Fran Ridge:
Aug. 7, 1963; 4 mi. East of Fairfield, Illinois
(BBU)
8:45-9:10 p.m. Chauncey Uphoff and Mike
Hill noticed their dogs barking furiously, saw a
yellowish-orange diamond shaped noiseless luminous
object to the SW about 1,000 ft altitude moving E,
joined by a possible aircraft white light that went
from SE to NW climbing with a "drumming sound", and
when near the first object the latter blinked out.
When the white light disappeared to the NW the
diamond-shaped object reappeared as dim gray to the
SW and headed straight towards them. Object
now at close range was described as a ball diamond
sideways, with "a tail" that was more like a fluid
dripping off than a solid protuberance, object
changing color to orange then brilliant
bluewhite. Object
made a swooping U-turn and headed SE towards
Grayville. At close approach Uphoff
reported that he couldn't cover the object with his hand
and that the object "had depth to it." (NICAP)
IC 04/02UNKN (Dan Wright)
Detailed reports
and documents
Case
Report (NICAP, Fran Ridge)
reports/630807fairfield_report2
[BB Docs] (Dan Wilson)
UFO Intelligence Summary (UFO
Filter Center/Ridge)
docs/630804fairfield_docs3.pdf
[CR Form C, map] (Fran Ridge)
docs/630804waynecity_docs4.pdf
[Reports to NICAP, MUFON, CUFOS] (Fran Ridge)
"Lights
In The Sky Stories Gain Momentum" [Uphoff/Hill]
(Wayne Couty Press)
Southern
Illinois Sightings - BB Microfilm (Fran Ridge)
reports/630804waynecity_report.htm
[Blue Book Analysis Analyzed] (Fran Ridge)
"Keenes
Boy Chased Home By 'Flying Saucer'" (Wayne County
Press, Mon, Aug 5, 1963)
"Strange
Light Chases Area Teen-Ager's Car" (Evansville
Courier, Tues, Aug 6, 1963)
"Mystery
Lights Jolt S. Illinois" (Chicago American, Aug 9,
1963)
"Lights
in Sky Aren't 'for Real' " (Chicago American, Aug
11, 1963)
"Air
Force Team Check Out Light-In-Sky Stories" (Wayne
County Press, Mon, Aug 12, 1963)
"Claim
Air Force Keeps Lid On UFOs" (Wayne County Press,
Aug 12, 1963)
"Light
Theory Revealed" (Evansville Courier, Aug 16,
1963)
"The
Light That Chased A Car" (Jeffrey Liss [FATE,
1963])
"Mount
Vernon Mayor Harry Bishop Reports UFO" (Mt. Vernon
Register, Sat, Aug 10, 1963)
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