WEI~O SIGHTING or SIX-INCH-T~LL CREATUR~S IN N~SOT~: At 3bout 7 :!5 on Oc_tobgr :3:-j , a 19-ye:Jr-old r.Jdio announcer from long Pr-:Jirio, .,innasnt dri11ing a!o~ a countr~ road near hi:; homa t'J;.L.~ :.:.Ae:~-!lc:?-c-; : ~'"'-~:;:!'i-:;l,t, rac ~:-shaaad object str~daling ~he r~.,d. I~ -as 30 :o 40 f~et ,i 3nd ~=au~ _] fa~t in d1~meter, and s~em~d to b~ r9sting on legs ~= ;!ns. Tha announcer, na'Tied J~mes Townsend, stated: .. y C3!' 8nglne, -.!.9 .~, .!fl rJdio want out ~s I slammed on the hr3~ks. I sta~p9d c~out ?J feet in t~a,,: ~f it. My first thought wdS to kno=k it over with the car so I ~auld Je so~e evidarce, out the engine usas dead. Then I got out with t~e iQa~ of trying t~ push it o ver by hand. ~hen I yot to the f ror1t of my car, three cre~tucss c,~e out from be~ind the rockat. Thay looked like inJivirluJ! tin c~ns o, trLpods, and ware a~out six inches t3ll. Th9y didn't have eyes, but I kne~ they ''.dC2: looking ~t ms. I stopped. I didn't have any desir e to get close=~ fhera w~s n~ sound -just dead silence. : "It saemed like ages tha t we lookod a t each other. Th::m they went up in-l to the roc~at, which had a b right colorless ligh t glowing out of the bottom. The r e was a loud hum. The c r aft went up 3nd disappeared f :om vi~w. ~s SQ~ n as. the light on the bottom o f tha rocket went out, after the thing w~s i~ the ~ir~ my =a : radio and lights ;~nt on, e nd my engine star:e~ wi:hou: my h~Jin; to touch the starter.'' Tmuns~md was t errified, ?.nd d:-ove b3C hour. He ra~arted the s i ghtinq to the loc~l sh~=i , ~.ro :qtur~3~ t~ ~ha t with him but found no physic31 ~via~"=~ of cr3 !andin~, ~xc t fnr th a stri p3 of a n oil-like subst =e on :ne rJ3d. E~c~ st:i~ s oJt n ;~ro lan~ an':i four inches apart. The :;heriff tal~ :ne ,J=ess tn?.t "~"au.r,~en-j i3 knTI.n :.a .::::2 a reliable and level-headed man, and he beliaves tnat ha t~ld :ha trut~. Three youths who had been hunting coons in th~ s3me ~:a, r~oorted seein~ a strange light in the sky at t he same time Towns'!nd said ths J':lJ~ct t~ol< off". (St. Paul Pioneer Press, 10/25/65; Minn poll9 Starr, lJ/25/55.) informQ~ItJ r. OS pOSStbfe 'conc~rning t he U:1identi~i~d 03rl<"il phcnOrr:!:'\.;)f\ tL.: t you h.:.J('t <:b~;~r'f(~ . Pl3ose rt to .:Jnswer 0.1 many r;1.ia:at.btt:i a:i }'Oll po . .Hi~iy Cl)11. Tht> inhrtll~>.~n tl. ';0u ;, ... , .. ; COilclusions, or publications w:thout yol: r porml.!>:;con. W~ Nq OEt j~,;;; f'~.~ iiCl~ ll!klf;Jr;.t:, ... ;~ that if it i.i d<::amed nac~SS:ly, we may conttJcl you for further C.:J~oils. \..t!Cie tj'f'~': (Circle One): d. Pc:f:c N:tore:~t Po~tol Addr~u (T ot':JI DwflHon) ( Vairly certain~ How wos time in sight determined? 5 . 2 Was obj~ct in ~ight contir.;ovsly? d, Just ".1 gu~s:z ~ 6, '.''!1o t was ~he c or.dition of the ~ky? 'J, b. C l oudy In front of y'GU in bocf.< of y cv To yoJr riqht 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circltt One): a. Bri~ht moon I ight . Dull moonlight ntight.:-pitch _dJJric' d. Don't rememb~r 9. What "Vere the weather conditions ot 1he tk~'la ycu 30W thit obiect? CLCUDS t C::-cle One): Fog~ ~b~, tlr light rain u. c. s~t:Tt d =fO\IdS c. Mod~ror.s c r heavy r~in d. Thick or heavy clovd3 (Circle One): 10.. Thi) obj~ct appitored: o.-1 ronsparent d. A~ a light e. Don't r~memh~r ! 11. If it oppeorad OS 0 J;ght, 'NOS it bright " thol'l th~ brlghf.,~t .4itnr3? (Cird~ o.~eJ: c. About 1'h~ ~amft d. Don't knDw 1). 1 Co~pare brightness to some common ohjact: 12. Th.t ~dgers of th s object 'Htlt$: (Circla One): a. FtJzzy or b!urrt!td b. Like a briyht stcr c. Sharply out I ined J l 3 . Did th e object: t.l. Appear to stand still at any time? b. s~,dden ly sp~ed up and ru s h away ot o ny tim~? c. Break up into p:lrts or exp lod.,? d. :1 ivb off Sr'TlOk~? ~. Change brightn~ss? f.. Cho,ge :-;hope? ~ Flash or flicker? :~. Di.,~ppeor ond reappear? (Circle One for ecch quelthm) t Jo n ' t rnt/'tll Yl t \r.ow 15. Did the objec~ mov~ behind somct~hin.J n t 0'1Y m~, panic u!c.dy a t:k~.:~: ( C ircla Q,,a .J: : t mvV!'~ b~h ind: ( C ircb On!'): T~fl in 0 few WOfdS th~ following thinJS abovt 1:1<~ iS . \ic wish to know the angular siA:e. much of ths o b j3Ct is cover~d by th.1 h~(.:d or rh~ :nll1ch . If y~)\) d i)~fforiT'-:d sighting, how m;ch of the t.>bj.tct wo;fd h\J'I~ btJ:en c.>'l::!tr:td by th, march h3-::d? 19. Dra'N a pictur~ that will show th.e .sho~ o f th~ obi.,ct c r obj~ctJ. Lobei end inclwd~ 1." y.;')" ~<e!::'1 .:my .J~ o f tha obiect that you sowsuch '.lJ ~ings protru'iion~, uc:.: and e specioHy exhau-st 1:d~t c' :-;,;:-~ ... -!- *Place on crrow belid e the drawing to show th~ direction the obi,ct ,"(OS rnovmg. 21. Do you th j..,~ y oJ can estimat., ho w f\Jr CL'' OY fr-,m y.:w t!-n o:,j-,ct wa-s.-! b. Northeo3~ H o ...., fast w~;~ you moving? Di ~ you observ~ ~h, objact 'hroogh ony of th~ ~olf,, hg'! Sun glos'<r~ y .,s No f. Tel'!sc:op~ Win:bh i J ld Yes ~lo g. TheodoUr~ iil crd~-or t:1at ycu can g iv>! a s c b c r o p.ctur e o::; pos~':J:., cA vtn\lt you ,.,, J~3c,.rbe ,,, Yr.J<Jr o .. m Y-r.,r~:: c~r.r"'.lr 28 . Draw o picture that will show th11 m o tlcil th ootn, o "B'' ct t he and of ~-!1~ p h~ end show IF th3r~ W03 MORE THAN ONE obj.,c~, thr,n ~10' mooy w~r~ -~r," .. e ? Draw a pictur' of h\)w th;,y wertJ crron9~d, and put on arrrY-4f to ..:i:1o~ 31. Wus anyone with you at t hit time you ;jQW th::! obj~c:t? (Ci.-cle One)