 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. |
Light
Follows Missile Field Convoy at 300'
June 1976
Near Judith Gap, Montana
June 1976
Near Judith Gap, Montana
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Fran
Ridge:
June, 1976; Great Falls, Montana Just after 2:00 AM. The incident involved the 24 Air Division, Malmstrom AFB and a scramble on a UFO based on radio reports from an USAF convoy in the ICBM fields near Judith Gap, Montana. An E-6 supervisor with a three-truck convoy was heading S on a road parallel to US 191, on a routine mission to a missile silo. A bright light was following at about 300' behind them and at a 45-degree angle. SAC routed their communications through the command center SAC to NORAD then back to our source/witness and his team. According to protocol this man ordered the scramble of the Montana Air Guard F-106's at Great Falls (Gore Hill). A general OK'd the scramble with one exception, no less than 2000' above the highest terrain features. A flight of two F-106's was in the air within 3 minutes and weapons control headed them to Judith Gap. As soon as the jets arrived, the object disappeared. When the flight had checked out the area and left, the object reappeared. (Robert Powell, MUFON) Detailed reports and documents reports/1976_June_Malmstrom_AFB.pdf (Robert Powell, MUFON) |