2. Jllteor ( ballooa tNciE U.atlort, Pl:Jln.r!.cld, ~lo .~a"lP Jo,.va!-.t ~i i-;~,, ~-l' Jlo~;, Lev : .. or1don Be Th~ objeot \;~a 11iewou fot-t l J;~::-n ;:L"lla~o h.ou.l:' 'between abov l'he objoet otn~ae~ a~ou{;h f(~ :.: rr..: :~:i.."J.l to hu:-111 t 3 loeo.:t pper bes1o;ed wl~h. tel6-;Jl:.0\1e C!ill.J r~quoa ci _::).J 1nf'o .. ":lat1on on th'l .. alchtins. ~ollc barrao:cs crere nl~o tilerteci. by ~0.:1 oitize.ns~ the Z:al'eh 29th issue or tbe L:Or\olich .:.t;lle t.!.-:> hnl a ahort aecount ! el al~t1 , they liatinc\ the o.,ent as ~'roh~})ly eii;''le~ I! h~lloon tr~tfn.1 or c al~:ht1J!C ct ~anua. The article ulso said :J~ller re ,.rta on ob-ject -Taried., as ln -d1roatlon objcc:. ~-!'lV~d. T.1a article Mete no ettoJ-t to actually '!dont.1.ry ~bject. 2he tollow1nc ls n re3uma of se~c~al eJc L~yento the author ot this artlclet 0b ~ctt Rou.'ld -.a\ f'ot: :' hset'vorr; S3.id r.l;.~aet hnd depth ~.. !l bnll -~ :ost ro'! rl nut hn:z~d ':t~ess as to thla raot. the7 !AJ'il'lC only thnt ~(.j,::ct ap~ear-~..1 -~>':::(!. fro!:'i hot ....... v, t 1 All but one or two obsarv~rs cl.:.._ ~'3: '.~;.ro!!!ent w~s 1n or c!it~eet1ons -hor1zontnlly and :~rt:.eal 1 :- but moremea.t we 1n ~-enerel easterly d1reet1on. 7h.13 ,!1J. 1:()t 0oineide w1th ,....tnc%' wind at that tiz;e. r~.ll ohaerors s i. d ob t ap':')earsd l.o\lel' 3t ths :Jb.en it dlsn;.,eare-1 .:~ .:..: r:.J(2 , r.--: .1trci~;ht up tll 1~ oould no l0 lt,~r be SP.en. !2 f At most object ~:a~ a b t-1_ t ~-;J.e t nlic color. Ob ..-..n-,.,s felt that Ob ji9C t ~10.8 too hri~)lt 't,J WS ~Ch!< nnd they relt tdle ,,Getts 1 ty ,r shleldlnv ti~etr eyes. :.1:.. )"')::o_-.: ;rs a '.!'ead that o ject acel'led tc chnru.;e e~lor nt ti. ~-3, ~3P?~ially whatt a)'llDS At thia t1I'I18 the toi' .... o-rt1cr. sec>::l~d to (;low ora.n~e and re4. Thoae obaervora wrtchin~ t:!.rot:.~h "'l!:"C'l lrs or seopea a ~ that there to he fit-a arcuncl ?bjeot. 1 U.luht ooulcl onl7 be ap,roxi..::: ~eJ.. hll ~b5arvora _ obJect was tar above re.:_. .. ulsJt trnnsr~rt nl:::nas' po.th, &a ION !'1 nnes want over du.r1nc s1 ~ll tine t -;,e. A'!..l . .,b3ervore a: :Matcl object t-ltlS h1:;her than jots L;.S~lallJ .r1:~ ;! . "'"! J~ t3 are re clota tn the !!ky. At th1a ohjcct appaar2d to be apr.>~o~l~:Rtcly 2 :~-: .::--.n d.i . .L -:a~ ;lp,ed: Reports of speed d.iffareci. s,) .-:~ ).Je!av-o~.1 sald nbject Will '!:iovin~ slowly at all tL'.1es; ot~HH swiftly ct tizc.es, ~ ";'!UO'h so tt-.at it w . .-..!f - object 2.n s1~;ht throu;~h binocll.lars. 2. Sorna obao~vors lln -~ '-'~.ja~t. ~1n:l aptnnin::; reo't1on t rane:nble d jat l)laat comiDI . : . ther'J. I hlV"Cl.' ... d .tn.:.s::e l ~-ef';N . All o~ jerlora were. cOD~ Yincad obJ~ct .. .za s not c. stt:.r, moat ol:.~ lt-vora were ce::-talll object ~ma not a balloon . Objoot ~os eee~ .at aUle t!m8 1n localities a t leas t 50 mile~ apart 'l'be laat w1 tneas to cont~ct Jtte was one ot a :;rou p ~ men 1:1 ~Torvlch, Conneotio~, wbo l-r1tneas e d tht. st~'ltinc throu.:;h powerrul Gl88aea. AJtMmc . t!?-888 IIJG!l ~rere 50:;!8 .who t.Jere ~11ots, t o4mer p1lote ~ and enr.lnoe~. Tha1r accolUlt ot a1[;bt1nc cot no14ed wltn othezaa noted ""' 'l'hla GJ'Oup t1aa aun object waa .not a balloonJ t h e lG8n aald obJo' -4 to hf\vo zelJ1 beoauae ot 1ts ~ovementa, etc. One ... ot th1a ClfOUPt Mho atte~ .. aee1QS. object ,.,.nt 1n~.o . . ~o~e to telephone, noticed t~.nG and u.ual d1aturbnnoea ou ll1 tele YlS.OD set . 1u.lOD ~ .. above taota noted la that object '!bfte a at111 a bllit7 tbat 1t a balloon e .: lo ::;nd r. an :.1nuther .'1 l ~f cc.:.Jr.:~. h~d 'Jit.ia it rr:y n.-me w.itn('~sl"'d. Her 1:"~4ther-i..-l:n; a :c. s;-;!(\? o:1ly tJcliah, so fh fttoey. ah~ told .~e ~1as r.:.th-a:r iiojointt:d, tut f;oorr 'tlhat I could .-:Ather, the wan hwi le~-n outside 'jf bis hor.1a, in \t"Y. J'c~-tr, C,unnecticut, Whftft "te W3 ~ 8Ut11enly CO,e r c d by .J b :ir;ht 1 ir~"Lt tha ~ CS ~t, shad\1WS on the rnund. Next, a r,a~1inp; '" b4"1~ht 1bject went ov~r hi~ head. He ruahed SA '~ h1a h~cr.a for he ,..,.a~ a r r:arentl' b~.tjly fri~hter,ed; he ll.Jnced at the olock 1"'me11atly, and h:.: rl.::tcad the ;t~e nt ?:lS I ~ed tho m~n the directi?~ in which ~bje~t wa~ movin~, &nd I l~rnAd 1t WAs hee1in~ rth cause or the natu.t i n !hich th .Jrt t-;~s ~ive.i ~o ~;e, I tr,:,nkly I!Si n"t r .ut w:Jch cr!!denc~ in it. f:r. a~ said. the object was abrut 200. te~t in the air; ,.,lthou.~h this w:1s lo~r f ... ~ o qt . t r.is ~as what I lfll e-ilately th~,J~h t !t 1~ s ~ lthou;,h I'd l'~!le:.J ~o ~.: .. e :.:1n ~ oout the ound'object ~sde. z .. .aa about to call Ur ltlla oall waa trm! a Hr t;a1n .rhen I .1ad another o&ll. ot Uaura~an. ~or~l~otiout, a mn whom woald never questiJn I know w.ll,. acd w~osa v~ncitr .. he en '1~ me ~e '.::.1:, :.Jto:-tl3d n:e beoauae 1 t ee;reed vtth 1-lr. rep:>rt in ~ll res,ects. n'3re ls the sto17 as ne .told lt to any em'ellishmenta A' 7 &15 t~s ven1~.,; I wns ~ICllkin{; to n2J' h vlhen auddenl7 I bathed in l!.i_ht. I.!y fi::'::Jt tt~o~t . .,~9 t~ ~t I W~:J 1n t!w poth or an on-o o~. . '!~ 11~t C4l5t :-t'~e .:~hz.d.owa " n ':he r>t-cund. A I alanoed up, ana 1 t wos t vt~ a: t!'e:ilallt:~t:.:J a-per. d. ~3iorae ~ 3e~ond had paaae4, lt was Mit ot s!.[;ht. I c .. ~Zl. :,~ly ;!c.it:r1~ ... ~ "i.; 3t as ,3!t:; spherical 1D ahape and e 1:-br1:ht. ::.~e obj~et r.t~r.~ no 3~u;..d a all as 1t eel on:-ne. :t l~.tt no :=r,l.1l &!. a COtJ.Jt :.:i~t . z J quest1nned ::z.. vO'l4t t:~e Object !:: leir!.~ :_.jet ~lthout;h or eourse, tM t obJoct -;ns s1l')nt ~r~l:~y 'iall r-:.~l~d :>ut its bein; a Jet. !ll-. a posi t!ve object .rss :2ot ~ , .nc. _.ot only becauae or laok Of sound. but bee lll.J5 01~ il t::-e1~e S'00ed. :_;3 ~ 3.1d ~$ h11d 8een jeta at low al t1 tud;ls, but jets ~ tcJ ed 1n ~ .: .. r.t lo; _n:-t1:.a n thia object north ~tur . ROat.1ntereet1I~ ot ~11, r bellavo was the ~acto obJect's be~ aoeA lD tvo plaoea, ::ro=dyeq.r 'lhd tlntu'o3f.I1 towns e1ht 1;1111 apart . at Just about the. aame till).O. This la e. real ~dlcat1 ot the thi.M' aut.)altted;