TRACECAT Case Directory Category 6, Physical Traces Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Richard Hall: June 29, 1964; Lavonia, Georgia Late evening. Businessman Beauford E. Parham was
driving home when he spotted a very bright light in
the sky coming directly toward his car. The next
instant it was directly in front of his headlights - a
top-shaped object, spinning and emitting a hissing
sound "like a million snakes." It was amber colored,
about 6 feet tall and 8 feet wide, with a mast-like
protrusion on top and small portholes around the
bottom through which "flames" were visible. The UFO
disappeared, then quickly reappeared and stayed
directly in front of the car, just in front of the
lights (estimated 5 feet), for at least a mile while
the car was traveling 65 m.p.h. The top of the UFO was
tilted toward Parham, who said he followed it in a
"near trance-like state." Next the UFO went up over
the car leaving a strong odor like embalming fluid and
a gaseous vapor. Then the UFO appeared for the third
time, again heading directly toward the car; the motor
began to miss and Parham stopped. The UFO spun "like
crazy" and then took off, disappearing in a "split
second." Parham began to feel a burning sensation on
his arms, so he drove to an air base and reported the
incident to FAA officials. They reportedly detected
some radioactivity on the car (no formal report made).
Parham's arms continued to burn even after he washed
them. An oily substance on the car persisted after
many washings, the car hood was warped with bubbled up
paint, and the radiator and hoses deteriorated after
the incident. (Trace case [cat 5] E-M [3] Radiation
[10].
Mike Swords: Other than Lore's coverage, the only other things
in my file which were public were the FATE story of
November 1964, a sloppy report by Moseley in Saucer
News of December 1964, and a mention by Vallee in
Challenge To Science. Vallee's thing comes directly
from the other two and adds nothing. Where I am of
some use here is that NICAP had a file from which
Lore drew his material, but which is more detailed.
I've culled the seven useful pages out of what
McDonald had in his file --- he couldn't make any
further headway on this case as Parham had died of a
heart attack. The seven pages are attached in the
order they appeared in Mac's file. (*)
Detailed reports and documents
reports/640629lavonia_reports.htm (Strange Effects From UFOs, pages 5-7, Lore) docs/640629lavonia_docs.pdf [McDonald file] (NICAP/Mike Swords) (*) |