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| A Hynek
Classification of Distant Encounter is usually
an incident involving an object more than 500
feet from the witness. At night it is
classified as a "nocturnal light" (NL) and
during the day as a "daylight disc" (DD). The
size of the object or the viewing conditions
may render the object in greater detail but
yet not qualify the sighting as a Close
Encounter which is an object within
500'. |
| Fran Ridge: Oct. 18, 1973; Mt. Vernon, Indiana
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(CUFOS) * 10:30 p.m. The lady had gone to bed on this
Thursday evening but was disturbed by a loud
noise. She described it as sounding like a barge
on the river. Her home is in the line of
traffic from Evansville Dress-Regional Airport
about 15 miles to the NE and she sees a lot of
aircraft traffic. She saw an object over her
garage and to the east. It was merely an outline
produced by as many as 50 lights, not exactly
evenly-spaced. It didn't appear to have any body
to it and it had a red flashing light on the rear.
It was long and narrow, about 3 times as long as
it was wide, moving very slowly, east to west.
Right in front of her house it turned south toward
the river and she saw the end view. It was
described as not round but sort of
rectangular...like a squared-off cigar. At this
time it was really low and she said she should
have seen metal as it went past a tree. It got
lower than the trees at least during one point
during the observation. Total time of observation:
5 minutes. Dogs present showed no response. (See
detailed investigation report in case file folder)
Detailed reports and documentsCase file folder UFO Intelligence Summary for October 18, 1973 (Fran Ridge) ** How UFOs Navigate The VORTAC Beacon (UFO Report/Robert A. Goerman) Interrogation tape on file (Fran Ridge, MUFON) Investigation forms at MUFON HQ |