September 15, Portage, Indiana [20-36-64-
Node 178 Ops were on routine skywatch, using a Sionyx Aurora NVC, a
Zumimall home security NVC, as well as a Nikon coolpix b500. At
approximately 2000 hrs they began to observe night vision targets
(bright lights with both NV cams) in the sky overhead at
approximately 110 degrees south to north. The lights numbered
from 1 to 3 and possibly 4. The lights were bigger than a planet
appears in the camera, showed times of pulsating, intense
brightness, splitting into multiple lights/becoming one again,
dimming, fading out but leaving a glow letting you know it was still
there though no light was normally visible. Ops have watched targets
fade up in the sky and stop and sit and look like another faded
light in the sky. The lights were visible through clouds and with no
clouds. Movements were minimal as they hovered. They appeared and
disappeared and reappeared for approximately 2 hrs. Lights
made no sounds, and produced white, red, and blue colors. Ops
believe they witnessed two crafts entering the atmosphere and
possibly exiting. At the time they believe they entered, they
could see an explosion of light as each one entered. At the time of
activity, the compass on the SyOnyx night vision camera stopped
working properly.
again, all of these objects were observed with night vision
equipment. None were observed with the un-aided eye.
MADAR DATA
Portage node 178 not online until 25 September. This report deals
with the first incident at 8:00 to 8:03 pm. After the skywatch a
preliminary report was filed with MADAR Operations. The following
day the data for that previous evening was checked. The closest node
was 148 at 64 miles and revealed no field disturbance in milligaus
of any significance (col. 4) but slightly elevated. However, the
compass heading (col. 3) was CCW from 300+ ambient to a 200
degree range (100-116 degree variation) over a five minute period,
then back to 300+. Other events later that evening are also being
checked. Pending further time/data checks.
REFERENCE
- RATING
SYSTEM
IN POINTS
ENCOUNTER
RATING
Encounter
level of 20 or
more
considered
significant,
value
increases with
each level.
10
- DISTANT
OBJECT
20 -
DISTANT OBJECT
W/ANOMALISTIC
MOTION
30 -
STRUCTURED
OBJECT (>
500')
40 -
CLOSE
ENCOUNTER
(<500')
50 -
CLOSE
ENCOUNTER
(<500
STRUCTURED
OBJECT)
60 -
CLOSE
ENCOUNTER II
(WITH RESIDUAL
EVIDENCE)
70 -
CLOSE
ENCOUNTER II
(RESIDUAL
EVIDENCE &
STRUCTURED
OBJECT)
80 -
RADAR
90 -
RADAR/VISUAL
100 - CE-III
(INVOLVING
ENTITIES)
DISTANCE
RATING
Number is 100
minus the
actual
measured
distance
between a
sighting
location and a
MADAR site.
Highest value
MADAR/visual
where the Op
is a witness
to a sighting
after MADAR is
triggered, or
100. Actual
witness 5
miles from the
site would be
95. 100 miles
not considered
significant,
however could
indicate UAP
activity in a
region, value
listed as
zero. Eighty
miles would be
20 and there
is
observational
evidence to
support some
of these
correlations.
ACTUAL
DISTANCE
Actual
measured
distance is
the third
number in the
rating system
and can be
used in data
sorts as
needed.
TIME
VARIANCE
This fourth
number
documents the
number of
minutes "m" or
hours "h" and
is no doubt
subject to
some
controversy
but is
included for
the record..
