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ycr was surprised to sec a lighted object fly over. His
horse was scared and nearly toppled the carriage.
When the main light was turned off, a number of
smaller lights became visible on the underside of the
dark object, which supported an elongated canopy.
It went down toward a hill to the south, 5 km from
Aquila. When the witness was on his way back one
hour later, he saw the object rising. It reached the
altitude of the cloud ceiling and flew to the northeast
at a fantastic speed with periodic flashes of light. (195)
Hot Springs (Arkansas). Two policemen, Sumpter
and McLenore, were riding northwest of Hot Springs
when they saw a bright light in the sky. About 7 km
farther they saw the light again coming down to the
ground. One km farther the horses refused to walk.
Two men were seen carrying lights. The lawmen took
their rifles, called the strangers, and were told that
they crossed the country with a flying craft. The silhouette
of the machine, about 20 m long, could be
seen in the clearing. There was a woman with an umbrella
nearby. It was raining, and the younger of the
men was filling a large container with water. Yhc elder
man had a beard and suggested that the policemen
fly with them "to a place where it does not rain." The
same witnesses went back through the same spot 40
min later and found nothing. (FSR 66, 4; Magonia)
Gulf of Guinea. Three persons aboard the "Fort Salisbury,"
including Second Officer A. H. Raymer, saw a
huge, dark object bearing lights in the sea ahead. It
was observed sinking slowly. Estimated length: 200
m. (Fort 642; Anatomy 20)
Rolling Prairie (Indiana). Tom Darby, with his
brother and mother, saw two whitish-blue objects
about 400 m away, from a point situated 3 km north
of Rolling Prairie. The objects hovered 2 or 3 m above
ground, flew toward a barn, came closer to each other,
and were hidden from view by a hill. (Ilarlle 164)
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Coast of Delaware. The English ship "Mohican,"
piloted by Capt. Urghart, was going to Philadelphia
when it was surrounded by a thick, luminous cloud
which "magnetized" everything on board. The compass
was observed to swing wildly. When seamen tried
to move some chains on the bridge, they found that
they were glued to the metal floor. Suddenly the cloud
rose and was seen above the sea for some time. (197)
Podkamennaia Toungouska (USSR). Unexplained
explosion in the taiga, equivalent to a thermonuclear
blast, sometimes interpreted as the crash of an interstellar
vehicle. (Anatomy 18; Challenge 99)
Caerphilly (Wales). Mr. Lethbridge was walking
along a road near the mountains when he saw on the
grass a large tubelike machine. Aboard were two men
wearing furs and talking excitedly in a language the
witness could not understand. The grass was found
depressed at the site after the object had flown off.
(198; Anatomy 21)
Donghoi (Annam). An elongated object following a
west to east trajectory flew over the town. It gave off
a strong light and was seen by two fishermen to
plunge into the sea 6 km away from the coast, after a
steady flight of about 9 min. {Anatomy 21)
Invercargill (New Zealand). Several witnesses—
among them the vicar, the mayor, and a policeman
—saw a cigar-shaped object hovering at 30 m altitude.
A man appeared at a lateral door and was heard
shouting some words in an unknown language. The
opening closed, and the object accelerated and was
lost to sight. {Stuart 24)
Hamburg (Germany). Gustav Herwagen opened the
door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigarshnped
object wilh illuminated windows. Near it were