 Case Directory Category 2, Close Encounters Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Classification of Close Encounter is usually
an incident involving an object less than 500
feet from the witness. The size of the
object, viewing conditions, or
stereoscopic vision (depth perception)
may render the object in greater detail and
still qualify the sighting as a Close
Encounter even though the object may have been
beyond 500'. The incident depicted in
the logo was encountered during an intense
storm near Princeton, IN, Aug. 1973. |
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Object Descends To Ground
July 28, 1964
Lake Chelan, Washington
July 28, 1964
Lake Chelan, Washington
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Brad Sparks:
July 28, 1964; Lake Chelan, Wash. (BBU)
10:30 p.m. Former Navy pilot and another man, at
work in a field saw an intense light, cone-shaped,
emitted from the ground and a similar light in the
sky, alternating which was on and off. A round,
aluminum-looking object, about 30 ft in diameter,
with one red and one white light, then appeared and
descended to ground with a strong whistling sound
similar to a small jet, piercing and high-pitched
voices similar to those of children playing were
heard. Before this object took off a low-flying jet
circled its position. The densely wooded area was
explored by helicopter and on foot 3-4 days later by
Sheriff Nickell and a USAF officer, but nothing was
found. (Vallée Magonia 619)
Detailed reports and
documentsRob Duvall:
The are not really any densely wooded areas around the lake. The surrounding mountains are sparsely forested with Pines. The only hard-to-get-to areas are due to marshy areas where runoff happens. The area is arid and more dessert-like due to its location east of the Cascades that block the moist coastal air from going east. That is our secret getaway to get out of the long spring rains here. It would be interesting to find out more on this one. Fran Ridge: Although there was a "comprehensive" investigation in accordance with AFR-200-2, including an intense ground and air search, this case is not even listed on the Blue Book sightings list for July 1964. 1964 was the year that landing reports became more prominent and the Socorro case of April 24 became an embarrassment to the Air Force. According to the Air Force documents, there was no place for an object to land. But there is an area it could have hid in. See map by Joel Carpenter below. reports/640728lakechelan_report.htm (Dan Wilson) reports/640728lakechelan_report2.htm [Document transcripts] (Rich Vitello) images/640728lakechalen_googlemap.jpg (Joel Carpenter/Googlemap) reports/640728lakechelan_report3.html [backup copy to original version] (Mark Cashman) |
