Feb. 8, 1973; Pana, IL
Evening. Three boys reported they saw an orange ball coming out
of the west. When they turned off their car lights, almost at once
the object seemed to turn off its lights. Ten minutes later they
saw it again, moving to the north. (SL-66,16)
Feb. 21, 1973; Elsinore, MO
Evening. Six witnesses reported a close encounter with an
object with a row of lights, hovering at 50' altitude. (Reggie
Bone incident) (Rutledge, PID,6)
9:15 p.m. Object approximately 1,500' high hovered over power
plant. Witness estimated the object's size at 25' in diameter (250
yards away). He described the object as a ring of lighted panels
or windows with definite spacing between windows, each emitting
pulsating light varying from a dark red-to-orange-to-white
sequenced in a clockwise rotation like a theater marquee. Witness
said the object was doughnut-shaped, or more like a wedding band,
since only the lighted panels were visible. (Newsclipping, SL66,7)
April 6, 1973; Charleston, MO
Mrs. Dorothy Thompson saw an egg-shaped object at treetop level
after her TV set went off and on, and she saw a bright flash of
light in her kitchen.
April 6, 1973; Ellsinore, MO
At 11:30 a.m. a domed disc-shaped object with portholes and
landing gear came down and landed in the woods four miles west of
Ellsinore, Missouri. At the landing site were found three holes in
the ground arranged in a triangle pattern, and some damaged
foliage. (Sources: Ted Phillips, Physical Traces Associated with
UFO Sightings, case 541; BUFORA Journal, December 1973; Richard
Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty Year Report, p. 263).
April 12, 1973: SE of Piedmont, MO
10:30 p.m. Orange ball of light observed from Cessna 150 at
2500'. OBOL (orange ball of light) appeared on slope of Clark's
Mountain, disappeared when a/c turned toward it. Simultaneously
identical light appeared to the right. When a/c banked again, the
object shot straight up. (Rutledge) (PID,15)
April 12, 1973; Farmington, MO
10:30 p.m. A BOL (ball of light) was chased by Piper Cherokee,
same night as Piedmont incident. (PID,18)
April 19, 1973; Stoddard County, MO
Sheriffs and others on April 10 reported at least three UFOs
over Bernie and in Dexter. Objects changed color from white to red
to blue, moved irregularly across the sky, starting and stopping
and changing speeds.
May 6, 1973; Kokomo, IN
Humanoid report, no details, listed in directory and UFOFC
files. (EGBA,675)
May 11, 1973; Piedmont, MO
8:10 p.m. Row of seven lights observed for 45 seconds by Harley
Rutledge and three other members of Project Identification team.
(Project Identification, page 42)
May 12, 1973; Near Kent, OH
9:20 p.m. The witness was driving west on Route 76, near Kent,
when he observed a group of flashing lights overhead, almost
directly above the car. They moved along the highway with him
until finally, out of curiosity, he stopped; so did the lights.
Looking up through the windshield, at close to a 90 degree angle,
he could see a football shaped object that flashed from red to
blue to white, in a repeating cycle; as he watched, he saw a
figure materialize approximately 10 feet below the object. The
figure was human in shaped, clad all in silver, and rapidly
descended to the highway directly in front of the car; when it
reached the pavement, the figure was standing rigidly in a
position looking to the right, then turned its head to look
directly into the windshield at the witness. After about a half a
minute, the figure again ascended rapidly, "like a helium
balloon," towards the object; disappearing before it reached it.
It was shaped exactly like a human, but was entirely silver in
color, lacking hair and ears; eyes, a "Dutch" nose and narrow
mouth, with small pointed chin, were observed by the witness. He
was uncertain as to whether the silvery body was a close fitting
garment or the actual skin color, for he saw what appeared to be
the faint outline of a vein running down the inside of one of the
figure's arms, which he held rigidly downward; on the feet he saw
what appeared to be boots or shoes, with a heavy, distinct line
between the sole and boot itself. No line of demarcation could be
seen between the shoe, or boot and the lower leg. The height of
the figure was not much more than 2.5 feet; and it descended to a
position approximately ten feet in front of the car. After the
figure ascended, the object moved rapidly in a vertical ascent,
rocking the car "as if a semi was passing it." (Humcat 1973-10;
Source: Larry Moyers and Marc Candusso FSIC)
May 18, 1973; Pekin, IL
10:00 p.m. A large "unidentified flying object with an orange
glow" was spotted over Pekin. Mrs. Charles Phillips said she and
her family were in their car when they first noticed the object.
They stopped the car and were able to see something over Edison
Junior high school there appeared to be a dome which an orange
light emanated and there was a pulsating motion evident. She said
members of her family were not able to hear any sound from the
object, which she guessed was about 90 feet up in the air. The
object hovered over the area, proceeded out Court Street to the
mall and then turned back and seemed to head toward the Illinois
River. (TIMES, Pekin, IL, May 19)
May 19, 1973; Springfield, MO
9:00 p.m. A blue cylindrical shaped UFO made a low silent pass.
It was seen again that same night after midnight. (Source:
Springfield (MO) News Leader,
May 24, 1973; Farmington, MO
Evening. Noiseless, wing-like object of unidentified nature
observed by four members of Project Identification team. (Project
Identification, Page 79)
Summer of 1973; Littleyork, IN
9:30 p.m. Four people in a car were driving near Weston Lake
when a bright floodlight-type light was pointed at them. The
object was behind the witnesses and off to the right. They stopped
their car and watched the object, described as a "flat-bottomed
catfish-shaped" object, as it passed overhead and off to the right
at 65-70 mph and about 100' up. An airflow-like whistle could be
heard as it passed low overhead and headed SE. Duration: 10 mins.
(FI-4 /Palmiter/ MUFON Indiana)
June 2, 1973; Divernon, IL
2:15 to 2:30 a.m. The UFO had a series of bright running
lights, much like one would see on any other aircraft. Suddenly, a
large orange-red light was turned on beneath the UFO which lit up
the entire landscape. The witness couldn't tell if it was
from one source or several lights, but; it was all from toe same
craft. He stopped and turned engine off, got| out and watched
about ten or fifteen minutes. "There wasn't a sound," he
said. "And there was an airplane flying high overhead, which we
heard. This was much closer, perhaps a thousand feet away, some
500' feet off the ground." The unusual item moved quickly to the
north, then seemed to travel around the city of Springfield, to
the east. (Courier, Jacksonville, IL, June 3)
June 14, 1973; Princeton, IL
UFOs were sighted by three young girls traveling Interstate 80,
five 'miles west of Princeton at approximately 3:38 a.m. State
Police District 7 in Rock Island reported. The girls, ages 18 and
19, from Albany, N.Y., and Bristolville, Ohio, told investigating
troopers that they had seen a silver, gray and black flying object
emitting a green mellow light. The girls said that the object made
several maneuvers in a rapid manner, and, prior to disappearing,
two other objects were accompanying the first one. The girls said
the object was flying in a southeast to northwest direction.
Another traveler at the rest area, a Milwaukee man, allegedly
photographed the objects with a high powered camera, but he had
left the area before troopers arrived at the scene, troopers said.
(Times, Ottaw, IL, Jun 15)
June 19, 1973; Cape Girardeau, MO
7:12 p.m. Dull gray, bullet-shaped object observed for several
seconds by Harley Rutledge of Project Identification. (Project
Identification, page139)
June 20, 1973; Fort Wayne, IN
10:30 p.m. One resident reported seeing a large hovering aerial
object described as round or pear-shaped with four or five red
lights on top and bottom and a large white light atop. It was dome
shaped at top and rounded at bottom with what appeared to be a
partitioned frame within the window. Another resident said she saw
the object while en route to a food market. For awhile it was
above her auto at a height estimated at equivalent to a block or
two. After moments it suddenly took off eastward at unbelievable
speed, gradually disappearing. Lights on the object dimmed
gradually before its departure. (SL-70, page 10)
10:30 p.m. From a cabin on the Rothwell Ranch, two men watched
as a bright light that had a ring around it rose from low on the
ESE horizon, moved up-down, then left-right, for a distance of 15
degrees over a 30 minute period beginning at 10:30 p.m. The object
silently radiated lines of concentric circles like heat waves. At
one point a small light joined the first object. (Source: MUFON
database of field investigations, case file dated July 9, 1973,
field investigator Dan A. Rothwell).
Mobile home park UFO landing, sound, E-M, animal reactions,
light beams, bright illumination, physical traces (UFOE II,
Section I).
At 9:00 p.m. Mr. & Mrs. Sanders saw a cone-shaped UFO with
multicolored lights at treetop level while driving on Route 51.
The UFO made two circles over the highway, then headed off toward
the south making a roaring sound. Their eyes were "foggy" for two
days following their close encounter. (Source: John F. Schuessler,
Physiological Effects from UFOs, case investigation report dated
July 22, 1973).
July 6, 1973; Fairfield, IL
Four boys (ages 14-18) saw an illuminated object shaped like a
"flat football" near Fairfield Airport about 10 p.m. as they were
on the road to Miriam. Earlier, about 8:00 p.m. the same object
was seen by two other boys near the Drive In Theatre and Fairfield
Gun Club, as it passed over their car heading toward Geff. The
boys located the sheriff and his deputy at the Regal 8 Inn at
Fairfield and reported the sighting. The men went outside to look,
saw nothing, and made light of the boys' report. The two boys
returned to the site where they had seen the object, spotted it
again to the west and then followed it to Geff where it was then
lost to view behind some trees. The boys said the object was
football shaped, with red and white alternating lights around it
and was the size of a half dollar held at arms length. (SL-70,
page 10)
3:30 a.m. Began with barking dog. The object was described as
egg shaped or oblong, about the size of an average car. It
had a 3-dimensional appearance, “..like you could look through it,
or right into it." The outside was orange and toward the center it
was brighter and a slightly different color. The colors were
described as similar to setting sun but not dark enough to be
considered red. The night was very quiet with no wind. (AR Case,
Woodward)
Aug., 1973; Elizabethtown, KY
A news clipping mentioned that a 16-year-old boy had seen a UFO
"shaped like a trapezoid, only rounded off on the bottom". This
was early August and could have been at the same time as the other
cases listed below, however many miles away.
9:00 p.m. Three persons hastily left a place in Illinois they
had visited when a bad storm came up. While driving closer to home
at Princeton, Indiana, they saw an object. As they got closer to
it, before lightning struck, they saw what looked like clearance
lights, one on each side of it. Later on it proved to be four, of
whatever the light was, dotted around the "cupola". The object was
a classic disc with a straight up & down cupola, rather than
the usual dome. And beneath it was a super-dark cone which apexes
below the tree level. And this thing (the cone) didn't appear to
be solid. The cone was sort of wide at the bottom of the saucer
and evidently went to a point which would have been the opposite
of a flashlight beam. (UFO Filter Center Files, FI Fran Ridge,
MUFON SSD).
Aug. 4, 1973; Greenup, IL
Bud Sedgwick had been cultivating beans southeast of Greenup
until his wife and her parents Mr. and Mr. Delos Robbins drove to
the fields to pick him up shortly after 8 o'clock, Saturday night,
August 4th. They were on a country road east of Greenup going
west, just south of the Penn Central Railroad tracks when, "All of
a sudden there it was, it was coming at us sideways at treetop
level," Sedgwick said. He slammed on the brakes and one of the
women was thrown against the dashboard of the car. The fast moving
object was rectangular "and had the shape of a large boxcar,"
Sedgwick said. He described it as being "all the same color, a
pale color." It wasn't overly brilliant and it didn't hurt their
eyes to look at it. "It was right in front of us. We had a clear
view, there was no guessing." He estimated the object to be about
a half mile from them and he said it appeared to settle into a
cornfield, with one end of the rectangle going down first, then
the other end also disappearing from view. (SL-71, page 5)
Aug. 4, 1973; Greenup, IL
Evening. Bill McMorris and his son were on their way home from
an evening of fishing near Hidalgo, Ill. Coming north on Route 130
through the hollows south of Greenup they saw the object across
the top of a farm house owned by Walter Gabel. "It was as big as a
house," McMorris, publisher of the Greenup newspaper, said. It was
at least three-fourths of a mile away and seemed to be coming
down, he said. He lost sight of it when he went down into a dip in
the road, and when he came up the other side of the hill, it was
gone. He too said it was evenly illuminated, no one spot any
brighter than any other. (SL-71, page 5)
Aug. 4, 1973; Greenup, IL
Patty Markwell, 13, was in her mother's car on the way to the
Tastee Freeze when she saw the object. "I just saw the end of it
over the trees," she said. "It was real bright, it looked
like light bulbs. It looked like somebody had a string on it, and
just pulled it down." Her mother, busy driving, couldn't take her
eyes off the road when Patty called out there was something real
bright in the sky, and she didn't see it. (SL-71, page 5)
Aug. 19, 1973; Greenup, IL
One report report came from a Charleston resident who said a
UFO had landed "about 200 feet from my car in the country and then
tried to get me on the way back to Charleston." (SL-71, page 5)
Sept., 1967; Brownsville, IN
2:00 a.m. Main features of case; disk craft observed at very
close range. Witness tried three times to touch craft. Reached
within a foot or so of its edge with his hand only to have it zip
away. (Worley files/Ridge/MUFON Indiana)
Sept. 2, 1973; Milroy, IN
2:30 PM. Short term abduction. Dark green object observed
in rear view mirror. Sped at auto and hovered at back window where
it appeared to be a greyish illuminated object with transparent
glass curved front. Two indistinct figures appeared on seats
inside the window. Witness mesmerized and shown scenes on his rear
window while traveling a short distance down highway.
(Investigated for CUFOS. by Don Worley)
Sept. 5, 1973; Morris, IL
11:30 p.m. 20-mins. Discoid object hovered over Northern Petro
Chemical Company plant. Brief power failure reported. (SL-71, page
12)
On the 59th day of flight Skylab III, the three-man crew saw
and photographed a strange red object (see photos). Not more than
30-50 nautical miles from them, Alan Bean, Owen Garriott and Jack
Lousman reported the object was brighter than any of the planets.
Unexplained.
Sept. 23, 1973; Fort Wayne, IN
7:20 p.m. Witness waiting to turn into Glenbrook Shopping
Center. Observed huge object shaped like an ocean liner with
rounded back and flat bottom and top. There were 5 rows of
throbbing yellow lights on the side of the slowly moving object.
Moved out of sight behind trees. No sound. (Worley files)
Sept. 24, 1973; Fort Wayne, IN
Evening. Two patrolmen saw an unidentified light while checking
on a report from a woman from Churubosco. Object moved slowly.
Authorities at Baier Field were notified. No a/c or balloons
launched, but they also saw the object in the west. (SL-72, page
15)
Sept. 29, 1973; Quincy, IL
8:30 p.m. Sheriff's officers trailed an unidentified flying
object {UFO) from the edge of Quincy to Baldwin Field before it
disappeared . A night deputy manning the sheriff's radio
watch said a call was received about 8:30 p.m. Saturday from
Halfpap's Trailer Court that an object was in the sky near there.
The radio officer said patrol deputies sent in response to the
call sighted the object shortly after reaching the area and began
trailing it. The object moved east to Baldwin Field, where it
became stationary. Officers said a the object hovered a short time
and then disappeared. The radio officer said that apparently while
the patrol officers were keeping the object under observation at
the airport, a call was received from the Camp Point area
reporting the object. The officer said the caller told him that
dogs were barking and other animals seemed upset. A check with the
FAA at Baldwin Field showed no planes were in the area at the
time, the radio officer said. Radar in Kansas City, Mo.,
reported only an airplane near Hannibal, Mo., moving west, the
officer said. (SL-72, 14)
Sept. 29, 1973; Obiob County, KY
Evening. Couple saw a bright-red light swoop down close enough
to to the earth to light up 1-1/2 acres of land, nearly causing a
7-car pile-up on SR 78 near Reelfoot Lake. (SL-72, page 10)
Sept. 30, 1973; Columbus, OH
9:30 p.m. Franklin County man found landing site of object he
saw hovering near his home. Site was in a field of waist-high
weeds about 1/4 mile south of Hall Rd. west of Outerbelt. Weeds
had been crushed to ground in semi-oval area 20'x30' - no scorch
marks. Object swooped down in zigzag pattern and dropped below
trees. Several dozen sightings were reported. (News clipping, no
source/date)
Oct. (date not determined), 1973; Red Bud, IL
2:30 p.m. Four-engine prop plane took evasive action to avoid
collision with strange, horseshoe-shaped object. Plane flew south,
object left easterly direction at high speed. Ends of horseshoe,
which were down, looked like "bubbles". Person reporting stated
that fishing "bobbers" kept popping out of the water as object
made 1/4 turns and passed over pond. (SL-76,4)
Oct. (date not determined), 1973; between Columbus and
Mansfield, OH
While driving after midnight, a man saw a light flashing to his
left, then right, then in front. It gained speed and disappeared
ahead of his car. He lost conscious memory while driving at
70 mph, and regained consciousness driving at 85-90 mph on the
same highway. On arrival at his home in Cleveland he
discovered a lapse of time he could not account for of 55 minutes
to an hour and twenty-five minutes. A series of disturbing
psychic experiences had occurred to the witness before and after
this time. In late winter of 1974-75 the witness went to a
psychologist in an attempt to recall the missing interval. Under
regressive hypnosis the witness saw himself turning off I-71,
asking himself "Why am I doing this?", and driving down a dark,
narrow tree-lined road, seeing three beings on the road, one with
both arms and legs outstretched, forming the silhouette of an X.
Two others were closer to his car. He next saw two sets of
eyes ahead and a face forming and shimmering on his left. Each set
of eyes was projected into his brain and out again. His next
impression was of approaching a craft with a door on the upper
side. He felt terror but as he passed through the door he felt
relief. He next felt himself lying on a table and saw beings
with a silvery metallic look. One was bending over looking at his
legs. A brightly lighted instrument was brought close to his head,
hurting his eyes. Presently he was out of the craft,
standing and watching it lift off. It was black, outlined by a
shimmering white light. (Ref. 5, First hand investigation).
Oct. (no date determined), 1973; Blyton, IN
6:00 p.m. A lady and her son observed some strange lights in
the east, but had to leave to attend a school program. On their
way they stopped and got out of the car to get a better look and a
large domed disc came out of the north, heading south. It was
described as "at least 30' across, and looked like two dinner
plates; one sitting normal, the other face down on it and a dome
on top." It was metallic gray, had colored lights on it, but the
main witness was not sure where. She reported something that
looked like "large windows, where the dome was on the round saucer
part." The object headed south, curved SW and they lost sight of
it. (MUFON Indiana, FI Drescher/Ridge files)
Oct. 1, 1973; Giles, TN
Evening. Two witnesses reported egg-shaped object with
brilliant light on top disappear behind nearby trees. Imprints
were found. (SL-76,17)
Oct. 1, 1973; Anthony Hill, TN
8:15 p.m. Three teenagers saw a huge, hairy robot-like creature
that walked mechanically with its hands upraised. It had a large
head. An egg-shaped UFO was also seen at the same time. This
occurred during a thunderstorm. Imprints were later found. (CHR
73, 11)
Oct. 3, 1973; Polo, IL
Evening. Police officer saw object over Mt. Morris that
appeared to project its orange glow in a beam toward the ground
and moved with occasional stops. "Seemed to follow (Burlington
Northern) RR tracks", Hoak said. Sheriff's deputies also reported
seeing the object in the sky in W. Ogle County. (News clipping)
Oct. 3, 1973; Jackson, MO
6:15 a.m. Truck driver injured by UFO: The Eddie Doyle Webb
case. (John Schuessler/Edward O'Herin, Sympap93, 60-84)
Oct. 5, 1973; Zeigler, IL
3:00 a.m. 15 mins. Lady saw object emitting high intensity
light that hovered near her residence. She thought her hallway
light was left on and got up to turn it off and saw the UFO and
the back yard bright as day. The light hurt her eyes. Vision
affected all day. (NCS)
Oct. 5, 1973; Laurel, IN
6:16 p.m. No sound/3 mins. House sized object seen through
binoculars. Bottom of hovering object had pale grey lines that
divided it into three sections. In each section was a circle of
lines in the white bottom.(?) (Worley files)
Oct. 5, 1973; Connersville, IN
7:17 p.m. Buzzing sound heard by some. Police received about
100 calls. Approx 1.5 hours. Unseen shape with red and white
lights. A few saw circular shape. Object hovered, jumped, made
fantastic low altitude passes over city. (Worley files)
Oct. 5, 1973; Waterloo, IN
8:15 p.m. 3 Hours 45 Mins. Object sat in eastern sky from 8:15
to nearly midnight, when it finally diminished into a light point.
Mushroom shaped with flat bottom. Red flashing light on top.
Hanging down under the object were long ropes. These were
described as being about the thickness of a man's arm, and about
half as long as the height of the craft. There were three of these
on each side of the bottom and they did not hang straight down but
rather slanted a little to the outside. The craft and ropes all
glowed a beautiful gold color. Two witnesses. (Worley files)
Oct. 6, 1973; Egypt Attacks Israel
The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War , also known as
the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was
fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973, between Israel and a
coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria. The war began on
the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur with a surprise joint attack by
Egypt and Syria crossing the cease-fire lines in the Sinai and
Golan Heights, respectively, which had been captured by Israel in
1967 during the Six-Day War. The war had far-reaching implications
for many nations.
Oct. 7, 1973; Middleton, OH
10:00 pm. Cigar shaped object with disks. No sound. Huge orange
cigar shaped object with 5 accompanying disks moving rapidly
through sky over city. Many retirees in complex of apartments and
people on streets viewed objects. Same objects seen several nights
before by many others. Many calls to Wright Patterson Air Force
Base. (Worley files)
Oct. 9, 1973; Fort Wayne, IN
Evening, Military radar at nearby Baer Field picked up the
object, but officers were unable to contact the craft or determine
what it was. Police said 750 persons spotted the UFO and calls
came in from 15 different areas. (Kirksville, Mo. "Daily Express",
SL-73,12)
Oct. 9, 1973; Eaton, IN
7:30 p.m. No. sound. One hour plus. Object hovered above
canning factory in residential area of town. Factory employees
observed object over plant and finally west of it. Chief of Police
thought the lighted object may have been 3,000 or 4,000 high, and
attempted to photograph it with no luck. Multicolored lights in
circle on object pulsing or moving in counterclockwise sequence.
Other sightings this time period and police received about 200
calls. (Worley files)
Oct. 10, 1973; Near Dayton, OH
8:00 p.m. At least 15 sightings of unidentified flying objects
"covered with red, green and blue lights" zooming about at
tree-top level, were reported in Southwestern Ohio Wednesday
night. The UFOs, sighted in the Dayton-Cincinnati area, were all
classified "unofficial" by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
officials. None were detected on radar because they apparently
were flying too low. The first sighting was reported shortly after
8 p.m. by a New Lebanon Township officer. "He didn't want to say
he saw it, but he said it," Montgomery County Sheriff's deputy
Michael Sullivan reported. "The officer said it was oblong and
covered with lights. It appeared stationary in the sky about tree
top level for several minutes until he tried to shine his cruiser
spot light on it," Sullivan said. "It then zoomed toward him and
then shot straight up in the air... after he turned out his
light... and disappeared." Sullivan said the UFO sightings lasted
from a fleeting moment to 12 minutes. "They would be behind the
trees and come up and fly away... as if you startled it or
something," he said. "No balloon, helicopter or kite can move that
fast or has that many lights attached or can go so quickly in a
straight-up direction," he said. A spokesman at Wright-Patterson,
whose UFO center was discontinued several years ago, said there
would be no attempt to investigate the sightings unless there was
an "imminent danger." Sullivan said his officers 'certainly can't
chase them." (UPI, The Columbus Dispatch, October 11, 1973)
Oct. 11, 1973: Montgomery County, OH
Dawn. About fifty motorists pulled off the expressway to watch
two plate-like objects. State Highway Patrol was dispatched.
(SL-72,13)
7:00 p.m. The Pascagoula Incident involved two men,
nineteen-year-old Calvin Parker and forty-two-year old Charles
Hickson, both of Gautier, Mississippi, who were fishing in the
Pascagoula River when they heard a buzzing noise behind them. Both
turned and were terrified to see a ten-foot-wide, eight-foot-high,
glowing egg-shaped object with blue lights at its front hovering
just above the ground about forty feet from the river bank. As the
men, frozen with fright, watched, a door appeared in the object,
and three strange beings floated just above the river towards
them. (See full report).
Oct. 11, 1973; Laurel, IN
7:30 p.m. 3-Mins. Sounded like swarm of bees. Object hovered
over little town at tree top height. Jiggled up and down and
sideways. Looked like two saucers together with cabin on top.
Bottom was trisected with circle in each of these. Truck driver
blew air horn and craft took off over trees at fantastic speed.
(Worley files)
Oct. 11, 1973; Connersville, IN
7:50 p.m. Four witnesses reported two objects flew over at
400-800 feet and headed east. Each oval-shaped object looked like
it had around 25 yellow and green lights, with a mist around them.
(Worley files)
Oct. 12, 1973; Cincinnati, OH
Humanoid being observed in object like transparent "bell jar"
(UFOE II, Section XII)
Oct. 14, 1973; West Central OH
About 80 reports of UFOs (discs with red and green lights,
elliptical objects) by citizens and police.
Oct. (middle), 1973; Connersville, IN
Around 8:00 p.m. Grey fish-shaped object with plastic-like
compartment on front and portholes on sides. Hull illuminated by
some 25 gold colored lights around bottom. Witness experienced
heat, and their ears hurt from the humming sound as object hovered
and passed over field near Fountain St. Two dark figures with very
large white eyes were in the pilots compartment. Seen from
shoulders up these were thinner build than humans. Two more
occupants of the same description were seen in portholes along
side of craft. Witnesses afraid but did not run due to curiosity.
(Worley files)
Oct. 14, 1973; Boston, OH
Evening. About eighty reports. Woman "hysterically" told law
officers an oblong object with blinking lights landed in a field
in Highland County. She was screaming and claimed a couple of cows
were killed when the object landed. (SL-73,11)
Oct. 15, 1973; Martinsville, IN
Evening. In South Central Indiana, Morgan County Deputy Sheriff
Robert Williams said he saw an unidentified flying object that
"took off from the ground" Monday night just northeast of
Martinsville. (News clipping)
Oct. 14, 1973; Greenfield, IN
Three men in their late teens observed a very bright round
object having sequentially flashing white lights on the periphery
and steady red and white lights seen below the periphery. The
night was clear and the object was much larger and brighter than
the stars and planets. The men observed the object for 5 to 10
minutes until it moved off at a rapid rate and disappeared behind
the tree line on the horizon. (Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR,
December 1973, page 3)
Oct. 15, 1973; Connersville, IN
4:30 p.m. No sound, three witnesses, 45 seconds. Appeared six
blocks from witnesses home. Silver colored oval dome on top with
three green doors. Craft size of house. Three lines came together
on bottom of craft. During this period in which the trisected UFO
was seen three different times in this period of a few weeks no
publicity had appeared in newspaper about what its bottom looked
like. This one too sped off horizontally. (Worley files)
Dusk. UFO terrorized Indiana farmer and his wife by chasing his
truck as he raced for home. Object vanished in a dazzling burts of
speed. (Press report)
Oct. 15, 1973; Connersville, IN
7:30p.m. Forty-five workers saw a round object during their
break. Five men from the D & M Dishwashing Manufacturing Co.
saw a round object over the AVCO test area. One witness rushed
into the plant to tell others and a total of 45 watched the
object. The object descended into the trees and rose up again and
flew off in a northeastern direction. The object had yellow and
blue lights reflecting onto silver. There was no sound connected
with the UFO. (Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR, February 1974, page 3)
Oct. 15, 1973; Connersville, IN
9:00 p.m. Oval with dome, no sound, 1 Min. Seen at rear of
D&M Mfg. plant when workers stepped outside for break. Craft
with row of yellow lights and intersecting lines on bottom hovered
over Government contracted test facility (explosives) west of
plant. This is 6 blocks north of where a craft hovered at 4:30. No
landing indications found at site. (Worley files)
Oct. 15, 1973; Nr. Berea, TN
10:30 p.m. Awakened by the barking of their dogs, a farm family
saw lights from a UFO in the woods. Then James Cline saw a being
with a glowing white head cross the road 50 ft. away. Claw-like
tracks were found in the road later as well as landing marks 22 ft
long by 12 ft wide where the UFO had been. (UFOE II, Section
VIII); CHR73,18)
Oct. 15, 1973; Connersville, IN
11:30 p.m. Three witnesses. No sound. Fishlike object suddenly
grew larger and in the blink of an eye appeared just above the
ground over a field on the north edge of E. Connersville. One
abductee lost 1.5 hours. Humanoids, 4'. Eight to ten people seen
onboard! (Worley files)
Oct. 16, 1973; London, OH
School bus driver saw a glowing yellow-orange oblong object
moving west to east. Object hovered above some trees, its glow
completely lighting up the area. Finally rose straight up and
moved away. (UFOE II, Section VIII)
Oct. 16, 1973: Chillicothe, OH
Motorist buzzed by three luminous objects; one with blinding
green light followed her home. About 15 minutes later a nearby
Greenfield police officer reported following a huge object, white
with a glowing red light, for about five miles." (UFOE II, Section
VIII)
Oct. 17, 1973; Princeton, IN
4:40 p.m. Two young boys spotted a strange object just before
dark. Described as silver and looking like a "fish", this distant
object may have been an airplane reflecting sunlight, except that
it hovered at first then took off real fast. Besides that, the
"fish" description has cropped up several times in this chrono
where little publicity was given. "Kevin came home in near panic,"
said Mrs. Charles Whitehead, Princeton 'That's how I knew it
wasn't just a little boys' joke." Her nine-year-old son and his
friend. Teddy Waldroup, 7, reported seeing the unusual object in
the sky while playing at the St Joseph School playground.
(Princeton Daily Clarion, Oct. 18)
Oct. 17, 1973; Connersville, IN
8:00 p.m. An 11-year-old girl and her cousin had been making a
scarecrow in the front yard for Halloween. They heard a humming
sound and thought that it was an airplane, but when the object
that was producing the noise stopped dead above them, the humming
quit. The object was saucer-shaped, silver gray on top, with
bright lights along the bottom. They were so shocked that they
didn't know what to do. So they just stood there and stared at it
until what they described as "fogs" started to come out of the
craft, then they ran into the house. There was a "pfft" sound when
the "substance" was ejected. When their curiosity got the better
of them, they went back into the yard. Three glowing white "fogs"
or objects had come out of the object and one had circled the
field. After this, the craft started to hum and headed towards the
woods in the northeast. After a total of three minutes the object
went below the tree-line and was lost to view. Witness had scoop
mark type scar on her leg below her knee. (MUFON Indiana, FI
Worley; Ridge files)
Oct. 17, 1973; Clinton, IL
Police and citizens saw as many as eight yellow-orange, highly
maneuverable objects. (UFOE II, Section VIII)
Oct. 17, 1973; Johnson City, TN
Several sightings of UFOs: circular copper-colored object that
descended, hovered near ground, took off straight up; tall
humanoid being who accosted children; glowing red sphere that
alternately hovered and moved. (UFOE II, Section VIII)
Oct. 17, 1973; Watauga, TN
Evening. A circular, copper-colored UFO hovered just off the
ground while a 6 ft being reached out of a doorway and tried to
grab two children. It had two claw-like hands and blinking
eyes.(CHR73,21)
Oct. 18, 1973; Fort Knox, KY
7:15 a.m. Sergeant First Class Ralph E. Green, motor sergeant
for the Headquarters Company 194th Armored Brigade, spotted the
UFO Thursday morning. "I was walking up the road by the motor pool
and I caught sight of this extreme burst of light twirling in the
air. It had a bright red light on top and a bright red light on
bottom. And in between were these rotating lights . . .green,
blue, yellow, and red." He described the object as
oval-shaped with a dark background. It seemed. enormous although
it was too far away to really estimate its size. "It was roughly a
mile or so away and roughly 1,000 feet off the ground," he said.
When Green first saw the UFO, it was slowly coming toward him, but
then it slowed and "hovered over a wooded area in the tank trails
by the motor pool," he explained. Green yelled at PFC Eddie R.
Halstead, who was working in the motor pool's tool room. PFC
Halstead also described the UFO as circular with red, green, blue
end yellow lights flashing around the center . . ."like a
Christmas tree."..."The UFO hovered over the area for a while, SFC
Green said. "It was positioned so still. . .it looked like it
would fall out of the sky. It wasn't even moving, then it slowly
started to veer off to the right, made a real sharp right turn and
disappeared. It went so fast it went plumb out of sight."
(Louisville Courier, Oct. 25)
Oct. 18, 1973; Rosewood, OH
7:30 p.m. American Airlines Flight 21, a Boeing 747 at 33,000'
encountered apparently the same UFO witnessed by Capt. Coyne and
his crew over Mansfield, OH. (CUFOS,92)
Oct. 18, 1973; Galion, OH
9:00 p.m. (+-) Walter and Mary Kowalchik near Mansfield were
talking on the local network of their Ham radio group with
Richard Swain, a Technical Sergeant in the Air Force, who was in
Galion, Ohio. Kowalchik reported: Swain said, "There's something
strange. First of all, it's a strange light. No airplane has a
light like that. It's an orange glow, rather than a flashing red
or green. And secondly," he said, "it isn't behaving like an
aircraft. -Now wait a minute, there's something strange herel" And
he was all excited. He was in Galion and he said it was
heading towards Shelby. (Ref. 7, page 87, Zeidman)
Oct. 18, 1973; Shelby, OH
9:00 p.m. (+-) Now it so happens that Mr. Eldon Heck sent his
wife out in the yard to scan the skies while he was on the air.
She came back to report that she was sighting something strange
over the Shelby area. (Ref. 7, page 87, Zeidman)
Oct. 18, 1973: Mansfield area, OH
9:00 p.m. (+-) Then we have a report from Gordon Sponseller who
was also in the Air National Guard, and he reported while on the
air, "There is a strange object. I can't identify it because all I
can see is a light. I cannot see an object, but I can see a
strange light, and the manner in which it is maneuveringit' s
very rapidly in one direction and then a sudden stop."
Sponseller said that no object with any mass at all could possibly
stop that suddenly. "Something is strange," he said. "Either
someone is shining a light against some clouds, or it's a type of
maneuvering that is very fast." (Ref. 7, page 87, Zeidman)
Oct 18, 1973; SW of Mansfield, OH
9:00 p.m. (approx) The Kowalchik sighting. Mary sighted an
aircraft in the sky, and she knew it was an aircraft because of
the flashing lights on the craft, and it was moving at a very
steady rate across the sky like an airplane would, whereas the
other object was moving very rapidly from spot to spot on the
skyline. So Mary called Walter out and as he got there she said,
"Look at that! Oh my God, they're gonna crash!" Because they
were on a collision courseat least it appeared from there, and
they did come close together and veered off--the orange object
veered off, and the plane kept going on, and that's about the
extent of our sighting. (Ref. 7, page 88, Zeidman)
10:30 p.m. Lady had gone to bed but was disturbed by a noise,
described as sounding like a barge on the river. She decided to go
outside and check it out. She saw an object over her garage and to
the south, merely an outline produced by as many as 50 lights, not
exactly evenly-spaced. It didn't appear to have any body, and it
had a red flashing light on the rear, long and narrow, about 3
times as long as it was wide, moving real slow East to West. She
observed the long side view about 3 minutes, and right in front of
her house it turned south toward the river and she saw the end
view, described as like a squared-off cigar. At this time it was
really low and she said she should have seen metal as it went past
a tree. 5 minutes. (UFO Filter Center Files, FI Fran Ridge, MUFON
SSD).
11:05 p.m. Army Reserve helicopter encountered domed,
craft-like object that beamed green light into cockpit, lifted
helicopter off course (UFOE II). The Army helicopter 68-15444 was
returning from Columbus, Ohio to Cleveland, Ohio, and southeast of
Mansfield Airport, Ohio while flying at an altitude of 2500 feet
and on a heading of 030 degrees, SSG Yanacsek observed a red light
on the east horizon, 90 degrees to the flight path of the
helicopter. Approximately 30 seconds later, SSG Yanacsek indicated
the object was converging on the helicopter at the same altitude
at an airspeed in excess of 600 knots and on a midair collision
heading. Captain Coyne observed the converging object, took over
the controls of the aircraft and initiated a power descent from
2500 feet to 1700 feet to avoid impact with the object. A radio
call was initiated to Mansfield Tower who acknowledged the
helicopter and was asked by Capt. Coyne if there were any high
performance aircraft flying in the vicinity of Mansfield Airport,
however there was no response received from the tower. The crew
expected impact from the object; instead the object was observed
to hesitate momentarily over the helicopter and then slowly
continued on a westerly course accelerating at a high rate of
speed, clear west of Mansfield Airport then turn 45 degrees
heading to the Northwest. Capt. Coyne indicated the altimeter read
a 100 fpm (feet per minute) climb and read 3500 feet with the
collective in the full down position. The aircraft was returned to
2500 feet by Capt. Coyne and flown back to Cleveland, Ohio. The
flight plan was closed and the FAA Flight Service Station notified
of the incident. The radio returned to normal 10 minutes after the
incident, having gone completely dead on both UHF and VHF
frequencies just after Coyne had established contact with
Mansfield control tower. Some witnesses on the ground reported
seeing the helicopter as well as and object "like a blimp" and "as
big as a school bus" hovering above the helicopter. When the UFO's
green light appeared it was described by the witnesses as "like
rays coming down and the helicopter, the trees, the road and
everything turned green." Capt Coyne : "From a speed of 600
mph, it abruptly slowed down to our exact speed of 100 mph and
hovered above us." Co-pilot Jezzi: "The object was cigar-shaped,
metallic grey, with a dome on top." Staff Sergeant Healey : "It
was about 60 feet long, without any portholes or intake openings
that we could see. At first it was just showing a red light in
nose. Then a green spotlight at the back swept around and shone
into our cabin." (Sources: Zeidman, NARCAP Case 36, <
http://www.nicap.org/docs/coynefoiadoc1.jpg>Army
Disposition Form, 23 Nov 1973 )
Oct. 19, 1973; Indianapolis, IN
Cessna pilot, object on radar. No details or listed source.
Oct. 19, 1973; Albany, OH
7:30 p.m. Upon arriving home, witness saw a "ghost-like" figure
floating about 50 ft above the ground at 1000 ft distance; it was
about 4 ft tall and thin, "like a person draped in a
close-fitting sheet." It was seen only briefly when she
noticed a bright white object moving about, and approaching to
within 200 ft, before going away. Object was about 20 ft in
diameter and about 25-30 ft off the ground. Later, as she made
supper, she saw a "little blue-green thing" about 2.5 ft tall and
with a face with "spiky things at the tops and the sides of the
head," look in an open door; it had stumpy arms (she saw no
legs), and quickly disappeared from sight. UFO sightings occurred
about the same time in nearby Athens and elsewhere. (Eberhardt,
Sympap75,74, Ref. 5)
Oct. 19, 1973; between Vernon and Sherritts, OH
Oct. 19, 1973; Goshen, OH
9:00 p.m. (=-) While out on his farm with his coon dogs, "Sam"
came upon a dimly lit object sitting in a field on tripod legs,
approx. 300 ft away. The object was saucer-shaped with a dome
atop, and about 75-100 ft wide, with two blue and two white
lights. Three humanoid figures of roughly normal size were seen
moving about the object. The dogs "carried on something fierce"
and approached no closer; after almost three minutes, the figures
were seen climbing up a ladder under the center of the object,
which then took off vertically. 3-min. (Personal communication
from the investigator via Len Stringfield, January, 1975,
CHR73,56).
9:30 p.m. Two men followed an object that looked about the size
of a B-52, then lost sight of it behind a cluster of trees. "I do
a lot of flying myself," one commented, "and when I first sighted
this object I thought it was going to land at the airport." (see
news clipping)
2:00 a.m. An early morning encounter with a "triangular-shaped
object about the size of two cars" hovering about tree-top high
not more than 100 yards" from home. "Early Saturday morning about
2a.m. a dog awoke our little boy," said Richerson. "My wife went
to calm him down and while she was bent over to pick him up she
looked out the window and saw this glowing object across the road.
She came in and woke me up and we stood there for about 15 minutes
watching it hover in a field across the road. I wish now that I
had gone out but it startled me." (See drawing/news clipping)
6:50 a.m. The primary witness was a conductor on a L&N
train that had an encounter with a UFO. Mt. Vernon, is a little
town 15 miles west of the city of Evansville. They had passed
through Mt. Vernon and were headed east nearing the Lamont
crossing, which is about 2-miles west of the outskirts of
Evansville. A nocturnal light incident had preceded this close
encounter. When they neared Caborn (6-7 miles east of Mt. Vernon),
the conductor told the rear conductors by intercom that they had
seen a real bright light behind them. When they got near St.
Phillips, the rear conductor reported that there now was a train
following them, on the same track, and the RR blocking system
showed something approaching them. As they approached a steep hill
at the Lamont Crossing, one of the diesel engine units overheated
and the train was immobilized. When the object behind the train
backed away, the blocking system showed the object retreating. The
diesel unit was now restarted and the train, loaded down with
coal, made it up the hill and on into Evansville. See full report.
(UFO Filter Center, FI Francis Ridge, MUFON SSD).
Oct. 21, 1973; Covedale, OH
A mother and her son observed a gray humanoid near a UFO. The
being was completely surrounded by a bell jar-shaped area of
light. No facial features could be discerned. Ground traces from
the UFO were later found. (CHR73,32)
Oct. 22, 1973; Upton, IN
6:50 p.m. A man was farming and noticed an object which looked
like it was going to land. No sound was heard. Observer and
daughter were about 2-3 blocks from the OWL (my designation for an
object with lights) and moved to the other side of the field to
watch. Described "real bright", "red, white (or amber) and green"
lights. This object was either on or near the (RR) tracks just
before a train heading NW went through. Object dimmed and hovered
near passing train for about a minute, then took off towards Mt.
Vernon. Daughter was scared. (UFO Filter Center Files, FI Fran
Ridge, MUFON SSD).
Oct. 22, 1973 (?); Mauni, IL
Unconfirmed date & insufficient data report of an object
seen flying over a train. (Source: Logged 749, RR employee)
Oct. 22, 1973; Hartford City, IN
9:45 p.m. Couple in car with baby approach small bright silver
figures bouncing on highway 9 miles east of Hartford City. They
seemed to be dressed in silver suits with tube running from face
to chest. On the feet of the two small figures were square looking
objects that extended over at the heel. The frightened female
driver opted not to turn and instead sped at the figures and
swerved around them as they moved clumsily in slow motion
attempting to get off the highway. Down road calmer male witness
took over and returned to area (home was nearby). The figures had
disappeared but witnesses observed a snake-like pattern of lights
over nearby cornfield. Next day in this field small footprints
were found by State Policeman sheriff's deputy, and witness.
(Worley files, CHR73,34; UFOE II, Section XII).
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Oct. 23, 1973; Hartford City, IN
12:15 a.m. A wrecker truck driver, gas station owner,
encountered these same figures about one mile south of the first
sighting. He first noticed cats, rabbits, possums etc moving out
of the locality then spotted the two figures in the pasture field.
They were too bright and turned their backs to the light so he
observed them only with the side of his wrecker headlights. The
high pitched sound was also present. He too noticed their square
footwear with the heel overhang. The little figures bounced slow
motion into the air two times with arms flopping a little. Then on
the third bounce they both just took off in a feet down position.
The startled observer lost them when they sailed out of the area
illuminated by his lights. He did see some tracer-like lights
coming down from above. (Worley files).
Oct. 23, 1973; Russell Springs, KY
A woman saw two 3-ft tall beings in her carport who walked
around the side of the house, entered a craft "shaped like a
washing tub" sitting on the ground, which then rose over the house
and disappeared. The men were reddish and walked like they were on
tip toes. The ground was disturbed where the craft had been
sitting. (CHR73,36; UFOE II, Section XII).
Oct. 24, 1973; Fayette County, IN
No sound,15 secs. Dark object with blue and red lights and one
intense white light which blinded him. Object arose from in front
of trees south of witness and passed over auto then went out of
sight in the north. State Police called. (Worley files)
About 9:00 p.m. CE-III; possible CE-IV. Woman in car pulling
into drive, notices her headlights appear to cause a "washtub"
object to light up and illuminate her back yard. (See report.
MORA3/93)
Oct. 25, 1973, US Forces go on DEFCON III
The U.S. became concerned that the Soviet Union might intervene
in the Arab/Israeli (Yom Kippur War) and U.S. forces including
Strategic Air Command, Continental Air Defense Command, European
Command and the Sixth Fleet were placed on DEFCON III Alert.
9:00 p.m. Glowing orange oval hovered 300 feet above car, light
reflected brightly off of car hood; object then sped out of sight.
(News clipping; UFOE II, Section VIII)
On 26 October, CINCSAC and CINCONAD reverted to normal DEFCON
status.
Oct. 31, 1973; USEUCOM went off DEFCON III
USEUCOM (less the Sixth Fleet) went off DEFCON III status.
Oct. 31, 1973; Okawville, IL
Time not given. About 20 miles southwest of Okawville. Eight;
high school students were driving a station wagon when they
spotted an unexplainable light hovering above the road directly in
front of them, and then quickly disappeared. (News clipping)
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Nov. 1, 1973; Mt. Vernon, IN - MADAR APD 00m00s 18 cpm
At 9:47 p.m., the Multiple Anomaly Detection And Recording unit
was triggered. The background radiation level was 18 cpm, normal
for the area, but something had caused the disturbance. Something
probably within a five-mile radius had tripped the sensor, right
at the peak in sightings. There was a sighting of a blue and green
light at Bufkin, just a few miles north of the MADAR site. It had
moved up and down, back and forth, beginning at 10:40 p.m. and
there was a humming noise associated with it.
Nov. 1, 1973; Bufkin, IN
10:40 p.m. Blue and green object with humming noise observed
near Mt. Vernon for 10 minutes. First went from west to east, then
north to south, moving up and down and back and forth. Last seen
at Meade Johnson plant at Mt. Vernon. (UFOFC, Ridge files)
Nov. 2, 1973; Mt. Vernon, IN
10:37 p.m. Chief of Police Wilfred Clark & Officer John
Tucker were on a pursuit of a drunken-driver who had gone into a
ditch. While they were waiting for a wrecker they observed an OBOL
(Orange Ball of Light) which reacted to light. Flashlight seemed
to cause the object to get brighter and closer. After about 1-1/2
minutes of observing the object the squad car spotlight was put on
it and the object moved off. (UFO Filter Center Files, FI Fran
Ridge, MUFON SSD).
Nov. 2, 1973; Mt. Vernon, IN
10:40 p.m. The witness was a 23-year-old warehouseman at Mt.
Vernon Milling Co. and reported a wedge-shaped object. While at
work he observed it south above Fuhrer Ford for about 15-20
seconds. "I went out to check my hopper cars. Climbing up onto the
car I happened to look back. I stood on top and watched the object
until it disappeared. Best I can describe (it, is) at about six
city blocks away...60-100 feet in the air.... I could hear no
sound.....Seemed like it disappeared as if you would shut off a TV
set. It was light orange and slowly faded out," (UFOFC, Ridge
files)
Nov. 6, 1973; Evansville, IN
2:09 a.m. Owner of Stadium Inn saw huge glowing object from
front of place of business, chased at high speed on Division St..
Object at 1500' altitude and one mile range lit up Meade Johnson,
looked like yellow-gold big moon. Referred by State Police.
(UFOFC, Ridge files)
Nov. 16, 1973; Evansville, IN
9:45 p.m. Young man (15) and three others (l boy & 2 girls)
saw object come down and land twice, tried to catch it as it
traveled about 10' above the ground. Had round thing on it like an
electric eye and glowing red basket-like bottom section.
Conventional aircraft near had spotlights. Phoned into UFO Filter
Center by boy's mother. (FI-4, Ridge files).
Nov. 17, 1973; The Sixth Fleet Resumes Normal DEFCON Status.
Nov. 23, 1973; Matthews, MO
11:30 p.m. This close encounter began with the observation of
five red lights in a curve, indicating something round. The
witness was driving to her grandmother's house and witnessed the
bright lights which were very low out her passenger window to the
east. When the lights got behind her she pulled off the road and
got out of the car as they approached. Another car from the north
stopped to see if she needed help, saw the lights and sped off.
Object passed over with a humming noise. ((AUN10,2)
Nov. 28, 1973; 2 miles East of Bufkin, IN (near Mt. Vernon)
7:15 p.m. This incident involved three witnesses who reported
two orange-red balls of light that hovered low to the ground in
the west for about six minutes. The main witness was very shook up
by the incident and contacted the UFO Filter Center while it was
occurring. One object was larger than the other and was more
"orange and red speckled". (UFO Filter Center Files, FI Fran
Ridge, MUFON SSD).
