Case Directory Category 2, Close Encounters Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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A Hynek
Classification of Close Encounter is usually
an incident involving an object less than 500
feet from the witness. The size of the
object, viewing conditions, or
stereoscopic vision (depth perception)
may render the object in greater detail and
still qualify the sighting as a Close
Encounter even though the object may have been
beyond 500'. The incident depicted in
the logo was encountered during an intense
storm near Princeton, IN, Aug. 1973. |
Fran
Ridge:
February, 1985; Soviet Union 2:35 AM. A freight train consisting of 70 empty
cars and a locomotive was followed to the city of
Kostomuksha through Petrozavodsk and Suoyarvi.
The train, piloted by the conductor, Orlov, and his
mate, Mironov, passed the station of Essoila, when
suddenly, Orlov noticed some strange object behind
the trees moving parallel with the train. The object
let out a ray of light toward the ground and then
drew it in. Mironov could not speak for a moment as
he saw the ball cross the railway and start moving
30-50 meters ahead of the train. Orlov tried to stop
the engine and slammed on the brakes to avoid
collision with the bright ball, but the train would
not stop. The men felt as if hypnotized and stared
at the mysterious object, a regular geometrical form
of about four meters in diameter that moved silently
above the surface as if drifting. When the train was
approaching the Novye Peski station, Orlov switched
on his portable radio and contacted a woman on duty
who went out to meet the approaching train and she
was surprised to see the shining ball followed by
the vibrating object looking like an upturned basin,
and then the train appeared, moving at about 60 km
per hour. It seemed that the ball might hit the
station, but right before the switch, the ball
suddenly separated from the diesel locomotive and
passed around the building, but the train would not
stop and passed right by. The conductor and the mate
mention only the ball because they could not see the
object resembling an upturned basin from the cab. As
soon as the ball passed the switch it immediately
rushed to the train. When it moved off the train,
its speed reduced at least by half. The diesel
locomotive twitched heavily, and the men inside of
the cab hit against the windshield. However, the
locomotive increased its speed as soon as the
shining ball approached the train again. The train
managed to stop only near the Zastava station and
the ball disappeared behind the forest. The crew had
to wait for a train coming from the opposite
direction of the city of Petrozavodsk. The conductor
got out of the cab to examine the wheels and as soon
as he walked around the locomotive he felt some
strange force press him against the machine. He
could not move, but when he could the man could
hardly reached the cab. As soon as he reached the
cab, the train started off as if it was waiting for
the man to take the seat. The train kept on moving
for some time until the shining ball disappeared
behind the forest. Those involved in the incident
experienced a strong nervous shock. Automatic
recorders of the locomotive and other official
documents prove the reliability of the strange
incident. The shining ball was noticed earlier at
the Kutizhma station even before it came across the
train #1702. 1 hour 20 mins)he train over 50
kilometers.
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