MAJOR 'FLAP' IN THE UNITED STATES

This document, authored by Eileen Buckle, provides a preliminary account of a significant wave of UFO sightings across the United States during the late summer and autumn of 1973. The report begins with the widely publicized Pascagoula River incident on October 11, where two shipyard workers, Calvin Parker and Charles Hickson, claimed to have been abducted by three 'creatures' with crab-like claws. The author notes that these witnesses were interviewed by Dr. J. Allen Hynek and Dr. James A. Harder, who were convinced of the sincerity of their experience. The document proceeds to detail several other encounters, including a police officer in Falkville, Alabama, who photographed a figure in a silvery suit, and a report from the Evening Journal regarding a truck driver in Missouri who was allegedly blinded by a bright object. Furthermore, the report covers a near-collision incident involving a 316th Medivac helicopter and a cigar-shaped craft, as reported by Captain Lawrence J. Coyne of the Federal Aviation Administration. The article concludes by referencing the broader context of these sightings, including predictions by John Keel regarding the duration of the 'flap,' and mentions the publication of 'Strange Phenomena' by William R. Corliss as a resource for further study.