 Case Directory Category 1, Distant Encounters Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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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'. |
Huge
Disc With Windows
April 27, 1952
Pontiac, Michigan
April 27, 1952
Pontiac, Michigan
| Brad Sparks: April 27, 1952;
Pontiac, Michigan (BBU).
10:45-11:15 p.m. Family of 4 of Mr. John
Hoffman in a car saw a brilliant white round-flat
object with 2 tiers of windows descend from the NE,
hover with rocking motion at about 15° elevation,
stop and start at 100 mph drifting to NW. Witnesses
pursued in car, lights went off and on 4 times
changed color to whiteorange, got 4 other
witnesses, called police, Detroit Times newspaper
and Selfridge AFB. Object disappeared over treetops
to NW. [Same witness(es) as in May 25, June 18,
1952, cases??] (Wilson/Ridge/Blue Book, Rich
Vitello, Hynek UFO Rpt pp. 70-73; FUFOR Index)
Detailed reports and documents reports/520427pontiac_report.htm (Dan Wilson & Fran Ridge) reports/520427pontiac_report2.htm (Rich Vitello & Loren Gross) |