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The 1967 UFO Chronology
The "Mother of all Sighting Waves"  One of the Launch Control Facilities at Malmstrom AFB in Montana Missileers report major Minuteman Missile shutdown in 1967 Map of sightings for 1967, courtesy of Larry Hatch's "U" Database (Pending) Map of Sightings for 1965-1969, courtesy of Larry Hatch's "U" database
The year, 1967, encompassed a major part of the most
intensive and
long-lasting
UFO sighting wave of all time. The wave was a U.S. and international
UFO
sighting wave that actually began in 1966. Not only was this a massive
sighting wave involving nuclear equipped missile shutdowns, but also a
number of humanoid
incidents were reported along with the usual ground
and air incidents. Other information pertaining
to the wave are explored in the following reports, the first one
available from the Fund for UFO Research; the others online on the
NICAP site: "Alien Invasion
or Human
Fantasy? The 1966-67 UFO Wave" (Richard Hall)
"1967: The Overlooked UFO Wave and the Colorado Project" (Richard Hall) "The Sighting Wave of 1967 - Indiana: A NICAP Subcommittee Investigation" (Francis Ridge)
The latest update comes from Ref. 3 (see footnotes) by Jacques Vallee, and lists cases from the USSR. Francis Ridge NICAP Site Coordinator ___________________________________________________________________________________ Jan., 1967 (Unknown date); Galesburg, IL
City, county, and state police were dispatched to an area west of Galesburg, Illinois after reports of sightings of a large UFO, "bigger than a trailer", with blue lights and a funnel on top were received. One Knoxville farmer and several motorists reported that the UFO "was round, big as a house, had no flying lights, but let off a greenish-blue light." Vibrations from the craft could be felt in the farmer's truck as it followed him along the Victoria blacktop about 7:00 PM. ( Skylook 41, p. 13) Jan. 3, 1967 (approximate); New Richmond, Indiana Dome-shaped object hovered over car, roadway brightly illuminated. Forward motion slowed, unable to accelerate, loss of steering control (Section VI). Jan. 5 [25?], 1967; Winsted [Howard Lake?], Minn. (BBU) 4:30 a.m. Civilian man [Lenz?], 32, driving to work stopped to check his 1964 Chevy truck when its engine stalled. He then saw an intense light to his right, coming closer, then landing on the road, so he locked himself inside the truck. Object 75 ft diameter 30 ft high settled on tripod landing gear, an elevator-like device came down, and a man dressed in blue coveralls with "a glass fishbowl on his head," of medium height, seemed to check something then left. (Vallée Magonia 812; FUFOR Index) Jan. 5, 1967; Philadelphia, PA 5:40 p.m. EST. A bank employee and three others watched a disc-shaped object with alternate red and green lights around it. The object circled over the area and emitted a buzzing sound. Each time it reached the western part of the circle, it stopped and changed to a vertical position, only the red lights visible and brightening, then it flipped back and resumed circling as before. After 45 minutes it shot away to the south. From the point where it disappeared, a square object sped into view going north. This object had a dim, blue-green light on each corner. Shortly afterwards, many aircraft were active in the sky. (U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. III, No. 11, Jan.-Feb., 1967, p. 4.) 11:45 p.m. EST. A man and his daughter saw a thick, double-convex (lens) shaped disc with a dark upper surface, trapezoidal sections of fluorescent light on the lower portion, and pulsating colored lights (body lights). The object responded to house spotlights by blinking in the same sequence (light reaction). (Air Force report form in Colorado Project files.) Jan. 7, 1967; St. Louis, MO 5:45 p.m. CST. A man first saw 4-5 square lights in a tilted row (body lights). The object, a domed disc shaped like a straw hat with flickering lights on the dome, then turned bright red. It appeared to be metallic. It hovered, tilted, leveled off, and sped away. (Letter dated 1/21/67 in NICAP files.) Jan. 8, 1967; Goose Bay AFB, Labrador, Canada (BBU)
USAF MAC C-97 pilot and ground radar operators tracked
object at 2,100 knots (2,400 mph). (Project 1947)
Jan. 9, 1967; Lake St. Clair, Detroit, MI 2:30 p.m. Photos by Grant and Dan Jaroslaw, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, four Polaroids depicting a flying saucer. The boys claimed that they observed the saucer pass over low and silently not far from their home. The object remained in view for ten minutes, after which they reported seeing an Air Force helicopter give chase. Dr. Hynek examined the photos and stated in a Detroit News article that there appeared to be no indication of a hoax. Unfortunately, it was. In 1976 the Jaroslaw brothers admitted to perpetrating the prank. Jan. 9, 1967; Malta, Montana 9:00 p.m. MST. Alerted by their dog, (animal reaction), a farm family saw a large rectangular object that had glowing red light along the bottom and a large amber light on top (body lights) moving at high speed. It landed in a field where it remained for an hour with the red glow its distinguishing feature. Then the object suddenly disappeared as if it had taken off at high speed. (Billings Gazette, Montana, 1/20/67, copy in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files.) Jan. 10, 1967; Bruceville, IN
8:30 p.m. EST. A woman and her son, 16, were driving home when they saw an elliptical dull gray object glowing a bluish color around the rim. It was estimated to be 25 feet over the car, 30 feet in diameter and 8 feet thick. The object hovered, moved slowly, then accelerated away. It displayed a disc shape when it banked slightly, and it had several dim lights (body lights) on its rim. (Ridge, 1994, p. 19. from APRO Bulletin No. 15.) Jan. 10, 1967; Bangor, PA 10:50 p.m. EST. An electronics technician heard an intermittent sound that changed in pitch, then saw over the treetops two brilliant lights. Each light was dome-shaped and had a ring at the outer circumference. The objects maintained a constant position relative to each other. They moved, hovered, and then faded. A light beam was emitted to the ground, then disappeared. The initial lights then reappeared and the objects departed vertically at high speed. (Narrative from witness in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files.) Jan. 11, 1967; Aveyon, France Cat. 3. White ball, oval near ground, whistling sound, heat, paralysis, car vibrating, road sign. (Flying Saucer Review, Vol. 17, No. 1; See Rodeghier, 1981, p.31) Jan. 13, 1967; Iola, KS 1:30 a.m. CST. A 9-year-old saw a circular object with lighted dome, numerous body lights, short wings, three wheels hanging down, a door, and windows. A strange-looking man wearing a crinkley green suit stood in the door, sometimes illuminated by a rotating red light. The object hovered over a field, circled the house, and flew away. (Report from a dairy farm owner, Iola , KS, in NICAP files.) Jan. 13, 1967; SW New Mexico, NW
of El
Paso, Tex., to Flagstaff-Winslow, Ariz. (BBU)
10 p.m. Pilot Carl M., an FO, and a passenger Jimmie Moran
on a Lear Jet 23 en route from Houston, Tex., to Las Vegas, Nev., at
41,000 ft and 300 knots airspeed (Mach 0.82 or about 540 mph TAS) on a
300° heading saw a flashing [?] red oval luminous object in the 10
o'clock position. Object split into 4 similar red oval objects
vertically a number of times, each separated by about 2,000 ft and each
emitting a "red ray," then retracting the lowest objects up into the
top object. Albuquerque radar tracked the object 39 miles ahead of the
Lear jet moving on the same heading, with no transponder signal and at
that moment the object blinked off visually for 30 seconds then blinked
on. Albuquerque control contacted a National Airlines DC-8 over Casa
Grande, Ariz., whose pilot confirmed the Lear pilot's reports.
Albuquerque control warned the Lear that the object suddenly darted
towards the Lear at high speed within seconds until the radar blips
merged
[possibly 39 miles in 10 seconds or roughly 14,000 mph]. Object flooded
the Lear with intense red light so bright the pilot had difficulty
seeing his instrument panel, and it maintained position in front of the
Lear for a few minutes then, then blinked out then came on again and
started falling back behind the left wing, then pulled forward again.
(When the object blinked off radar at Albuquerque controllers would
lose the object then regain it when it blinked on again (?).) Both UFO
and Lear jet made left turns over Winslow, Ariz., then Los Angeles
Center radar picked up both targets. Past Flagstaff the object climbed
at a 30° angle disappearing to the W in <10 seconds. (Hynek UFO
Experience
chapter. 7, case RV-1; NARCAP; BB files??)
Feb., No date; Brown County, INJan. 15(?), 1967; Boxford, MA 3:00 a.m. EST. A witness saw a bright red object that looked like an upside down saucer (disc) with a white glowing rim. The object approached and circled the witness's home before moving away and disappearing. (Fowler, 1974, p. 343.). Jan. 15, 1967; Granville, MA 5:45 p.m. EST. A woman and her two nieces saw a domed disc with white light emanating from portholes in its base. A humming sound was heard, and the sky and ground were illuminated by white light. Red flame jets appeared at one end when motion occurred. Speed was variable. At one point all its lights went out, and when they came back on, the portholes were showing red light. The object was seen three times within 20 minutes before disappearing. (Hartford Courant, Conn., 1/16/67; Gillmor, 1969, case 13; Keyhoe and Lore, 1969a, p. 45; U.F.O Investigator, Vol. III, No. 11, Jan-Feb, 1967, p. 4.) Jan. 15, 1967; North Granby, CN Unspecified time. Six miles to the southeast of Granville, MA in North Granby, Conn., two women saw a disc-shaped object with a flange around it and white beams of light from portholes. The object passed between witnesses and a mountain. (Springfield Union, Mass., 2/22/67, copy in Keyhoe Archives) Jan. 15, 1967; Roosevelt, UT 6:00 p.m. MST. Two couples saw a yellow glow coming from inside a dome-shaped object estimated to be two miles away. The object hovered and moved around slowly. (Salisbury, 1974, Case 40, Table 1) Jan. 16, 1967; Charleston, South Carolina (BBU)
(McDonald list)Jan. 16, 1967; Warner, NH 5:00 p.m. EST. A motorist noticed a bright light seemingly pacing him. A long cigar-shaped object with amber windows eventually came toward him on a slow and steady course, and he heard a soft purring sound. On one side was a blinking red light. Two very bright white lights were on the ends of protrusions sticking out from the sides near the front and these lights shone ahead like headlights. A second witness (retired missionary), was alerted and she reported seeing two bright light beams pointed earthward with a dark area between. The lights were bright yellow in the center and white around the edges. (New Hampshire NICAP Subcommittee report, NICAP files.) Jan. 16, 1967; Warner, NH 5:15 p.m. A couple in the same area reported seeing a slow-moving gray object with body lights. At 5:30 pm a woman and her daughter saw an object that looked like a box kite without paper (presumably rectangular) with two bright headlights on the front. The object was moving slowly, and hovering soundlessly, but there was a purring sound when it started to move away rapidly. All witnesses reported the object to be huge. (U.F.O Investigator, Vol. Ill, No. 12, Mar.-Apr., 1967, p. 5.) Jan. 16, 1967; Southeastern
United States
Approximately 4:30-6:30 A.M. Sodium vapor clouds from rocket launched
at Eglin AFB, FL, blue-green color, visible over wide area.Jan. 17, 1967; Freetown, IN Francis Bedel, Jr., (23) of Portland, Indiana, was driving on State Highway 135, a two-lane blacktop road, north of Freetown, he later reported to State Police, when a brilliant glowing white light darted into his field of vision. It apparently hovered over the road for a few seconds, then slowly reversed its course. Bedel was so busy staring at the spectacle that he lost control of his car, which left the road and was badly damaged. State Police who investigated said that Bedel was not drinking and was not injured in the crash. (NICAP files) Jan. 17, 1967; Same evening; Freetown, IN Jan.18, 1967; S. Williamstown, MA Jan. 18, 1967; Norton, MA Jan. 18, 1967; Shamokin, PA 9:05 a.m. EST. The owner of an appliance store saw a dull aluminum-colored sphere with a flange around the middle and a window at the top hovering about 4 feet over the road ahead of him. He estimated it to be 25 feet in diameter. When he was 10 feet from it, the object took off and swiftly rose out of sight. Two projections like antennae were visible on the top and two legs underneath, with an apparent propeller between them that revolved slowly while the object was hovering, faster during ascent. (NICAP report; Charleston Gazette, 1/20/67; Huntington Herald 1/20/67; Keyhoe and Lore, 1969a, sketch p. 46; Flying Saucer Review, 13 (3), May-June 1967, p. 4; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. Ill, No. 11, Jan.-Feb., 1967, p. 4, dated as Jan. 17.) Jan. 19, 1967; Milan, IN Jan. 19, 1967; Shamokin, PA area Jan. 20, 1967; Methuen, MA Jan. 20, 1967; Over Lake Ontario Jan. 21, 1967; Gering, NE Jan. 22, 1967; Providence, NC Jan. 24, 1967; Astoria, NY Jan. 24, 1967; Westport, CN Jan. 24, 1967; Yorba Linda, CA Jan. 25, 1967
Dr. E. U. Condon, scientific director of the Colorado UFO Project,
spoke to the Corning, NY, section of the American Chemical Society,
stating that the government should get out of the UFO business, since
there was apparently nothing to it.Jan. 25, 1967; South Ashburnham, MA
Betty Andreassen abduction case. Craft described as oval with a rim around its circumference, and resting on three legs. (Hall, 2001, pp. 529-30, from Fowler, 1979, 1982, 1990, 1995, section XIII). Jan. 26, 1967; Jamaica, NY
1:30 a.m. EST. Three witnesses saw an oblong or oval object, gray or silver, with a red top. On top were several protrusions, along which moved green flashes of light. The object moved in erratic flight with a swirling motion and made a "weird" noise. A dog was reported to be upset by the phenomenon (animal reaction) during the sighting. (New York NICAP Subcommittee report and letter with a copy of Air Force report form, in NICAP files.) Jan. 26, 1967; Kirkwood, MO 5:40 a.m. CST. A woman saw a disc-shaped object that was flat on the bottom and had a rounded top (dome). A group of closely spaced red lights was visible on the bottom. The object flew straight for 5-6 seconds before disappearing. (NICAP report form.) Jan. 26, 1967; Havre, MT 8:15 p.m. MST. A man saw a solid ball (sphere) with blinking yellow body light(s) which descended, circled a mountain, and flew off. (NICAP report form.) Jan. 26, 1967; Heidelberg, Germany 8:30 p.m. LT. Witnesses first heard a pulsating sound, then saw a shiny, metallic dirigible-shaped (elliptical) object; hovering over a building. As jets approached the object, it took off (aircraft avoidance) with its lights flashing in a regular cycle. (APRO Bulletin, May-June 1967, p. 4.) Jan. 26, 1967; Near Coffeen, Illinois (BBU)
9 p.m. John Cox, Methodist minister, driving on Route 185
saw a 60 ft object, flat on the bottom, rounded on top, 10 ft thick,
cross the road silently 300 ft away, at low speed. (Vallée
Magonia 813; Hynek-CUFOS-Willy Smith files)Jan. 28, 1967; Irish Valley, PA 6:00 p.m. Members of three families saw two objects, one saucer shaped (disc) with projections and a dome on top, blinking red and green lights across the front and a silver object protruding from the top. The objects variously maneuvered and hovered, together and independently. Many other area sightings also were reported. (Shamokin News Dispatch, Pa., 1/29/67, copy in NICAP files.) Jan. 30, 1967; 5 miles SW and 20 miles W of Crosby, North
Dakota (BBU)
8:04 a.m. (CST). Delton Schwanz, commercial pilot of 29
years' experience and past AAF/AF service, with wife Della and children
Robert, Roger and Diane saw a bright white sharply outlined
lozenge-shaped object (length/width ratio 4:1) to the W elevation
15°-20° momentarily stopped then moving in level flight to the
left, with a smooth climb in the SW, dropped white "strips" of light
that descended vertically, disappeared to the S at azimuth 170° by
ascending to about 30°-45° elevation. George Larsen (Larson?)
and Larry Pateof (Pace?) were independent witnesses driving by car 20
miles W of Crosby near intersection of Hwys 5 and 85 who saw large
white light move rapidly from W to S dropping a "piece" of the object
and disappearing suddenly. (Hynek-CUFOS-Willy Smith files; Hynek UFO
Exp, case DD-11)Jan. 31, 1967; Kirkwood, MO 12:01 a.m. CST. A McDonnell aviation company engineer saw a brilliant bluish-white light going fast in a zigzag path. (NICAP report form.) Feb, 1967; Zanesville, OH Ralph Ditter, a Zanesville, Ohio barber took two photographs
of this unknown object. Ditter was an amateur astronomer, and avid sky
watcher. He made the two photos available to the press. Later found to
be a hoax.
5:30 a.m. EST. A woman saw a shiny round object with a flat bottom hover over her house and then fly away. The object made a loud whistling sound. (Brown Co. Democrat, Nashville, Ind., 2/9/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb., No date; San Antonio, TX Night. FAA Flight Service Specialists plus control tower personnel saw a large round red object that moved slowly under the cloud layer. Smaller objects emerged from the larger and flew away rapidly toward the southwest. (Letter dated 2/22/67, in NICAP files Feb. 2, 1967; Lima, Peru Airliner buzzed by maneuvering cone-shaped object, took position above tail. Lights in plane dimmed, radio interference, radio compass oscillated (section I). Feb. 2, 1967; Lima, Peru This is the only surviving photo of the funnel-shaped flying
object that paced the Fawcett Airlines DC-4 passenger liner in flight
from Piura to Lima on February 2, 1967, at 06:30 P.M. The passengers
were all held for interrogation by authorities after the plane landed.
Several of the passengers had taken photos of the strange craft
alongside the airliner, but all cameras were taken and all film was
confiscated. One passenger, who insisted on remaining anonymous,
succeeded in saving his film from which this single photograph was made.
Feb. 2, 1967; Sumner, IL A well-known craftsman, who requested anonymity, reported to the Lawrenceville-Vincennes Airport that he observed an object for one and a half hours that was doing some pretty good stunts. It hovered, accelerated, changed shape and color, was observed with the naked eye, 7- power binoculars, and a 20x spotting scope. It was described as a very bright red object, flashing like a red neon sign. The upper portion was a very bright white and red and green lights were observed around the object. The object was seen in the east northeast and noticed because of its brightness arid erratic movement. It seemed to have a very thick rim (Ridge, NICAP files).
NARA-PBB86-1249 document is a table of contents for a 71-page report
and a cover page by the Foreign
Technology Division, AFSC (Air Force Systems Command).
Feb. 3, 1967; Piggott, AR Time not reported. Numerous witnesses saw maneuvering objects with domes and flashing lights. Separate (satellite) and merging objects also were reported. Dogs reacted (animal reactions). (Keyhoe and Lore, 1969b, p. 71.) Feb. 3, 1967; Lindsborg, KS 7:40 p.m. CST (8:40 p.m. EST). Five people watched a disc or ellipse that first flew like an airplane, but then moved with irregular, jerky, up and down motions, and sometimes with hesitating forward motion. The object hovered over the highway for 15-20 seconds, then sped from sight in 15 seconds. Witnesses could see military bombing practice in the distance at the same time. (NICAP report form.) Feb. 3, 1967; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 8:30 p.m. EST. A man saw an object estimated to be 30 feet in diameter and 15 feet thick with a row of white lights and a tangerine-colored light on the bottom (body lights). The object zipped back and forth at terrific speed. Observations were made from various points coordinated by two-way radios. (Hamilton Spectator, 2/4/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 4, 1967; Gary, IN 7:00 p.m. CST. A woman saw two large, square amber lights with a green light between them from her home. The lights approached silently and hovered an estimated 30 feet above the ground about 100 feet away from her. One light turned bluish-white and illuminated the area (environmental illumination). A dark shape was visible behind the lights (body lights). The object bobbed about 2 feet vertically while hovering and eventually sped away. (Letter from witness, 2/5/67, Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files.) Feb. 4, 1967; Homer City, PA 9:15 p.m. EST. A sales engineer and a county assessor saw an egg-shaped object for 10 minutes, apparently on or near a hill at a reservoir. The object rose slowly to around 50 feet, hovered, then moved away after performing several radical maneuvers. The sales engineer said he received a phone call from a colonel in the Pentagon telling him it was a U.S. craft. (Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Pa., 3/11/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 5, 1967; Oakland City, IN 1:45 a.m. EST. Seven members of a band saw an object that first looked like a boomerang, then appeared like a teardrop. It was a pale greenish-blue color with a cluster of white lights (body lights). The object also was seen by people in another car as it moved northwest. (Ridge, 1994, p. 20.) Independent observation: About 45 minutes later in Crothersville, Ind., 135 miles to the east, a police officer followed a flat-bottomed object that had a brilliant greenish-blue light rotating around it, other white lights, and three flashing red lights (body lights) on the underside. The officer estimated its altitude as about 300-500 feet. After he had followed it for 10 miles, the object hovered, then moved away rapidly and disappeared. (Ridge, 1994, p. 20.) Feb. 5, 1967; Crothersville, IN 6:00 a.m. The woman reporting requested anonymity. The report she gave to the DAILEY HERALD-TELEPHONE provided the most vivid description of an unidentified flying object observed as far southwest as Oakland City and as far east as Crothersville......35 miles away. At this time she arose because of noises on the roof roof. She thought it was raining. That's when she saw what looked like a quarter moon that was moving toward her. "I watched it for a half hour," she said. "It would move, then hover, getting closer all the time. It had a bright light on the bottom. The light kept going around and back and forth an the ground like it was looking for some place to land. As it got closer I could see a bright band around the middle of it," she continued. "It was oval-shaped, sort of like a cigar. The top was shiny, like metal, and the bottom was kind of orange. There was a crater on the bottom of it--and bumps, like legs." It hovered near a utility pole behind her house for ten minutes. She said when she started to dial her telephone to call someone about it the object "turned real bright orange and then blue and took off." (Ridge, Clipping in NICAP files) Feb. 5, 1967; Hilliard, OH Feb. 5, 1967; Barkhamsted, CT Feb. 6, 1967; Deming, NM Feb. 6 [9?], 1967; Odessa, Delaware (BBU 11350) Feb. 6, 1967; Hazard, KY Feb. 6/7, St. Louis, MO Feb. 7, 1967; Westport, CT Feb 7, 1967; Westport, CT Feb. 7, 1967; Owen County, IN
8:00 p.m. An egg-shaped object was reported by Paul Poorman on a farm near some strip mines. Poorman was a 33-year-old specialized police officer and qualified pilot. The object was white and well-defined, turned to a blood-red color, then a pale blue. It arose from the White River bottoms and strip mine area, hovered, "yo-yo'd", then zipped south then back, etc., then went down below a tree line. (Don Worley files) Feb. 7, Oakhurst, CA 11:55 p.m. PST. A couple saw a solid round object and a silver cigar-shaped object oriented vertically. The round object emitted many "contrails" and apparently disintegrated, then the cigar-shaped object flew rapidly away. (NICAP report form.) Feb.8, 1967; Newbury, MA 2:00 p.m. EST. A commercial photographer and his son saw two silvery cigar-shaped objects that flew in a straight line, then separately zoomed up and away. A photo was taken but shows little. (A. Collis, USNR retired, letter in NICAP files.) Feb. 8, 1967; Deep River, Ontario, Canada 6:43 p.m. EST. Several witnesses saw a circular object with a core of dazzling, pulsating central yellow lights. From this core, red lights appeared to be pulsating outward toward the rim. The object was an estimated quarter of a mile away and remained visible for 40 minutes, during which the witnesses' TV would not work (EM effect). (Bondarchuk, 1979, pp. 124-126.) Feb. 8, 1967; Rossville, KS Night. Three teenaged boys saw what looked like two car lights that came down to within 20 feet of the ground. The object shone a light beam on the witnesses after they had pointed a spotlight at it (light reaction). (Topeka State Journal, Kans., 2/18/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb.8, 1967; Pleasant Valley, CT 10:00 p.m. EST. A newspaper reporter watched a bright orange ball or cylinder hovering over pine trees for several minutes. When she stopped her car, the object started to move toward her. Independent observation: About 2 hours earlier in nearby Winsted, a businessman saw an unidentified orange light moving slowly west, then turning north. (Hartford Courant, Conn., 2/14/67, copy in NICAP files and in Donald E. I Key hoe Archives files.) Feb. 9, 1967; Chester, MT 6:30 a.m. PST. A railroad foreman saw a saucer (disc) with a bright body light hovering over the railroad depot. The depot was engulfed in light (environmental illumination). The object departed straight up. (Spokane Spokesman-Review, Wash. State, 2/12/67, copy in NICAP Feb. 9, 1967; Seymour, IN 7:50 p.m. EST. A state policeman saw a huge object, moving slowly, changing colors from white to red to orange, the color change associated with changes of speed (color/speed correlation). Venus was visible separately at the same time. (Ridge, 1994, p. 21.) Feb. 9, 1967; Odessa, DE 8:45 p.m. EST. A company president and his wife, a hospital administrator, saw a green light and a red light near the road ahead of them. Two bright white lights appeared between the colored lights. As they drove nearer to the lights, a disc with a cupola underneath became visible, with windows on the cupola emitting a faint soft yellowish or pinkish light. The bright white lights appeared to be searchlights. Three red lights were on the bottom of the cupola (body lights). After hovering over trees, the object moved away emitting a soft hum or buzzing noise. (Keyhoe and Lore, 1969a, p. 12; Air Force unexplained case, Project Blue Book files, National Archives.) Feb. 10, 1967; Caledonia, Ontario, Canada 2:20 a.m. EST. A couple saw a metallic-appearing, saucer-shaped object with bright red and white lights (body lights). The object hovered for about 15 minutes and then flew away. A whirring sound was heard. (Hamilton Spectator, Ontario, 2/11/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 10, 1967; Sandusky, Ohio UFO hovers over AEC facility with blue beam. Feb. 10, 1967; Woodstock, CT 5:45 p.m. EST. Two separate groups of four and three people, respectively, reported seeing a triangular object with a white light at each apex. The object was silent when hovering but made a rumbling or roaring sound when it moved. EM effects were reported on TV. (Fowler, 1974, p. 344.) Feb. 10, 1967; Alton, IL 7:30 p.m. CST. A couple saw a round, rotating, 25-foot diameter luminous object which changed color from red to white with occasional flashes of green. The object also had white lights in a triangle on the bottom (body lights). It flew, hovered, and passed over the witnesses. While hovering, a humming or droning sound was heard. (St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Missouri, 2/11/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb.10, 1967; McCune, KS 10:30 p.m. CST. A high school teacher saw an unidentified light that changed from red to white to green. The object hovered, then left with a tremendous burst of speed (rapid acceleration). (NICAP report form.). Feb. 10/11, 1967; Cincinnati, OH 11:45 p.m. EST. A number of independent sightings were reported of a reddish, glowing cigar- or football-shaped object either hovering or moving slowly overhead. At about 1:45 a.m. the following morning, in Milford (eastern suburb of Cincinnati), a railroad employee and companion were driving when they noticed a white glowing light in the woods. When they went to investigate carrying a flashlight, they saw an object with a tube-like appendage underneath (mushroom shaped). It was hovering a few feet above a creek bed and appeared to be about 30 feet in diameter. When a light was shone on it, it gave a metallic-appearing mirror-like reflection. When police investigated, they found freshly broken tree limbs (physical traces). The young woman was hysterical. UFO investigators found four other reports overnight of a glowing red-orange object moving mostly at low altitude. (McDonald, 1967, Case 8, reprinted in Vaughan, 1995, p. 206; Keyhoe and Lore, 1969a, p. 21, and 1969b, p. 54; Ridge, 1994, p. 21.) Feb. 11, 1967; Greenwich, CT Night. An engineer and his wife saw a cylinder with a string of red and white lights (body lights). A steady light beam was emitted from the bottom. The object descended rapidly, then rose again. (Westport News, Conn., 2/16/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 12, 1967; Grand Rapids, Mich. (BBU 11355)
3:40 a.m. Lou Atkinson saw 4 fluorescent, football-shaped
objects, a dull, almost gray luminous color, fly NE in a very rigid
formation with a chirping noise. (Berliner)
Feb. 12, 1967; Wharton, TX
Evening. Many people, including an airport manager, saw a bell-shaped object with bright light in the dome and revolving red, green, blue, and amber lights at the bottom edge (body lights). The object flew over the witness's car just above phone wires along the road, appearing big enough to cover the highway. It was later seen at tree-top level, where it hovered, banked, and took off. (Hall, 2001, p. 160; Houston Chronicle, Texas, 2/15/67.) Feb. 12, 1967; Barrow, AK Night. A man saw a basically red object that also emitted some bright green light. The object maneuvered and reportedly landed on ice for up to 20 minutes. It also hovered over a theater. A power failure occurred about the same time. (Fairbanks News-Miner, Alaska, 2/14/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 12, 1967; Kensington, CT 6:00 p.m. EST. Two known witnesses (plus other curious motorists) stopped to observe a bright white glowing object that had a red light on each side (body lights) hovering just off the road. (Fowler, 1974, p. 344.) Feb. 12, 1967; Willington, CT 6:10 p.m. A man saw a bright white object that looked like a welding arc hovering over power lines. It was blindingly bright and brought tears to his eyes. (The Hartford Courant, Conn., 2/14/67, copy in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files.). Feb.13, 1967; Novato, CA 12:30 p.m. PST. A witness watching aircraft first saw a white disc passing overhead at high speed. Three other discs then appeared from different directions and fell in behind the first (rendezvous). The last one was black. (NICAP report form.) Feb. 13, 1967; Tabor, IA Early Evening. A man saw a large round red object with a searchlight (light beam) directed downwards that was sweeping the ground. The object moved slowly at first, then accelerated. (Letter dated 2/22/67 in NICAP files.) Feb. 13, 1967; Davis, CA 7:15 p.m. PST. Two women driving home saw an object that came within 100 yards of their car. The initial light resolved itself into three huge lights in a triangular formation. The object tipped up to display a disc base and a central red light and 5-6 dimmer white lights (body lights). (NICAP report form; McDonald, 1967, case 7; reprinted in Vaughan, 1995, pp. 205-6.) Feb. 13, 1967; Woodland, CA 8:30 p.m. PST. An ex-Air Force man with pilot training saw a bright light for 25 minutes which maneuvered and seemed to pace his car. (NICAP report form, Los Angeles NICAP Subcommittee report, NICAP files.) [Note: There are two towns named Woodland in California. One, in Yolo County, is 12 miles north of Davis. The other, in Tulare County, is 245 miles to the southeast of Davis.] Feb. 14, 1967; Hannon, Ontario, Canada Time not reported. A saucer-shaped object (disc) with blinking red lights (body lights) forced a car off the road. It returned and hovered in view of many witnesses, landing in a nearby field. Marks were found in the snow (physical traces) at the landing spot next day. (Letter dated 2/23/67 in NICAP files.) Feb.14, 1967; Jefferson City, MO
7:00 a.m. CE-III. A disc-shaped object was seen resting on a shaft in a field. Small beings were reportedly moving around rapidly beneath it. They disappeared behind the shaft, the object rocked back and forth, took off, and sped away. (UFOE II, p. 327) Feb. 14, 1967; Bellingham, WA 6:30 p.m. PST (8:30 p.m.). A woman saw a cigar-shaped object with rotating red, green, orange, and white lights (body lights). The object both hovered and darted around in various directions. The witness could see its reflection in the lake. (NICAP report form.) Feb. 14, 1967; Suncrest, WV 6:45 p.m. EST. Two women and other family members saw a silvery disc, with porthole-like openings visible around the perimeter. Rays of light (light beams) occasionally were emitted from these openings in a variety of colors. The object hovered, then moved off making a sound like a strong wind. (Morgantown Dominion News, West Virginia, 2/15/67, copy in NICAP files; undated Kalapaca investigation report in NICAP files.) Feb. 14, 1967; Lee's Summit, MO 7:50-8:30 p.m. CST. Two women saw a house-sized oval object with red, green, and blue blinking lights (body lights). The object hovered at about 40-50 feet altitude. Later it maneuvered around a U.S. Air Force plane that was searching for it, directed by one of the women via telephone. According to the newspaper report, the pilot was unable to see the object. (Kansas City Star, 2/16/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb.14, 1967; West Frankfort, IL 8:20 p.m. CST. A woman saw an object shaped like a derby hat (domed disc) with a metallic sheen. The object hovered, then flew low over trees, remaining visible for 3-4 minutes. (NICAP report form.) Feb. 14, 1967; Abington, VA 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. CST). A woman saw a triangular object with green lights at two points and a red light at the third (body lights). It moved across the sky and then returned to its original position (maneuvered). (NICAP report form.) Feb. 15, 1967; Denton, TX 8:10-8:40 p.m.. CST. A teacher's car was followed by a flashing red light at various distances (car pacing). Two of the witness's students confirmed the report. (Letter dated 2/17/67 in NICAP files.) Feb.15, 1967; Arizona, Tennessee and Texas 8:30 p.m. Widespread reports from Arizona, Tennessee, and Texas of a prominent fiery object shedding sparks and leaving a trail. A loud sound, flames, falling debris reported. Estimated duration 1-2 minutes. [Note: Positively identified as a satellite reentry.] Feb. 16, 1967: Towanda, PA 6:00 p.m. EST. A woman saw a big round light that moved and hovered, then shot out of sight. (NICAP report form.) Feb. 16, 1967; Helena, NY 7:00 p.m. EST. A woman saw a large round white light with a ring of stars. The color changed and the shape changed to oval. The object was low near a barn and slowly disappeared over the horizon to west. Dogs barked wildly (animal reaction). (Letter from witness, NICAP files.) Feb. 16, 1967; Bombay, NY 7:15 p.m. A woman saw a round, white shiny object with a ring of orange stars around it at treetop level. The object stopped, hovered, and bobbed around. (Letter in NICAP files.) (Ogdensburg Journal, N.Y., 2/17/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 16, 1967; Stoughton, WI. (BBU 11383)
9:11 p.m. Miss Lynn Marsh saw a light with faded edges
follow her car. (Berliner)Feb. 16, 1967; Amherst, MA 10:15 p.m. EST. Three independent reports from five witnesses (including two policemen) of a glowing bright white, light-bulb-shaped object that hovered in the sky, ejected a small red object, moved back and forth, then suddenly accelerated away. A swishing sound was reported. (Fowler, 1974, p. 344.) Feb. 16, 1967; Topeka, KS 10:40 p.m. CST (11:40 p.m. EST). Three witnesses, one identified as a colonel, saw a bright object which appeared to drip white phosphorus-like fire. The object was stationary for 4 minutes and then faded out. (Topeka Daily Capital 2/18/67, copy in NICAP files.) [Note: Very likely a flare or candle carrying hot-air balloon hoax.] Feb. 16, 1967; Augusta, GA 11:00 p.m. EST. A very bright luminous orange object rose out of the woods, its glow illuminating the terrain (environmental illumination). The object followed two women in a car on U.S. 1 south of the city, disappearing after about 5 minutes. (Hitt, 1999.) Feb. 16, 1967; Kingman, AZ 11:45 p.m. MST. A soldier and his wife saw an oval object with red and green body lights approach their car at low altitude late on a cloudy night. The ground was illuminated (environmental illumination) by a moving light beam emitted from its bottom center. A few minutes later the object reappeared about a mile away followed by two white lights flying in step formation, one of which landed or nearly landed. The remaining light merged with the large object (satellite objects). (Letter from witness, 9/14/67, NICAP files; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 3, Nov.- Dec.. 1967, p. 3; Keyhoe and Lore, 1969a, p.44). Feb. 17, 1967; Dorchester, MA 6:55 p.m. EST. A witness saw a cymbal-shaped object (disc) with a dome on top and 4-5 purplish lights around its perimeter (body lights). The object hovered at treetop height over a housing project for the elderly, then moved away. It made a whirring/beeping sound, which two other people also heard. (Fowler, 1974, p. 344.) Feb. 17, 1967; Andover, MA About 6:55 p.m. An airline salesman driving on route 93 slowed his car as he saw an object hovering silently just over the road. The object had a bright green frame extending from a rectangular display of very bright lights (body lights). When he got closer, he could also see a flashing red light. Uncomfortably, he drove underneath it and saw other people in cars looking at it. (Massachusetts NICAP Subcommittee Report, NICAP files; Project Blue Book files, National Archives; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol.. Ill, No. 12, March-April 1967, p. 6; Fowler, 1974, p. 344.) Feb. 17, 1967; Lawrence, MA 7:45 p.m. An electrical engineer and his wife going south on Route 93 saw a loose cluster of 8-9 red, green, and white lights apparently on an object at low altitude and moving very slowly. A bright white light was at the bottom of the cluster (body lights). The object, going NE, passed over the road. (U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. Ill, No. 12, March-April 1967, p. 6). Feb. 17, 1967: Palmer, MA 8:15 p.m. EST. Three yellow-reddish-orange globes of light moving with a smooth gliding motion were seen within 50 feet of a power line. The objects sometimes bounced up and down, and they moved away as a car approached. After the car passed, they returned. Two of them changed color to bluish-white and flew away to the south (color/motion correlation). The other turned white as it rose vertically in a zigzag path, went dark, flashed a silver light, and finally moved away engulfed in swirls of color. (Haines, 1994, p. 114; from Story, 1980, p. 202.) Feb. 18, 1967; Chatsworth, GA 4:30 p.m. EST. Three people saw a shiny cigar-shaped object along with two round objects for several minutes. The objects hovered, then accelerated away. "Low roaring sound" heard. (NICAP report form.) Feb. 18, 1967; Carmel, NY 5:30 p.m. EST. A man saw two glowing ovals that hovered, accelerated, and vanished into a funnel-shaped cloud. The objects were viewed through binoculars. (NICAP report form.). Feb. 19, 1967; Ozarks, Missouri
Cat. 4. Dog alerts owner to near ground object. Feb. 19, 1967; Putnam, CT 2:00 a.m. EST. Two police officers saw and pursued a large orange glowing object that moved with a fluttering side-to-side (oscillatory) motion. The object moved fast, hovered, moved slowly, and changed color to pink. (Worcester Evening Gazette, Mass. 2/20/67, and Hartford Courant, 2/21/67, copies in NICAP files.) Feb. 19, 1967; Hollywood, FL 4:30 p.m. EST. Two people saw a gun-metal gray oval object hovering 20 feet high. The object had a rough bottom, a row of revolving green lights (body lights), a row of shield-shaped yellow-lit windows, and "antenna." Heads of people (occupants) were seen in the windows. (Hollywood Sun-Tattler 3/11/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 19, 1967; Wharton, TX Night. A series of independent sightings was reported overnight southwest of Houston near the Gulf coast in Wharton, Bay City, and Lane City. Witnesses included businessmen and prominent citizens. Exact times generally were not specified. (Houston Tribune, Texas, 2/23/67, copy in NICAP files and in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files.) A school teacher in Wharton saw a pulsating red light at treetop level fly the length of a runway between rows of landing lights, stop at the end of the runway, reverse direction and shoot back where it had come from. A department store manager in Bay City-Wharton, ex-Air Force and familiar with aircraft, and his family, returning from church, saw a pulsating red light approaching fast and low. A bell-shaped object with a band of colored body lights around the lower portion and a brilliant white light in the upper portion crossed the road just above the treetops. A window or port was seen above the colored lights. A trail like fire appeared as the object climbed. Alerted by the above witness, prominent citizens in Lane City, including a newspaper publisher and an editor, and the Mayor of Wharton, saw a white light which approached them. They also saw a star-like light that maneuvered erratically. A farmer and his children west of Bay City-Wharton witnessed an object with white fire coming from it that lit up the night sky, and two more appeared to follow the first one. An explosion rocked the home. [Bolide meteor?] Feb. 20, 1967. Oxford, WS. (BBU 11394)
3:10 a.m. USAF veteran truck driver Stanton Summer saw an
orange-red object fly parallel to his truck. (Berliner)Feb. 20, 1967: Laconia, NH 5:45 p.m. EST. A man saw a bright light with smaller associated lights above it (satellite objects). The larger object swung like a pendulum (oscillation), then suddenly accelerated away. (NICAP report form.) Feb. 20; 1967; Wharton, TX Evening. Three bank employees in the Wharton area watched a moving red light that when viewed through binoculars appeared to be a saucer-shaped object, like two incandescent platters inverted one on top of the other and glued together at the rims. The object was flashing red, blue, yellow, and white lights (body lights). It hovered over smoke-stacks, shot up at a 90 degree angle, then dove and retraced its pattern several times. Feb. 20, 1967; Binghampton, NY 9:10 p.m. EST. A Salvation Army Director while driving saw an object with airplane-like lights (body lights), but it then acquired a brilliant glow and flame was emitted from one end. The object hovered over the car, then sped away. (Binghampton Sun Bulletin, 2/21/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 20, 1967; Limerick, Saskatchewan, Canada 10:30 p.m. A woman saw a bright lighted object speed in and hover under a power line, then retrace its approach path (reverse direction) as it left. House lights dimmed (EM effects) while the light hovered. (NICAP report form.) Feb. 21, 1967; Hungerford, TX 9:55 a.m. CST. A rancher saw a glowing disc at low altitude. The object was viewed for 10 minutes, until it shot straight up making an impossible L-shaped maneuver. (Houston Tribune, 2/23/67, copy in NICAP files and in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files.) Feb. 21, 1967; Parkville, MD 12:45 p.m. EST (11:45 a.m. CST). A man along with his mother saw a metallic-appearing object that hovered, circled (maneuvered), then accelerated and flew away rapidly. (Letter dated 3/25/67 in NICAP files.) Feb. 21, 1967; Toledo, OH 7:40 p.m. EST. A registered nurse encountered a large pulsating orange-yellow ball of light that flattened out and changed color to pink-red, and hovered over the highway at treetop height emitting a ray of light (light beam) toward the ground. The object appeared to pace the car, then vanished suddenly. EM effects were noted on the speedometer and on her new wristwatch, which stopped for several days. A pre-existing skin condition was reported to have cleared up after the encounter. (Letter dated 3/8/67 in NICAP) Feb. 21, 1967; Winfield, KS 8:35-9:00 p.m. CST. Two people saw a brilliant white cylinder that moved up and down, and back and forth, with a "quivering" motion. The object flew off, returned, hovered again, changed color to glowing red and departed. It then returned, hovered again for 3 minutes, and finally sped away. (Winfield Daily Courier 2/23/67, copy in NICAP files.) [Note: There is a Titan II ICBM Missile site located near Winfield.] 6:30 a.m. EST. A woman saw an oval object with a row of steady white lights (body lights) along its length and two bright "headlights" on the front. The witness ran outside and watched as the object, at 100-200 feet altitude, followed the course of a creek. She called a neighbor, who saw a circle of white lights about 200 feet in the air. Two dogs reacted strongly (animal reactions). Feb. 22, 1967; Hagerstown, IN Evening. A minister and his wife saw two airborne lights like headlights along with other colored lights. (Richmond Palladium-Item, Ind., 3/3/67, copy in NICAP files; Keyhoe and Lore, 1969b, p. 34.)
Lt. Col. Robert Hippler of AFRSTA said that the Secretary of the
Air Force had established the policy that all USAF information on UFO's
classified up to and including Secret is to be provided to the
University of Colorado. 2
Feb. 23, 1967; Glasgow AFB, Montana (BBU)
(McDonald list; FUFOR Index)
Feb. 23, 1967; Boneta, UT 8:00 p.m. MST (9:00 p.m. CST). A milk truck driver saw a luminous orange object that paced his truck. When he stopped his truck and turned the lights off, the object shot straight up and out of sight. (Salisbury, 1974, Table 1, Case 41F.) Feb. 23, 1967; Carterville, IL 8:10 p.m. CST. Two women saw a light so bright it hurt their eyes to look directly at it (brilliant luminosity). The object hovered, accelerated, and appeared to land in a clump of trees. It emitted a constant humming sound. The object disappeared after about 25 minutes. (NICAP report form.) Feb. 23, 1967; Marion, IL 9:30 p.m. CST. A woman saw a red oval object surrounded by a pink glow (halo effect). The object hovered over a truck, then over the witness's car after the truck moved away. (Report in NICAP files; Marion Weekly Leader 2/23/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 24, 1967; Atlantic City, NJ 10:00 p.m. EST. An airplane mechanic saw a glowing orange object estimated to be moving about 100 mph at 1,500 feet altitude. The object moved quickly toward the ground, disappeared, then later reappeared and flew south. The Federal Aviation Administration Test Center at Atlantic City reported tracking an unknown on radar at the same time and place for two minutes. (U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. Ill, No. 12, Mar.-Apr. 1967, p. 6; Associated Press story.) Feb. 24, 1967; Lucan, Ontario, Canada 10:00 p.m. EST. Two members of a family saw a glowing orange object, also seen separately by an Ontario provincial policeman. Through a 55x telescope the object appeared to be oblong with a peaked top, bluish glow, with red flashing lights, and a surrounding orange glow (halo effect). The policeman described it as a "flashing orangey-colored object." (London Free Press, Ontario, 2/27/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 25, 1967; Minneapolis, MN 7:02 p.m. CST. Seven witnesses saw three "brushed aluminum" discs with a row of lights or ports around the edges. At one point the lead disc glowed red like molten iron, then the glow diminished. The three objects banked into a turn in unison. (Air Force Intelligence Report in Colorado Project and in NICAP files.) Feb. 25, 1967: Fargo, ND 7:50 p.m. CST. Two teenaged boys saw around or disc-shaped brightly illuminated object. It moved higher gaining speed (accelerated) and flew away to the northeast. (Fargo Forum, 2/25/67, copy in NICAP files.) [Fargo, North Dakota, is close to the southern edge of the Mike Flight (M-21, M-22, M-23 etc., Launch Facilities) of the Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, Minuteman ICBM Complex .] Feb. 26, 1967; Marlboro, MA 2:00-2:20 a.m. EST. A former teacher and her husband were awakened by an intermittent roaring sound. They sighted a white glowing egg-shaped object with a red light on each side (body lights). It swung back and forth (oscillatory motion) and made a purring sound like a "quiet auto muffler." (Fowler, 1974, p. 345; Massachusetts NICAP Subcommittee report in NICAP files.) Feb. 26, 1967; Abbotstown, PA 3:45 p.m. EST. A couple saw a small gray object approach just above the treetops and hover for about 2 minutes, glowing like white-hot metal and wobbling while stationary. The object moved slowly across the highway, stopped, then finally moved away to the west-southwest and disappeared after 5 minutes. (NICAP report form, 3/28/67.) Feb. 26, 1967; Oxford, MA
6:30 p.m. EST. Five people, including a newspaper reporter, saw a bright amber oval which at times turned red. The object alternately hovered and moved at high speed. According to the story, the reporter took a photograph of the object. (Worcester Evening Gazette, 2/27/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 26, 1967; Wiarton, Ontario, Canada 7:30 p.m. EST. Nine people in southeastern Ontario, including four provincial policemen, saw a bright shining object with lights changing color from white to green (body lights). The object appeared to have streamers of light around it. It flitted about, hovered, and disappeared. (London Free Press (Ontario) 2/27/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 26, 1967; Coshocton, OH 7:45 p.m. EST. Two policemen saw two light-colored saucers of different sizes with associated red flames. The larger object was stationary and the smaller object hovered about it (satellite object). The two objects moved in and out of sight together. Reportedly other residents also had sightings. (Dover Daily Reporter, Ohio, 2/28/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 27, 1967; Topeka, KS
7:05 p.m. CST. A woman saw a top-shaped object with red and blue body lights hovering over trees, remaining in view for 3 minutes. A neighbor reported TV interference (EM effects) at that time. (Topeka State Journal, 2/28/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 27, 1967; Vernal, UT 7:20 p.m. MST (8:20 p.m. CST). A registered nurse while driving encountered a luminous orange dome-shaped object (ball with bottom third cut off), clearly outlined, with blue-green, occasionally red, flame-like streaks coming from the underside. The object paced her car and dipped low before disappearing after 30 minutes. (Salisbury, 1974, p. 39-46.) Feb. 27, 1967; Port McNeil, British Columbia, Canada 7:30-8:30 p.m. PST. Four people saw a large bright oval with a tail, white on top, blue on bottom and later bright red. The object at times traveled in a straight line, made turns (maneuvered), disappeared, and reappeared. It was also viewed through a 45x telescope. (Letter in NICAP files.) Feb. 27, 1967; Omaha, NE 8:00 p.m. CST. A couple saw a round bright light, pulsating and changing color. Red lights were either blinking or moving around the main white light (body lights). The object moved slowly north and remained in view for 20 minutes, observed part of the time through binoculars. (Omaha World Herald, 2/28/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 27, 1967; Grand Haven, Mich. (BBU 11419) Feb. 27, 1967; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 9:00 p.m. MST (8:00 p.m.). A woman saw a cigar-shaped object with a red light on bottom and a white light on top (body lights) that was hovering over a hospital and spinning. The object emitted a siren-like sound. Other sightings reported about the same time were identified as RCAF aircraft. (Edmonton Journal, 2/28/67, copy in NICAP files.) Feb. 28, 1967; Madisonville, KY 6:30 p.m. EST. A couple saw a round object hovering overhead for about a minute. It had red and green body lights. The object then accelerated and sped away. It made a sound like a "low roar." (NICAP report form.) Feb. 28, 1967; Grand Haven, MI Night. Twelve people, including six deputy sheriffs, observed an unexplained object for several minutes. They provided two descriptions: (1) a reddish-orange object, and (2) a cluster of lights with bright center, reddish edges, and oval shape. The object was low over Lake Michigan, moved rapidly side to side, and disappeared. The county sheriff viewed it through binoculars. (Ann Arbor News, Michigan, 3/1/67, copy in NICAP files.) . Feb. 28, 1967; Piggott, AR Night. Several independent reports overnight. A 21-year-old man reported that an unidentified object glided parallel to his car about 300 yards away. The object then abruptly headed for the car (vehicle encounter), swerved away, and left at terrific speed. Three men saw six red whirling masses, two over a factory. These departed and two more appeared. A woman and her daughter saw a hovering flat oval with reddish lights (body lights), which then slowly moved away. A dog barked excitedly during the sighting (animal reaction). (Memphis Press-Scimitar, 3/4/67, copy in NICAP files.) March, 1967 (Date unknown); NE of Cuba MIG-21 jet explodes while chasing "UFO". The details of the "UFO" actually sound like the CIA's OXCART A-12, the AF version of which was called the SR-71, which were known to over-fly Cuba. March, 1967 (Date unknown); Yungay, Peru Photograph. March, No date, 1967; Hillsboro, KS Evening. Three people saw a flash of light, then an object that appeared flat , and like an upside down saucer. ; The object turned red and approached the car, which began to rock violently (physical effect). As the object neared the engine quit (EM effect). (Salina Journal, Kansas, 4/2/67, copy in NICAP files.) March, No date, 1967; Dry Creek Basin, CO 11:00 p.m. MST. A luminous inverted-bowl shaped (hemispherical) object moved slowly, then accelerated. The witness's car engine, radio, and lights experienced EM effects. (Gillmor, 1969, pp. 295-97.) March, No date, 1967; New Cuyama, CA Night. A teacher saw a dome-shaped object with orange body lights on the ground (landed), which then rose, hovered, and departed. The witness claimed to be silenced by the U.S. Air Force. (Los Angeles NICAP Affiliate report, NICAP files.) March, No date, 1967; Trenton, NJ Night. Multiple witnesses reported a two-tiered, green-red disc with a halo, and a white light on top. The object was visible for 3 hours. It hovered and maneuvered over the city. A radio station reportedly blacked out when it passed over. Other EM effects also were reported. Jets appeared to chase the object. (Trenton/an, 9/12/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 1, 1967; Blairsville, PA 7:00 p.m. EST. Two witnesses watched an object the shape of a lamp shade (truncated cone) with a bright center stripe. The object hovered level, tilted, then accelerated and flew away very fast after 5 minutes. (Air Force UFO report form, copy in NICAP files.) March 1, 1967; Sharon, MA 7:25 p.m. EST. Two separate witnesses saw a white glowing oval object which moved about in the area of their homes. The object was silent and left a white flowing fuzzy trail in its wake. (Fowler, 1974, p. 345.) March 1, 1967; Toledo, OH 7:30 p.m. EST. Two couples saw a saucer-shaped object with flashing red and green lights. The object hovered briefly, then suddenly accelerated and zoomed out of sight. It was observed several times over a period of 20 minutes. (Toledo Record, 3/4 or 3/5/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 1, 1967; Gosport, IN 9:30 p.m. EST. Five people in a car saw a red object, fuzzy around the edges, estimated 50 feet long and 9 feet high (narrow oval or cigar-shaped). The object stopped, hovered, moved back and forth 500 feet away, then accelerated and departed at high speed. (Ridge, 1994, p. 21.) March 1, 1967; Poland, IN 10:05 p.m. About 20 miles northwest of Gosport, four people in a car saw a luminous red disc with a dome. It followed the car for miles (vehicle encounter), then hovered. (Ridge, 1994, p. 21.) March 1, 1967; Portland, IN 10:06 p.m. A dark-colored disc with a dome, performing slow and low flights in Owen County, was reported to have followed persons in an auto for miles until they reached their home at Poland, in Clay County.. The dome was either reflecting or emitting dim red light, and the object had two white lights on the ends and two larger red lights together in the middle. The flight was reported as as low as 40' and two automobiles had their hoods up, indicating possible E-M effects. (Don Worley files) March 2, 1967; White Sands Missile Range, NM 10:25 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. MST. Two radars plotted 20 silver objects, radar blips at 7 mile altitude. News blackout invoked by military (section I). Twenty-nine people reported seeing one or more objects in groups. ranging in appearance from silvery objects flying overhead to a saucer-shaped object. Intermittent unexplained radar targets were seen during this time. (El Paso Times, Texas, 3/5/67, copies in NICAP files and in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files; Hall, 2001, p. 58, from Van Arsdale, M., 1967, "Report of UFO Sighting March 2, 1967, in Alamogordo, N.M.," University of Colorado UFO project (March 24, 1967), "Reports of Investigators" file; Sagan and Page, 1972, p. xxxi.) March. 2, 1967; Patterson, AR 9:30 p.m. CST. A man saw an unexplained object with red lights (body lights) which hovered over homes and then moved on. Dogs barked during the sighting (animal reaction). (Memphis Press-Scimitar, Tenn., 3/4/67, copy in NICAP files.) [Note: There are three towns named Patterson in Arkansas. Since the story was reported in the Memphis newspaper, this one in all probability is Patterson, Woodruff County, about 75 miles west of Memphis.] March 2, 1967; Memphis, TN 11:30 p.m. A slender ellipse or cigar-shaped object with body lights along its length was reported. The lights were pulsating in a rhythmic pattern opposite to the direction of motion. (Air Force report, Project Blue Book files, National Archives.) March 2, 1967; Piggott, AR 11:30 p.m. CST. About 130 miles north-northwest of Memphis, Tenn., a junior high school science teacher and coach saw four lights that hovered at treetop level, then joined by more lights (rendezvous). The lights maneuvered around in different directions, sometimes hovering, then moving on. (Memphis Press-Scimitar, 3/4/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 3, 1967; Wheaton, IL 7:00 p.m. CST (8:00 p.m. EST). Two people had several sightings of a bright fuzzy ball of light (spherical) one-fourth of a degree in diameter. It moved rapidly and made direction changes (maneuvered). (Letter dated 3/3/67 in NICAP files.) March 3, 1967; Dorchester, MA 7:25 p.m. EST. Two people watched a glowing yellow disc with a small red body light moving slowly to the west. The object stopped and hovered for a long time, then flew away to the east. A sound like a swarm of bees (buzzing) could be heard. (Letter 3/8/67, in NICAP files.) March 3, 1967; Plantation, FL 9:00 p.m. EST. Seven high school students saw two glowing pyramids (truncated cones?), followed by an orange flash. The objects landed in the middle of a road, then rose and disappeared. Other sightings were reported in the area. (Pompano Beach Sun-Sentinel, Florida, 3/7/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 3, 1967; Lewiston, IL 10:20 p.m. CST. A couple saw a large oblong object with 4-6 large square luminous windows in a row along the side. The object hovered above treetops, and the window lights began going out as if being covered. The object then banked slightly with one window still visible, accelerated, and flew away fast. (Lewistown newspaper, copy in NICAP files; Air Force report, Project Blue Book files, National Archives.) March 3, 1967; Red Hill, New Hampshire Nr. Midnight, EST. A couple driving saw a dark clam-shaped object (saucer) that emitted a motor-like sound, and was thought to be taller than their car. Initially it appeared as a bright white stationary light, which then began to move up and down, dropping behind the tree line and back up. As it followed their car (vehicle encounter), it changed to a bluish-green color. Their dog was highly agitated during the sighting (animal reaction). The object followed their car closely for 20 minutes, sometimes only about 100 feet above it and sometimes so close that one of the witnesses felt they could touch it. The object stopped, then moved off while a ping type electrical charge was felt and heard in the car. (U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. III, No. 12, Mar.-Apr. 1967, p. 6; NICAP report form.) March 4, 1967; Vicco, KY 2:30 a.m. EST. Two witnesses saw a half-egg-shell (dome) shaped object; its color varied from brown-red to dull orange to bright white. The object hovered and maneuvered at low level, as smaller objects emerged from its underside. The sighting lasted more than 35 minutes. (NICAP report form.) March 5, 1967; Minot AFB, North
Dakota ADC radar tracked an unidentified target descending over the
Minuteman ICBM missile silos of the 91st Strategic Missile Wing. Base
security teams saw a metallic, disc-shaped object ringed with bright
flashing lights moving slowly, maneuvering, then stopping and hovering
about 500 ft above ground. Object circled directly over the launch
control facility. F-106 fighters were scrambled but at that moment
object climbed straight up and disappeared at high speed. (Ray Fowler;
etc.)
March 5, 1967; Pierre/Hayes, SD Night. A family's car was paced at telephone-wire height by a V-shaped object emitting a bright light that illuminated the ground for perhaps 5 minutes. A humming sound was heard and the witnesses felt a numbness. When it departed, the object flew away rapidly on an erratic path. (Rapid City Journal, S. Dak., 3/7/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 6, 1967; Benton Harbor, MI. (BBU 11454)
12:01 a.m. Jerome Wolanin, assistant news director of radio
station and former policeman, and wife, saw a round saucer or
oval-shaped object with red, green and yellow lights around bottom rim
which pulsated red, flying level, E to W, joined by 2nd object from W.
1st object opened top, 2nd came over and hovered for 30 seconds and
disappeared. Objects made hissing sound. (Berliner)
March 6, 1967; Galesburg-Moline [?], IL (BBU 11460)
4:25 a.m. Deputy Sheriff Frank Courson saw an object shaped
like a rubber cup placed under a furniture leg, with a dome set in the
cup, bottom spinning rapidly, rim pulsating red, which approached and
passed overhead at low altitude, making a hissing sound. (Berliner)
March 6, 1967; Alberta, Canada Cat. 9. Ground-visual, civilian and military radar, airline crew observation. March 7, 1967; Bt. Keeneyville and Bartlett, IL 12:30 a.m. CST. While driving home, a mother and her two adult daughters with their dog encountered an object outlined in bright white lights with two light beams in front. As the object neared the ground, it appeared round, with flashing red and green body lights. The dog was rigid and its ruff was up (animal reaction). The object descended into woods, a red glare lighting the ground. Suddenly a brilliant white object came from the woods toward the car, and two beams of light shone in the car's rear window. The object followed them home where a gray, fog-like cloud appeared, when the cloud was gone, the object had disappeared. (Elgin Daily Courier-News 3/9/67, copy in NICAP files and in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives files; Keyhoe and Lore, 1969b, p. 34-35.) March 8, 1967; Goodland, KS 2:00 a.m. MST. A newspaper editor and two policemen saw a torpedo-shaped object with multi-colored flashing body lights that flew irregularly at high speed. The object had bright light beams at each end, and a made a sound like a huge vacuum cleaner. Through binoculars, a central shaft and bands of color could be seen. Many sightings in the area. (Wichita Eagle, Kansas, 3/9/67, copy in NICAP files; McDonald, 1967, Case 6, reprinted in Vaughan, 1995, p. 205.) March. 8, 1967; Sidney, Australia 10:10 a.m. LT. Two women saw a grayish disc come out of clouds, disappear behind a railroad station, reappear and go back into the clouds, disappearing after 15 minutes. The object made a weird humming sound. (Sydney Sun-Herald, 3/12/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 8, 1967; Aurora, IL 12:00 Noon CST. A couple saw a brilliant red and blue circular object that emitted a beam of light. The object hovered, approached, then rose up and disappeared into or behind a small cloud after 3-4 minutes. (Aurora Beacon-News, 3/9/67, copy in NICAP files.) [Note the frequency of light beam cases and reported sounds over a period of several days.] March 8, 1967; Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 7:45-8:10 p.m. EST. Five witnesses saw a fiery glowing object shaped like a camp lantern or cone. Pictures were taken but reportedly show little. There were also reports of both civilian and military radar contact. (Frey report in NICAP files, NICAP report form.) March. 8, 1967; Westmont, IL March 9 [11?], 1967; Galesburg, IL (BBU)
7:10 p.m. 2 housewives [Powell and McKee?] saw an object
shaped like a pancake with a rounded top, pulsating red, and red lights
around its rim, which approached and seemed to explode with a brilliant
white light that lasted 10 seconds and almost blinded them. Object
accelerated to the N and disappeared. (Berliner; FUFOR Index)
March 9, 1967; Plain City, OH 8:30 p.m. EST. Two men saw a cigar-shaped object with flashing red, blue, and green body lights. Something was attached to its underside. The object moved slowly, then accelerated and sped away and disappeared to the southeast after 30 minutes. The report said that a Polaroid photo was taken. (Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, 3/10/67, copy NICAP files.) March 9, 1967; Savanna, IL 8:35 p.m. CST (9:35 p.m. EST). Police and others saw a glowing disc with flashing red, green, and yellow body lights. The object hovered at first, then moved at high speed. Many other sightings were reported in the area. (Clinton Herald, Iowa, 3/10/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 9, 1967; Follansbee, WV (BBU)
9 p.m. 3 witnesses driving on Route 2 saw a round car-sized
object, with several lights on the underside, hovering at rooftop
level, which left suddenly at high speed. (Vallée Magonia 824)
March 9, 1967; Onawa, Iowa (BBU 11480)
9:05 p.m. Jack Lindley saw a bright white, saucer-shaped
object, as big as a jet airliner, fly straight and fast to the E.
(Berliner)
March. 9, 1967; Fort Wayne, IN 9:15 p.m. EST. A man (minister, ex-prison guard) saw a group of lights in an X formation that hovered, blinked on and off in sequence, turned like a top (rotated), and shot away. (Federspiel letter in NICAP files.) March. 9, 1967; Las Cruces, NM 9:30 p.m. MST (10:30 p.m. CST). Two administrative staff members of the White Sands Test Facility northeast of Las Cruces saw a fuzzy, fluorescent orange light moving in front of the Organ Mountains to the southeast. It moved toward the witnesses, angled downward, stopped (hovered), then shot straight up and disappeared. Also seen by the wife of the owner of Organ Mountain Lodge, Organ, NM. (Tillett report in NICAP files). March 10, 1967; Phillipston, MA 12:20 a.m. EST. A witness saw an object shaped like a half ball with its flat side down (dome-shaped). The object glowed a bright orange-red all over and was about 10 times the apparent diameter of the moon, which was visible. (Fowler, 1974, p. 346.) March 10, 1967; Dareton, Australia 6:30 p.m. An oval object with a tall dome, surrounded by haze, hovered above the road ahead of a car, and then accelerated away. (Flying Saucer Review, July-Aug. 1967, p. 30; APRO Bulletin, Mar-Apr. 1967, p. 11.) March 10, 1967; Pawtucket, RI 9:00 p.m. EST. A man saw a large dark oval object that appeared solid and metallic, with a small light in front. It moved on an erratic path, tipping from side to side at 5-10 mph. The front light was extinguished twice, once when the object approached a street light and once when it approached a brightly lighted gas station. After being in view for; about 30 seconds, it disappeared behind the gas station. (Massachusetts NICAP , Subcommittee report.) March 10, 1967; Salol, MN 9:45 p.m. CST. Two women and three youngsters in northwest Minnesota saw a bright orange oval which pulsated. The object hovered for 3-4 minutes, then went up and out of sight with a roar. The object reportedly made a loud sound like jets, but without the screeching. The sound varied in volume as the color of the object brightened or dimmed. (Roseau County Times-Region, Minn., 3/16/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 10, 1967; Ft. Chaffee, AR 11:30 p.m. CST. Three teenagers saw a house-sized object that had three huge lights. The object hovered over trees as if to land for about 5 minutes, then disappeared. (Ft. Smith SW Times Record, Arkansas, 3/12/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 11, 1967; Ashtabula, OH Time not reported. An electrical engineer and four other witnesses saw three glowing, golden-colored objects approach from the northeast. The objects circled (maneuvered), and departed to the northeast very fast. Then two other similar objects appeared and followed the first group (coordinated formation flight), all disappearing after 15 minutes. (Columbus Dispatch 3/12/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 11, 1967; Off coast of Taranaki, New Zealand 10:20 p.m. LT. A pilot, copilot, and hostess of an airliner flying at 17,000 feet saw a cluster of 10-12 soft-glowing, amber-colored lights approach their aircraft at a lower altitude, passing below and out of sight. The leading light was larger and brighter than the others, which were at a slight angle to the rear of the leading light. All of the lights were slightly pulsating. No aircraft running or anti-collision lights were seen, and ground control reported no other aircraft traffic in the area. (Witness reports in NICAP files; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 3, Nov-Dec. 1967, p. 1; Weinstein, 1999, p. 35.) March 12, 1967; Rochester, MN. (BBU)
Boy Hrubetz went out to buy a newspaper and saw a car-sized,
inverted mushroom-shaped object hovering 30 ft above ground, then
tilted at a 45° angle, oscillated, and left to the NW. 3 photos
reportedly taken. (Vallée Magonia 825; FUFOR Index)
March 12, 1967; Paragould, AR Early morning CST. Four witnesses saw a disc with bright white light beams that swept the ground. Red lights like roman candles shot out from all sides. The object floated low, and hovered. Witnesses felt vibrations and heard a sound like an alternating frequency beep. (Arkansas Gazette, 3/14/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 12, 1967; Virginia, MN Time not reported. In St. Louis County, northeast Minnesota, about 250 miles from Rochester, four boys 9-12 years old reportedly encountered a landed craft and one or more humanoid beings. (Boyer letter dated 5/5/67 in NICAP files.) March 12, 1967; Bt. Vernal and Roosevelt, UT 8:15 p.m. MST. A couple saw the ground illuminated in front of their car. Looking for the source of the light, they saw a large object an estimated 150 feet above the ground shoot by. The object was shaped like a tapered boxcar and flame was coming out the rear. Near the object, the flame was in round balls of all colors and sizes, and then after the balls, there were long strips of fire. The object had bluish-white light coming from what looked like a row of windows ("panels of light"). The windows toward the rear became smaller. (Salisbury, 1974, pp. 46-48.) [Probable satellite reentry or fireball meteor. Also reportedly seen in Denver, Colorado. Witness estimates of distances, unless bounded in some way such as passing in front of a landmark, are based on assumptions about size and can be wildly mistaken.] March 12, 1967; Glens Falls, NY 10:30 p.m. EST. A man saw a gun-metal-gray object shaped like a child's musical top, with lights around the circumference. Vapor trails emerged from points along the outer edge of the object. It hovered silently near the ground, then rose silently. Signs of life reportedly were seen inside. (Glens Falls Times, 3/14/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 13, 1967; San De Fuca, WA 8:15 p.m. PST. Two men watched a pulsating yellow-orange light for a half hour as it paced their car at close range. The following car had an electrical system failure (EM effects). (Washington State NICAP Subcommittee report, copy in NICAP files.) March 14, 1967; Southeast Asia Daytime. A U.S. Air Force flight surgeon aboard and the pilot and crew of a KC-135 flying at 15,000 feet observed a vertically inclined, huge, black metallic cylinder an estimated 2 miles from the plane. The object disappeared quickly after several minutes, and fighters sent to investigate could not find it. (Jacksonville Daily News, Arkansas, 3/27/69, copy in NICAP files; phone conversation with surgeon's wife 5/12/69, notes in NICAP files.) March 14, 1967; Daytona Beach, FL 12:45 p.m. EST. Two woman saw a disc with a flat bottom and peaked top moving very slowly. The object was described as a very bright white, brighter than a conventional aircraft. It moved south parallel to U.S. Route A1A, then turned to the right and disappeared to the southwest after 3-5 minutes. (NICAP report form.) March 15, 1967; Linda, CA 4:30 a.m. PST. A woman saw a triangular object surrounded by red glow (halo effect). The object had two blinking red lights and four steady white body lights. It hovered over a highway intersection, then moved away after 10-15 minutes. (Marysville Appeal-Democrat, Calif., 3/15/67, report in NICAP files.) March 15, 1967; Nebo, NC 9:15 p.m. EST. A woman saw a teardrop-shaped object, long axis horizontal, with two lighted portholes. Its body was blue-brown and dull. The object hovered low, slowly ascended, made a sharp turn and accelerated. As it began to move, a red light on the tail came on and pulsated. The witness's dog reacted to the presence of the object. (Witness letter in NICAP files, NICAP report form.) March 16, 1967; Free Soil, MI 12:30 a.m. EST. A woman saw a glowing egg-shaped object with lights around it as if they were on wires. The object was 6-8 feet above the ground. It dropped rapidly, then went straight up and repeated the maneuver. The object made a loud humming sound. (Manistee News-Advocate, Manistee County, Mien., 3/17/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 16, 1967; Near Roy
(about 30
miles NE of Lewistown), MT (BBU) O-Flight [N-Flight?] of Malmstrom AFB, USAF 341st Strategic
Missile Wing, had unexplained deactivation of 6-8 Minuteman nuclear
ICBM's within several seconds of each other during UFO close encounters
involving a red saucershaped object in early morning hours. USAF
security guard injured and med-evacked out. Capt. Robert Salas was
Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander on duty at O Flight. Similar event
occurred with E Flight later in the morning. (CUFON; NICAP; not in BB
files??)
March 16, 1967; 15 miles N of Lewistown, MT (BBU)
8:45 a.m. E-Flight of 10 Minuteman nuclear ICBM's of
Malmstrom AFB, USAF 341st Strategic Missile Wing, SAC, were
inexplicably deactivated within 10 seconds of each other and for 1 day
after UFO's hovered near 2 missile silos. Followed a series of UFO
sightings during early morning hours by USAF security teams. Similar
unexplained deactivation of Minuteman's occurred with O-Flight earlier
in the morning. (CUFON; NICAP; not in BB files??)
March 22, 1967; Wapello, IA (BBU 11541)
March 16, 1967; Montevideo, Uruguay Daytime. Personnel of Antares astronomical observatory saw an oval object with dark colored dome and an open hatch in the middle. Three smaller oval objects ranging from orange to violet blue emerged from the larger one (satellite objects) and took off at tremendous speed. The sighting lasted 1-3/4 hours. Numerous color and black-and-white photographs were reported to have been taken and offered for sale. (El Universal, Caracas, Venezuela, 3/18/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 16, 1967; Keene, NH 11:10 p.m. EST. An associate editor of a local newspaper saw a glowing cigar that drifted back and forth about 30 feet above a snowy field in front of trees for 8 minutes. (NICAP report form.) March 17, 1967; Lebanon, OH Night. A woman reported an object so bright she could look at it only briefly (brilliant illumination). The object hovered over her home, and made a loud sound (unspecified). Her dog was greatly upset (animal reaction). Possible EM effect on car headlights. (Unidentified clipping in NICAP files.) March 17, 1967; Central, PA 7:00 p.m. EST. A couple and their three children saw a fat boomerang-shaped object with three red lights in the center (body lights). It flew overhead, changing color, and seemed to follow their car. Then the lights on the object went out. The children saw something emerge from an open space in the object and connect to smaller objects. The sighting lasted for 20 minutes. (Letter dated 3/29/67 in NICAP files.) March 17, 1967; Ann Arbor, MI 7:45 p.m. A man saw a red light that changed to blue as it moved slowly across the sky and disappeared. Then what he thought was the same light reappeared but as two white lights that slowly passed overhead (body lights). He could see a sphere with grey undersurface and with two red and green semi-circular parts in the center. (Letter from witness dated 1 /9/68 in NICAP files.) March 17, 1967; Ohio Pyle, PA 8:00 p.m. EST. About 345 miles southeast of Ann Arbor, Mich., a couple in southwest Pennsylvania saw a fiery orange object that paced their car for more than a mile, then hovered over their home. After about 5 minutes, the object flew away toward Uniontown. (Uniontown Morning Herald, Pa., 3/18/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 17, 1967; Evansville, VT 10:30 p.m. EST. A couple saw an oval with a body light changing color from red to blue. The object seemed to follow their car before flying away over the horizon after 15 minutes. (White letter, 4/8/67, NICAP files.) March 18, 1967; Stow, MA 7:50 p.m. EST. Three witnesses saw a domed oval object surrounded with a ring of vapor. When the object was stationary (hovering), it glowed violet but when moving, it turned to reddish orange (color change/motion correlation). It moved with a dancing motion. (Fowler, 1974, p. 346.) March 18, 1967; Champaign, IL 7:30 p.m. CST (8:30 p.m. EST). Three people saw an oval or bowl-like object with a dome on too and a series of red lights around the circumference (body lights) that flashed in a pattern. There was a bright white spotlight on the bottom near the front. The object hovered over a field before disappearing, possibly landing. (Munday report, Urbana, 9/6/67, NICAP files.) March 20, 1967; Tuscumbia, MO Cat. 6. Daylight landing (#1014), occupants, close approach. March 21, 1967; Hillsboro, KS Cat. 3. "Upside-down cup on a saucer" hovered over car, which rocked violently. (APRO Bulletin, May-June 1967, E, p.5) car. March 21, 1967; New Baden (Mascoutah), IL 2:00 a.m. CST. Through a window, a woman and her daughter saw a large glowing oval object in a field (landed). It had a bright light in the center, a ring of very bright red lights on its lower section, and lighted panels at the base (body lights). When the witnesses opened the window, the object rose silently at an angle, leveled off at about 30 feet, and moved away. The women checked the site a couple of days later and found withered plants and depressions in the ground (physical traces). (Phillips, 1975, p. 46; Ridge, 1994, pp. 21-22 from Skylook, No. 71.) March. 21, 1967; Minneapolis, MN 7:45 p.m. CST. A couple saw a bright red oval that approached, stopped and hovered, four times emitting light or lighted objects toward the ground. (NICAP report form.) March 21, 1967; Homer, AK 7:30 p.m. AKST (10:30 p.m. CST). Two families saw an object that had a long row of square windows of different colors. Orange light was glowing steadily beneath the windows and a red light off to the side (body lights). A weird whirring sound was heard. Cows reacted violently (animal reactions). The object hovered, then disappeared beyond the trees. (Report in NICAP files.) March
22, 1967; Yungay, Peru
5:30 p.m. Hundreds of Yungainos and tourists, were reportedly visited by two UFOs. They flew over the snow covered Huascaran mountains and the city of Yungay, Peru. Photo by: Augusto Arrando. 10:20 p.m. Douglas Eutsler, 15, saw a fluorescent, solid,
multicolored lights stand still, then fly away at high speed. (Berliner)
March 22, 1967; Biscay Bay, France/Spain Night. The crew of an airliner flying above the French-Spanish border saw two unexplained blinking lights that changed color and were tracked by ground radar. (Weinstein, 1999, p. 35, from Good, 1996.) March 22, 1967; Camarillo, CA 8:50 p.m. PST (10:50 p.m. CST). A barking dog alerted five witnesses (animal reactions), who saw 5 or 6 lights in a cluster. The lights moved across the sky, and suddenly climbed straight up and disappeared after being visible for several minutes. (Camarillo News, 3/23/67, copy in NICAP March 23, 1967; Omaha, NE 3:00-3:30 a.m. CST. A nurse, a nursing supervisor, and an aide saw a slowing white light that at times had a surrounding red glow (halo effect). The shape was said to be " like a bowl atop a plate" (domed disc). March 23, 1967; Omaha, NE During the same time period, a woman in another area of Omaha saw two large (moon-size) lights making turns (maneuvering) in the sky. (Omaha World Herald, 3/23/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 23, 1967; Great Falls, MT 9:00 p.m. MST. Sheriff's deputies and other witnesses saw a yellow object with a red glow coming from the top and the bottom. The object hovered, then flew away. Many sightings reported all over the state. (Great Falls Leader, 3/24/67, copy in NICAP files.) [Malmstrom AFB, MT, Minuteman ICBM Complex] March 23, 1967; Lawrenceville, IL 11:30 a.m. Man requesting his name be kept confidential reported that he observed an object, near the airport, in the west that appeared to be an aircraft fuselage (DC-3) without wings. It was white in color, and after a minute of observation, took off fast towards the northwest into a cloud. The observer is a well-respected individual who has been employed for years at Lawrenceville-Vincennes Airport (formerly George Field). He expressed the fact that he could recognize and identify most aircraft. This one was different. It looked like it was coming in to land (sideways), then sped off, always exhibiting the elliptical shape. (Ridge, NICAP files) March 24, 1967; Los Alamos, NM
Disc hovers for 10 minutes. March 24, 1967; Atlantic Ocean 2134Z (4:34 p.m. EST). An Irish Airlines flight crew saw an object that was as bright as Venus, but that also was being tracked on ground radar. (Weinstein, 1999, p. 35.) March 24, 1967; Kent, CT 7:18 p.m. EST. Many people saw an object hovering in the sky to the northwest. It was changing colors in a cycle from red to blue-green to white, and back to red. After about 25 minutes, the object made a swift departure. (Unidentified newspaper clipping, 3/25/67, copy in Donald E. Keyhoe Archives.) March 24, 1967; Georgetown, MA 9:00 p.m. EST. Three witnesses described an object as
being shaped like a turtle shell with flashing red and white lights.
The object hovered over Rock Pond before moving off faster than a jet
aircraft. (Fowler, UFOS: INTERPLANETARY
VISITORS, December 1979, Bantam Edition, page 331)
March 24 [26?], 1967; Belt,
MT
(BBU 11551)9 p.m. Truck driver Ken Williams saw a dome-shaped object emitting a bright light, land in a ravine. As he approached, it took off and settled back, hidden from the highway. Numerous other reports came in from this area and at dawn police and a Malmstrom AFB helicopter made a search without success. (Berliner; cf. Vallée Magonia 827) March 25, 1967: Joplin, MO Early a.m. CST. Two reporters saw three discs with domes and flat bottoms (domed discs) that were later joined by a fourth. White light was coming from windows positioned around the circumference of the domes. The discs hovered over a highway, then slowly moved away. (Joplin Globe, Missouri, 3/26/67, copy in NICAP files; APRO Bulletin, May-June 1967, p. 1.) March 25, 1967; Canton, IL 6:25 p.m. CST. A man and his 11-year-old son saw a hovering, dark egg-shaped object that began to glow red when it moved low overhead (luminosity/motion correlation). It made a sound like a quiet washing machine (swishing). The sound varied and pulsated as did the light. (NICAP report form and letter in NICAP files.) March 25, 1967; Memphis, TN 7:00 p.m. CST. About 480 miles south of Canton, Illinois (see previous entry), two witnesses saw a solid, self-luminous, bright reddish-orange circular object that at one point passed in front of a house and in front of power lines. The object disappeared but was then seen again, and finally departed at tremendous speed. (NICAP report form.) March 26, 1967; New Winchester, OH (BBU 11559)
4 p.m. Man, woman, three boys, saw an oval object, like
copper or brass with the sun shining on it, fly from SE to NW with
tumbling motion. (Hynek UFO Exp ch. 6, case DD-12; FUFOR Index) March 26, 1967; Minatare, NE 7:30 p.m. MST. Two separate groups of witnesses reported a variety of UFO activity. In one case a man saw two "solid :-lights" that hovered near the ground. A 5-1/2-foot tall humanoid being in what looked like white coveralls was seen, and the man's dog was disturbed at this time (animal reaction). The other witnesses described strange footprints found at the site and apparently also saw the humanoid being but do not describe it. (NICAP report form.) March ??, 1967; Medicine Lodge, KS On some unspecified date in the spring, some 525 miles southeast of Minatare, Nebraska, a man saw a large craft on the ground and small humanoids who disembarked and circled around the craft. Footprints of the humanoids reportedly were photographed. (Miller letter, Kirksville, MO, NICAP files.) March
27, 1967; Picaco Park, NM
Photograph. No other information available at this time.
March 28, 1967; Munroe Falls, OH 2:30 a.m. EST. A 20-year-old electric company worker saw a glowing red-orange, cone-shaped object just off the ground. The object was estimated to be 12 feet wide at the base and 25 feet high to the point, where there was a ball-shaped object. Large-headed humanoids were seen moving rapidly back and forth. The report said that one being was hit by the car, leaving visible damage on the vehicle. (Ravenna Record-Courier, Ohio, 3/31/67; Keyhoe and Lore, 1969a, p. 30; Keyhoe and Lore,1969b, pp.28-29; APRO Bulletin, March-April 1967, p. 1.) March 29, 1967; North Granby, CT 7:35 p.m. EST. A woman sighted a glowing disc. She drove home and returned with two more witnesses. The object moved slowly, and disappeared when aircraft approached (aircraft avoidance). (NICAP report form.) March 29, 1967; New Ulm, MN 7:45 p.m. CST (8:45 p.m. EST). A disc with windows hovered, then accelerated away. (Air Force report in Project Blue Book files, National Archives.) March 30, 1967; Malmstrom AFB, MT Radar/visual, UFO, ten missiles shut down. March 30, 1967; Burghfield, Berkshire, England 7:30 p.m. GMT. Five people saw a carrot-shaped (cone-shaped) object about twice the size of an airliner. It moved sideways at first, then climbed and accelerated away. (Reading Evening Post, England, 3/31/67, copy in NICAP files.) March 30, 1967; Eastern Seaboard 7:20-7:40 p.m. EST. A NASA launch that created a sodium vapor cloud in the atmosphere caused several false UFO reports. March 30, 1967; Westmont, IL 8:25 p.m. CST. Three people saw a disc with a dome and two red body lights hovering near the horizon. They observed it through binoculars, and it appeared to oscillate erratically. The lights blinked as it moved at low altitude. Finally the object accelerated and sped out of sight. (Report from local resident, received 10/25/67, NICAP files.) March 31, 1967; Wellington, TX 10:30 p.m. CST. A witness reported seeing a cylindrical object about 100 feet long that was hovering just off the ground and emitting a motor-like sound. Other sounds also were heard, including a voice requesting that he undergo a physical examination. When the witness refused to do so, the craft took off. (Washington Star, D.C. (United Press International), 4/2/67; Flying Saucer Review, July-Aug. 1967, p. 31; Air Force report in Project Blue Book files, National Archives.) Spring, No date, 1967; Haverhill, MA 2:00 a.m. EST,. An airport owner, alerted by a whirring sound, saw an object like two silver saucers placed rim-to-rim (disc) with a transparent dome. Inside the dome were two moving figures. Portholes glowed on the perimeter of the object. An odor was reported, and a yard light was affected (EM effects). (Fowler, 1974, p. 348.) April, No date, 1967; Moberly, MO Evening. A couple saw an object with a short cylindrical body, dome-shaped top, and flat bottom (turret shape). The top glowed blue-green, sides white, and bottom red. The object had a semi-circle of white body lights that suddenly glowed and blinked around the upper rim. It performed various maneuvers, once apparently splitting in two and rejoining. Eventually it sped up and crossed the road in front of the car. (Moberly Monitor-Index and Evening Democrat, 7/14/67, copy in NICAP files.) April, No date, 1967; Tortuguero, Islagrande, Puerto Rico 11:15 a.m. A flight instructor and student in a U.S. Navy Cessna aircraft saw a flat oval object, which appeared to be a metallic dull white in color, that followed the aircraft. (Weinstein, 1999, p. 35.) April 1, 1967; Wayne County, IN 5:45 a.m. A farm wife was putting milker's on cows in a barn when she observed a round, red-yellow object the size of the full moon for about a minute. It hovered about 200 yards away, then climbed and disappeared in about three seconds. (Don Worley files) April 1, 1967; Fishing Creek Valley, PA 6:30 p.m. EST. Three young children saw a sphere estimated to be 35-50 feet in diameter with two antennae and a varicolored halo. The object approached at low level, dropped to an estimated 40 feet altitude, and emitted a double-tapered light beam for 2 minutes that lit the ground 10 feet from the children. Two dogs barked wildly during the event (animal reaction). As they watched, the object suddenly disappeared. (U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 1, May-June 1967, p. 1; Pennsylvania NICAP Subcommittee report.) April 1, 1967; Hessel, CA 7:15 p.m. PST (10:15 p.m. EST). A family saw an unusual reddish light that approached their car after they flashed their headlights at it (light reaction). The object hovered in front of the car, glowing red with a dome visible on top. It had a hazy indefinite lower part at least as large as the upper part. A high-pitched whine bothered the witnesses' ears. The object began moving slowly over the tree tops, gave off a brilliant light, and sped away (luminosity/speed correlation). (NICAP report form; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 2, Oct. 1967, p. 3; NICAP report form.) April 1, 1967; Harrisburg, PA 9:15 p.m. EST. A woman reported an illuminated bell-shaped object, estimated to be 35 feet long and 20 feet high (length to height ratio 1.75:1), with white lights and a pulsating red light (body lights). The object hovered for 3-4 minutes above a farm house, then slowly moved away. A burning-type odor persisted for an hour. (Pennsylvania NICAP Subcommittee report, NICAP files.) April 4, 1967
FAA Notice N7230.29 published, establishing procedures for "Reporting of
Unidentified Flying Objects" to the Colorado Project.
April 5, 1967; Davis, CA
1:50 a.m. PST (4:40 p.m. EST) A woman saw a basket-shaped (truncated cone) object with flashing lights for 10 minutes. The object moved slowly across the sky at low altitude oscillating up-and-down, and also seemed to oscillate laterally while moving. The body lights were red when the object moved upwards and white when it moved downwards (color/motion correlation). The object was described as tumbling end over end. (NICAP report form.) April 5, 1967; Menominee, MI 4:00 a.m. EST. Two University of Wisconsin students saw three large orange oval objects in formation that appeared behind their car, then moved in front of it, north of town. When they stopped the car, the objects hovered over the trees, their color changing from orange to purple. They then emitted a blinding light that lit up the area, and vanished suddenly. (Escanaba Daily Press, Mich., 4/6/67, copy in NICAP files.) April 5, 1967; Jonestown/Lickdale, PA 7:45 p.m. EST. A justice of the peace saw a dark-colored disc, estimated to be 30 feet across, that flew over his vehicle at an altitude of about 30 feet, then stopped and hovered to one side. When over the vehicle, it looked as if it had lights behind painted black glass. The object emitted sparks, had a humming sound like an electric motor which grew louder as the object left, and had a sulfur/camphorated oil odor. When the object left at tremendous speed, the car felt pulled toward it (gravitational effect) and then was rocked. The witness had physiological effects. (Keyhoe and Lore, 1969b, p.1; U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 1, May-June 1967, p. 6; Lebanon Daily News, Pa.,4/8/67.) April 5, 1967; Peterborough, Ontario, Canada 7:45 p.m. EST. About 450 miles north-northwest of Jonestown, a woman and her two children saw a small glowing sphere with a metallic band approach their car. A humming sound could be heard. The object emitted two vapor trails. It receded, then turned and paced the car for several minutes before disappearing. (Peterborough Examiner 4/14/67.) About 45 minutes later in Welland, Ontario, about 165 miles northeast of Peterborough, a man saw an object with bright blue light that moved slowly and hovered, emitting a strange humming sound. (Letter 4/9/67 in NICAP files.) April 5, 1967; Belleville, KS 8:30 p.m. CST (9:30 p.m. EST). A manager of the Chamber of Commerce, his wife and grandson saw a disc with a peaked top surmounted by a green light. Its body was yellowish (like house lights) with red sections. The object flew over their car at an estimated 3,000 feet altitude. (Belleville Telescope, 4/6/67, NICAP files.) April 6, 1967; North Salinas, (Monterey Bay area) CA 8:45 p.m. PST; 9:45 p.m. MST). A couple watched a fly-by of a red disc with windows at low altitude. (NICAP report form) April. 6, 1967; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 9:45 p.m. MST (11:45 p.m. EST). A Pacific Western Airlines pilot and crew saw a dull orange-red object that flew erratically as it paced the aircraft, then sped away. Confirmed by radar at Edmonton International Airport (radar-visual). (Redden phone call, 4/7/67, NICAP files; Weinstein, 1999, p. 35 from Gillmor, 1969.) April 6, 1967; Los Angeles, CA 10:05 p.m. PST (11:05 p.m. MST). Two people saw a fat, solid-gray cigar (ellipse) with a blinking red light for about 4 minutes. The object flew tilted, and two smaller objects came from the path of the first (satellite objects). The objects were viewed through binoculars. (NICAP report form.) April 8, 1967; Millersburg, PA Afternoon. Three women and three children saw an elongated object, split in the middle, possibly saucer-shaped, that was hovering near a telephone tower on a mountain. It then shot straight up and disappeared. (Harrisburg Patriot-News, Pa., 4/9/67, copy in NICAP files) April, (bt. 10 and 15), 1967; Danville, PA
3:30-4:00 a.m. EST. A woman saw a shiny inverted bowl with flashing red lights hovering above trees. It emitted five light beams from the underside, took off in "three steps" and quickly disappeared. (NICAP report form.) April 10-11, 1967; Houma, LA (BBU) (McDonald list; FUFOR Index)
April 10, 1967; Fayette County, IN 9:45 p.m. A glowing orange-yellow ball that swung in a large arc was observed by two witnesses for 20 minutes. It moved closer and became a huge dark object which reminded the witnesses of a passenger coach of a train with seven tall windows emitting light. (Don Worley) April 11, 1967; Orange, MA 6:45 p.m. EST. Three people saw a flattened disc or ellipse with a rotating red light on the underside. The object hovered 100 feet over a pond, moved slowly, then sped away. (Massachusetts NICAP Subcommittee report, NICAP files; Fowler, 1974, p. 346.) April 11, 1967; Royalston, MA 6:50 p.m. EST. (11 miles northeast of Orange). Two witnesses saw a mass of very bright lights, brighter than the moon which was visible. They descended and hovered, before moving slowly out of sight on an upward course. (Fowler, 1974, p. 346.) April 11, 1967; Woodville, ID 9:30 p.m. PST. While driving, a woman saw an amber-colored object shaped like a disc with a tall dome. She estimated that it was at a height of two telephone poles and as large as a car. The object looked like plastic and had vertical risers evenly spaced around a "conning tower." A bright curved surface appeared to be hanging from a "brim which extended from rim to rim" of what looked like a "top hat." The object hovered, moved slowly against the wind, passing directly overhead, hovered over lava beds where it emitted two fireballs with sparkles, then two more a few minutes later. Finally it went dark and disappeared. (Ricks letter, NICAP files; The U.F.O. Investigator, Vol. IV, No. 1, May-June 1967, p. 1.) [Note: The main reported features of appearance, performance, and mode of disappearance all suggest a hoax hot-air balloon carrying candles or flares.] April 12, 1967; Hackettstown, NJ Night. Five people, including a policeman, watched a revolving object with a red middle, green lights on both ends, and white lights on the bottom (body lights) for 1.25 hours. The object left a white trail, and it started and stopped many times, becoming all white when not moving (color/motion correlation). (NICAP report form.) April 12, 1967; Phoenix, AZ. Cat. 3. Bell-shaped object buzzed car, banked, turned and flew away. (Blue Book files) April 12, 1967; Toronto, Ontario, Canada 8:15 p.m. EST. An adult leader and 18 Girl Guides saw four lens-shaped discs with flashing lights on the rims (body lights). The objects circled the witnesses, and two shot away when an airplane approached (aircraft avoidance). (Henry McKay report, 4/17/67, in NICAP files.) April 12, 1967; North Granby, CT 8:30 p.m. EST. A woman and her two children, ages 11 and 8, saw a glowing, red-orange bowl-shaped object that was emitting very bright light ("painful to stare at"). The object made rapid motions and hovered. A rod extended from it for about 5 minutes. Finally, it shot away to the northwest. (NICAP report form.) April 12, 1967; Coastal Keys Highway 8:30 p,m. EST. Six members of a team while doing underwater film work for ABC News saw five bright white lights in formation, pulsating bright-dim on a 1/2-second cycle and maneuvering around each other as they passed at about 200 feet altitude. Witnesses, in two 16-foot boats in windy weather with choppy waves, included a former aircraft carrier pilot, two former submarine sailors, and a boat captain guide. (Letter to Herb Roth, 5/5/67, in NICAP files.) April 12, 1967; Phoenix, AZ 8:59 p.m MST. A bell-shaped object buzzed a car, which experienced EM effects on its engine. The object then banked, turned, and flew away. (Project Blue Book files, National Archives.) April 14, 1967; Melville, NY 9:00 p.m. EST. A small humanoid appeared in the doorway of a circular craft that landed alongside the road, as the witness's car experienced EM effects. The engine stalled and the radio (which had been off) began issuing "strange voices." (Rodeghier, 1981, p. 34.) April 16, 1967; Downsville, Ontario, Canada 1:15 a.m. EST. Two rotating red, glowing dome-shaped objects separated by a bar (dumbbell shape) hovered overhead, then accelerated away. (Letter dated 4/16/67 in NICAP files.) April 16, 1967; Shoreline at NE corner of Ramey AFB, Puerto
Rico (BBU)
Bet. 5 and 6 a.m. (EST). USAF Airman/2nd Guillermo Padilla
and Airman Henry, 72nd Bombardment Wing, SAC, saw a disc shaped object
with two levels and a reddish band slightly above midsection, floating
or hovering just above the water. Object went left to right and back a
short distance then rose from right to left, and Padilla took a photo.
Object reversed path and disappeared. (Tony Rullan)
April 17, 1967; Saigon, Vo Than, Viet Nam Time not given. Five white oval objects, oriented vertically, moved across the sky in 5 seconds, periodically passing behind small scattered clouds. Five minutes later jet aircraft at high altitude flew in the same direction as the objects. (Haines, 1994, pp. 88-89; Smith 1997, UNICAT #371). April 17, 1967; Worthing, Sussex, England 2:15 a.m. (9:15 p.m. EST, April 16). A loud humming sound was heard as a glowing object shaped like an upturned saucer flew across the sky. The sound was heard again later and the object was seen moving sideways. (Flying Saucer Review, July-Aug. 1967, p. 30.) April 17, 1967; New Haven, WV 8:45 p.m. EST. Independent witnesses in six locations saw a glowing object with lighted ports. A pharmacist saw and followed the object as it flew up the Ohio River at an estimated 500 feet altitude. The object circled back and emitted two huge light beams to the ground from its bottom. This appeared to be a reaction to his flashing his headlights (light reaction). Three miles away a boy in a pony wagon crashed when the animal bucked as it saw the object. Another woman said that her dogs were upset when the object passed (animal reactions). She sketched a round shape with two cone-shaped protuberances sticking out from the sides of the white ball. These protuberances contained rows of porthole-like openings. A farmer reported that the craft hovered above a field and shone its lights down. He said the lights were blindingly bright. Several witnesses, including a sheriff, reported a bright yellow light with objects protru |
