I. DATI TIMI NUMHI DP OaJICTI S. lENGTH OP OUIIWATIOM 6. TYIII 0' OIHIVATIOM t. ltHYIICAL IYIDINCI FTD liP 61 0-32, (TDI) ,,... LOCA flaM U. 1111' IUfiiMAIIY A .. ANALYStl ~ul>j eot: tail ::'in. The cndo \1:-Jl \'tha,t a. ':oa.re~ ': o i)c ~h3 an.,Js (L.l1 r1l .ti.lt.~ li!~o r.1ate:.. .. i . .U. prcviou.sll d~sc::i"ucd on '1?:-l..;t:~ 3, ~ha."j ia, w_;c-n r.h"? r>nt .').Jin~ec:. ~nd ,::u.a looa:::c~ t4n:t .~lill.'!. r<~a.:c tq,il !in . Ut'\.Lt to t-"~ ~ron"G s.nu reir, looktn::; tmtn~ds th~ c ont~r sootio:1, ~c!'e trrll G:~1all :r:c~ a.~cJ~i:)nu, the .-;i-nat~l' !H.J.rt of ~h:tc thin:~;, cons1at1.n~ of an c .. H~:rn.ld _; e11. rnr,:l.J., Si.lrrotnd~d by ~dense uil1::y tthite :;1o.1. St>th th.~ ;:t'P-Gn c3.nd th~ \7h1t n ;.H~in.: brillia.n t "o'Then a e en at ti:.i s Cl 1 stanc ~. 'rhe nn..;ct con si ct in~: of the reu st3c"jiona anrt the 'ireen n.n(1 whit~ section, sor3med t,> be a trn.n.s- li..i.cant m~tP.:!'ial, eo th~.t th11 li;hts and colorn aho.iec: tli.rou :h it. The ; een fl.tctuu.~cd in 1ntP.nG1ty, sitin1n-; b!'illi1" .. ntly o,:hen the crrdt Yta.s still, but dii.1in.:; u.s 1 t lllOVcd U'!') ~ do:,n, for:ta.::j o:. 'oa...;:c- t-va.rd, o~ ~rnen 4.i.l't'n1n.-: or. circlin~:. T!1e rr!~i"tr-_'lO\if lao fluct.J.rl~(~:-:. in 1nte.l~1t:r, in the s:..:.H~ ~nn.nnt:lr ~s thA :~:!:e~n, the t.\70 colo:ra actin; n..."'l<i ueilaVi:J.,:; in 1.4n1son. It e ec,.led in 0.11 ~rl.!'f.nc P, ";o r"H! r1n -a.-;:tt\1 ty'1e tor- ,edo, remotely controJ.l~d. Detrre en the t~1il fin and ti&P, rea.!' r~d section aetrreen the rsd rca.r saotion a.nd the _:;reen tm Ythi 't e middle sect .ton; hat17e~n the mid .lo aeotion and the front red section; a.n.d 1)et,,e~n tlle fron~ red section and the. nose, vtel'e d1vinionu.l YT1.lls, \ihich on the OlJ.tsid~ cu.ll- ins n.:1pea.red to :Je sco~ed lH~e :-:. flR.shli.rht ia made, so thc:~.t e:~ch aect- i )n ctluld oe tc.ken a.}J;~rt sepa!"at~ly. It ot~J"c:7d n.t the t~etl for auo..J..t; t'\7o rJinu s, tu.rnin.~ no7r and then, ao thd.t I \1o.a able to vie-;r it f::otj different a."l_{lcs, o.nn t h an \7ilen 1 r-ecovered t~1e :1orrer of looornotic>n a.nd I noved tfJTia.:: d 8 ed:;~ of ou.r porch to 6et a. better vi e;y, 1 t tool: off U'!'J':';a.rd \71th a flash of speed, ,.th1ch I oou.ld not follorr a.nd cliaa."';>e~red into the ata.rli t ni..;ht :roth in occuxr~u thP-foll'l~T1n:.,; even in , October 2nd, ~rid~y, nor on Scl.turda.y e,r~nin;, Ootobe~ 3rd, lv53 I didn't report the ocourranc~ to the :>olicP,, Octob e:!" 1, . a.s I wns fairly shake11 up b:r wlla.t I had sef}n, a.nd it neve:r occ.trred +.o rno to re~ort 1 t a t once . Besides 1 t had flown aw:,y, ~Ld_ :;:l.PY wo..tl (! ha.va just had my wore that it hr-\.<l even 'u~en there. I d1dn' t nQticP. t f an:r of t ::e others \ 'Tere th~re, e;o I Ol\1:1'1 in a n d nc:-vo..1sly \tent -1~0 bed 8\&.ppl.e 'lll tal J\ftnort. ::t..a.oj ~ot: Sr.tn.ll M.y1n.-; Tol'''~t1o-11 k ( Gr: Dat~ of Ocourrr\.'lCe: Octc>b 4th, l9!i~). On Sund:J.;,r even1n~;, October 4tll, 1933, A.t tJ:l'~ lr...r ;'~ hOU3') t!1A..~on~l 1'rt)!1 uo which I dasori~Jad in 11lY : a~1otted nor.other of lese ~tn.ll craft. There nl'BO was onn. oir~ctl1 oppoai t I! ou.r housa on tile otn~:.. oidc of ':h.~ creek. Eu.oh of tt1eu explore.~ th~ ~;,t '~!'1. t>r of t ~i. ~ se 'l n.:rk l\(')'.11lt1S3, tror11 tJ;> to bot~om, t\lld oomple"~ely a~o\.lnc eo.oh house. Thi a sans'3less eAi~iuition \Vent on fror:1 aa:r.kH-38& -.1ntil :pn.s-!j l'!lidni:,:ht, ''ihon I f:l.tw.lly ~. ve 11p wa tcl1in.~ to JO to bed. Hou tnuch lon .;er 1 t J.nat ed, I cn.nnot aa.y, or tt:tla.t 1 t wa.a look inc:; fo-: ei .,;hPr. Each ~JLlld ay a-t;~::la. ticn.lly explor~ tneir Clloaen h~tJ.ae, fly1n~ s1o.1l~r a.ll a.ro ~nd and f::o:-l to'1 to bottom, aornetir.1es atopnin.~ for aevora.l or r:1or~ s~condo to e;(n.ruine ao:lle~hint~ in d'!ta11.- I os.n. assure you thP-:1 .-:ar~ not li.~;ht reflcotlon~ ~ror.~ thtl \Ta.~ er, the buoy u.t the hcaa of tha b~,71, or a tree r. 11~;hts. The n?xt da.y I ::H~raonJ.lly vtent ove r to the othJr oho~e 1n my oar i n orde = to O~leck .1p 1f 1 t possii)l/ na.s n rafloo tion ~rant a~reet li:.~ht o, ~.no I :;j-ua~antee that \Ta.a not ~7h::.t I an.71. The fe'.-: oars !rhich pa.saec bJ 0n the ron.d on the op .)oa1 te sh,:re trere ne;;ligi.ole ~d th~ir li:hts had no effects wha.taoev~r on th~ exhibition. It \7ould oe~ta tha.t these &utt'.ll cra.fta f\re con"'~rollcd r~ t!'lotely fror.1 sorne thin.;; n.bov e 1.1nseAn or IJ.nlleard. Th~i r e;:rrn. t ions are not srat>oth, but ra.tile!' bo,lncy ancl je~''Y in movement, r1!1ilP-thay are in motion, ra.th~r like a. 'up~1st controlled by otrin7;e. They also aeen. to fly in u g1v'3n a.reu., first ~!.oin~ one '.1::\~' a.nd then circlin~ a.rou:t~ and oovt?rin~ th~ s-... '!le t err1 tory, :~oin ,. up, do\rn, etc. rthile do in ; so, a.a if' tlv~y trere ex.:..ua1n1n.:; avf'ry inch in oinute detail su~J' ll t!men ~:J~ . .another even"'~ occ~.tl"~t!1 tLLiG ,~,!f .. n-tn; :\~ '.<)Oui; .9: 4G P.: l . ~fl Object ~\it th~ Sid~ ":'Tall t")f Ol.lT hOUGe, t.i,e CQfiCUZ:3iOn ',1' l. S GO ;:~at, that 1 t oauced a f el J; ho. t h :m.:i n.; nn . a n n.11 abf)\'~ ~he ,-;-c,.l, to f :\.11 co~ !)let,Jly off th~ no.il onto the hod. I dian'+. i n "T.-:ati ;u.~;~ ';:1 .. ~ o::~uue, 'l.G I \las alone ui th r~y ai;~ y'3a.r old aon, anr.i :-~:the:~ ala:r.!:F~n sino 1 .::~11 these :>r":rioua hn~)pcnin :;G.' tains drawn, a t:11n.; I nc,rer uoAd to :;otne= a'..>out, but tJince th~ac va~ ioua e'\rento, I no-, cto. At t' . ny ra.te I h~al'G qal te a. ln'-'.d ~ll Lltl:'J a ;u.inst ou.r do<J.:e, w:11oh ia \~t!!~Y stu::d111 c c>ns1i"..'Ut}terl, ,J.n~ ::hi:.:h e;<.~Pn63 into &n1tn'~ Crec!k for !ort y feet. I ou.atioJ.al~" :lu~h(~J J:-:.ck the CP.'t.~in and :)e~Jf!'d ou-t in7,o til' d~i.1.'kneos, u.nd -';hou;ht I ~lim[lc ed as~n.ll shado'.i~' fi-->ur~ d~sh totrn.:::dB o lr cock, also I h!ct.rd voice c o.l;;l!.ou~;h I oouldn' t :1al~,:. out "~hZ'l.t t1H'Y td!'e o~yin~;. Ho\7CV!~r, tn~:r se~riled c1oae to o 1r house. n.T'c1 :-;~!'~ :r~thr-'r c;~ci t- e~ a.'ld sounded n-s tl1.ou~h th~y Y:-nre 1unnin fr~st r .. nrt h:~d tri"1peJ O"rnr so::1ethin_,; outside. '.lha.-:ev~r hro.d been tllt?re, fln.c-;hed n.ttay in ..,_ burst ().f &:.,eed and ~l.ll I fin~ll:r ~lir.1'1Sdd \1e,,~ i!bou't ~i,rr-? blur"'~'i :cect li .;h~a, d'~ p.J:rtin :lt to:'1 a;H~::.>:l. Thia ~it.1e th~ aoun.r\ o~ "tih~ crC'.ft \1~3 +.h\t of I he!1.rd the ai~Jilo.r hurn deacrib~.j ~1.bout in my t:'irst deac.~i,...-;!on of the? lo.r~a dieo. (P&_;e ?':o). It -:ta.3 not r:t. bo~t, as no ~,a,!e3 h:-~d hed.d ~d !torth on S:-11 t.' I 3 lJ!'e~k' anr: in s eoonda h:'..d v~11i sher: into the ni ~ht. t>.'liea.r'3c1 ~.n th~ the in~=rvc.l t1f T!1c ti"!O srJallcr torn o-lilt;e c-.;.fts con";inue l i:>na on the o:1!lOGite shore, so I thou ;ht tl1is :Jill .~o on and W3arily I \79nt to bed n:CJolt 10:30 P.~:. ~heir ;y-r:J.~ I did not re;)olt tht3 event to thQ no11c , sine ,.,h I had Gc~n \T~a .;one in n. n:l.t r o~ minutes. The next day I notic,'!1 odt1 t:r"1~ h~el ?">::in~c in t'rd:: -=-.tl'J:..:t , by til~ lo.rer po-ll, ne;;t to the houoe a.nd n~ar th~ cock. I h~!.t~ r:l J l:-: b,~nd rJa~ce several :;Jlo.ster cast~ '>f the ~:r."intu. One: "')13C l:tr. : for t;J.-.ir>:l is a v on the.:1. Tl1e~c a.rl~ also rais~d a.reu.s, li~c a ice~ or .lJ":~l-1, or such had be~n l')cat~a in the i'l3el, CSlU.Sin.;; th~ 11 1 to i .'la!<:8 :hes<: holes in ti1e es.r~h A.a t!1~y })O.~;Joed o,!e:":' it. D~;.~e o~ Oc0 tl"l"Moe: Oc"~oiJ!r :-~th, l'H:0 ')n '::he:1 we both a~"'O"; d l')nr> o~ th-:?Se t~rpc!!o-like cr::.ft dirc,~tly o 110 : - 1te us, on the /~at a:1orP of 3;:l1~h'a o (.k. re iTt~tchr.d i"; for r'. ~ .-rhile, ,.,:i1t!n I s::\.1'~ ~o ~Y little 3on, "I'm ';oins to ~1:1-ll t hf') 11oltcc.". "" Af-t 3r ln.at. n1 ;_;i1t' a oqcar.tanoee and nxevto .. HJ oneR, I h1.d fin:\lly hn.cl entluc;!l. I dcc1de..1 I n:a.a de-1.lin~ triti 1 tm1-:no:!n evP.nto, a.nd \~hctllvr they ~ \1r!.& o.l1~n -fit) tiH~ A:nerica.n "\Tu.'J o~ 11 vin ~ anr'! all.ould b~ r ")ortPrj +.o an .._. ~0 autho:lty. So not kno~11n nho t,o call, I c :tlled -';:1.~ ""Olicw. -1. I illUSt o.")!Ji "t tllc.t I f~l t ,~\:i.th 3illy, ;:-h~n I .-r:~!l fin"'.lly ~ ~onneo~P.d to th~ ,olicl'). It ::'!"\'r.f's "nn feel ~Jecul.ia~, -:;;. 'l~:..int'1: +;h'".:.t ht b~lore, sine~ I hc.d n o :)roof fo*r th~m ::t? ;'~.1'. in; i;Jl Gt ~nr-=:n";. ~indin_; Ol..l::' n~iYa';: :-n'!.i ! , 0.Jt he "':'int.lly ~ot h~:tFS. One o:tfic(l~ c::..l.t~ r!o~n ;;tn li I told .:.lirJ ;.-:.~'O'l't th"? liahto, etc. :'.n1 oi.lo' .. ~ci i t to h i1.1 nn ~h3 ; ... ~ :f1::--::it }l~ ~hou-;h~ it llli:;ht 'he t111 on"';ic.'ll ill' ! Si:>n, but t han .fter i1a ":To.tc~:~d i t for. a.trhile, i1~ s~id, "I'd sr~:~!' -;;t.:r '3yr:.~l :.:r~ a.i).~ll"~ :~linP, for the ;)~.st fo.1r ni_:h";s. '' He loo} r1 :.."; tl1 ll;ht so:t e no~?, r:.n~: ~h~n a.nc~rc f.i:r~ct~')~'c n n0~ !cno"r li:;h~ ::e~lectif)!lZ i).l i"i u .. lly th'l la~ ;e ,1iaQ, I feal ce::t.in i't in til~:r :rh~ C(')ntrol itr. r:r..~- irr'1.J &t.VJ.ll craft ae.~m to 11~<~ to hov~r n en,,. ic Jl!!.r a.f:rini~y to Cc':J::.ro, and noticed l1'1 d'1flectio:l in t~1~ n<~f3.ile -fry1 ~r. ~nd I :-._.1 not a:~aily aco.:.(Jd, r.Y.l~ I o.:.r1 il.SStr~ y 1i.l th~ t e v t;n tiv' st~0n ..:- o~ ua 8).:1et1:n~s noe:i a. r~i:'t i''t'l')m so11~ of the fn.n"t: 1.s i~ e"te~'t6 w:1ich ;;oin:; ta ila.;>pcn, 1 it til~:f rrill C()ntin:.t~ 1;1) juGt ..,>c :!l_rnt i )'lG .. ~n~ s~'l')"ll3!.1P.n tcJ. nQtic~IJ i)n:~ of tue orJall~r o~n!'t ac.coas S.nit:: a iJ::~;~ from ~v~. I t:a.tohe' 1t for a. ~tlile, rJtd ~h~n C:l.ll6.-1 .r,;o~J: r.e i ;hho""t"G, ':10 \~t~,~ 1 t 77~a q.1i t e fa.:'.' fl'o.! ua, \.nd ,raa~1' t too cl ~a!'. ThC)' h3.d l:o rc~t nn to th'1 .::ity, ao t i1e:1 left I cou.tinued t() \1Q'tO'l it Q();'.le r.lOr~, :.:~.n h1l&~) .:.ll'1 on ti1e tele-)hoile, a.nd ~old hir.1 ,.,:)out it, Md I d;b:l~er:'l n.a to ,.,a.~the:: l aho..J.la u..~Jri.in o l th~ .,olic~ .:~t a'.Jout 1:f)q P.:!. I c:-.lolle-:1 th~ st;:.tc ')Olio~ in Riv-:-:- he:ld1, ~.nd told ;h~&o I hn'!t ::;re,rio,.loly ra!lo1t9cJ oc. 11 :~1~G on Oo~. 6--;~, a.nd .,,l, ... t one tra.a a~;r .. in ovP.r by !t.vr)u.ature :ln'lti. Ti1e d:?::a:( act.,;~FJlt y;a,a C01~teo1a, :l.A'1d n.ul:ed :n ... ' n :'.cne, a<l.- HA ~islced tlu,ttif I coulcl !>OS&iol:f 'bt? sePiu;; li;hts rc:flect- ej frv.J til~ -::-~t~r? To '.1hich I u.notc:::-ed, c1u.e to ~ef'lections Jr to. strP.~t 11.;1~ta." AftP,r tl1at h~ han; ,4-, a.~d to thA seen~. I \1a.tcll~d until a.:Jou.t our holse. I a~n .. >'ls~ ~-cnr tra s