot).The time taken to pass from initial appearance to disappearance behind the trees to the right was about 10-15 seconds. The object initially appeared to be no more than a hundred feet above the trees.
The witness stated that he believed that the object was the size of a jumbo jet, and was at very close range. The surface of the object was a non-specular slightly metallic grey (“battleship grey silvery”, roughly similar to a silvery spray paint), and was apparently faceted (reminded the witness of stealth fighter geometry), with all facets of roughly the same size as the glass panes. There was no sound, and no flame or smoke. The trees were not affected by its passage. There was no sound, including any roaring or wind, or the sound it might make passing through the air. A band of what looked like panes of dark glass (like that on a skyscraper – not mirrored, but dark smoked) crossed the upper portion of the disk roughly halfway between the rim (the widest diameter of the disk) and the top of the dome. These facets were neither recessed nor protruding. The witness had grown up in Ohio and had seen blimps all the time. This object did not resemble a blimp.
Computer simulation based on a sketch of a witness-The simulation uses the estimated size, height, and distance. (MUFON CT / Mark Cashman)
On the left: the drawing of the husband in the photo of the plot. Right: drawing of the wife. (UFON CT / Mark Cashman)
Sketch of the husband. This profile is considered by the researchers to be the final shape of the object. (Credit: MUFON CT / Mark Cashman)
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