 Case Directory Category 1, Distant Encounters Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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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
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Bat-Like
Object Predates Arnold Sighting
Dec. 30, 1946
Morro Bay, California
Dec. 30, 1946
Morro Bay, California
| Fran Ridge: Dec. 30, 1946; Morro Bay, California
5:35 p.m. Miss ??? [Ella] Young and a friend were
on high ground that curves southwards from Morro Bay.
The sun had just gone down when, suddenly, a dark
object appeared in the sky. It came forward and grew
more distinct. On the golden sky it looked very black.
It came forward head-on and had a bat-like appearance,
owing to the curvature of its wings. She wasn't sure
if there were motions at the extreme tip of the wings;
but the strange machine seemed to stand still for
several minutes, and its form was very distinct.
Suddenly, it either lowered itself towards the
horizon, or the bank of cloud-mist made an upward
movement (maybe both movements occurred) for the
machine passed behind the cloud and did not reappear.
Immediately afterwards, a great flush of color spread
over the sea." (Round Robin Issue, Feb. 1947; Carl
Feindt, UFOCAT PRN - 11431, Flying Saucers on the
Attack by Harold T. Wilkins, p. 44, © 1954.)
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