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  Category 1, Distant Encounters 
 
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A Hynek Classification of Distant Encounter is usually an incident involving an object more than 500 feet from the witness. At night it is classified as a "nocturnal light" (NL) and during the day as a "daylight disc" (DD). The size of the object or the viewing conditions may render the object in greater detail but yet not qualify the sighting as a Close Encounter which is an object within 500'. 

Object, Anomalistic Motion
Dec. 17, 1957
Fruita-Grand Junction, Colorado

Brad Sparks:
Dec. 17, 1957; Fruita-Grand Junction, Colo. (BBU 5559)
7:20 p.m. F. G. Hickman, 17, saw a round object change from yellow to white to green to red, with red tail 2x as long as the body. Object  stopped, started, backed up. (Berliner) 45 mins

Fran Ridge:
Dec. 17, 1957; Fruita-Grand Junction, Colo. (BBU 5559)
7:20 p.m. F. G. Hickman, 17, saw a round object change from yellow to white to green to red, with red tail twice as long as  its body. First seen in the SE at about 1,000' straight up heading due South. After a total of 45 minutes it disappeared over the mountains. But before it did, it had stopped, started, backed up. The Blue Book report stated that the sun had set and that contrails would not have been visible, indicating the object was possible its own light source. (Berliner) 45 mins

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