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UFO. United States

ID #1550758143
Added Thu, 21/02/2019
Author July N.
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Incident date: 
29.07.1952 14:00
Location: 
Эннис, MT
United States

Observation in Ennis, Montana was made by Ben Shaffer and about 11 other witnesses.

Between 14:00 and 15:00 mountain standard time, Shaffer saw an object hovering above the mountain during a trip by car. He stopped the car.

The object is then formed a cloud around them. Shortly thereafter, out of the cloud at different angles broke three small disk. They moved with a speed of about 200 mph. The object accelerated and disappeared.

The Shaffer was the binoculars of the eight items when he was watching this action. Shaffer was stopped by two other cars, one from Ohio ( the driver had binoculars at 50-fold magnification).

Now about 12 observers watched with naked eye and binoculars for these objects. After 3 disks left the cloud 5 objects appeared on the right side of the clouds in V-shaped formation, slow moving, and then each of these objects formed a small cloud around themselves.

Then these items one by one entered the big cloud one behind the other. In the sky with no other clouds.

During this time Shaffer was color videos with the camera, Bell and Howell and photos using the Kodak camera Retina.

Shaffer gave geobotany movies major McCarthy of the 29th air division at great falls, Montana. After observing this phenomenon for about 30 minutes the left of the highway formed a different cloud, and the same phenomenon occurred with the outgoing and returning objects.

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The sighting at Ennis, Montana was made by Ben Shaffer and about 11 other witnesses. At a time between 1400 and 1500 hours MST, Shaffer saw an object hovering over a mountain while driving his car. He stopped the car. The object then formed a cloud around itself. Shortly after three smaller disc like objects came bursting out of the cloud from different angles at an estimated 200 mph. The objects accelerated into an arc and disappeared. Shaffer had eight-power binoculars when he was watching this action. Shaffer stopped two other cars, one from Ohio had 50-power binoculars. Now there were about 12 observers watching with the naked eye and through binoculars. After the 3 disc like objects had left the cloud 5 objects appeared on the right side of the cloud in V formation traveling slowly and then each of these objects formed a small cloud around themselves. Then these objects one at a time entered the big cloud one behind the other. There were no other clouds visible in the sky within range of vision. During this time Shaffer took colored moving pictures with a Bell and Howell camera and still pictures with a Kodak Retina camera. Shaffer turned the undeveloped films over to Major McCarthy of the 29th Air Division at Great Falls AFB, Montana. After watching this phenomenon for about 30 minutes another cloud formed to the left of the highway and the same phenomenon occurred with objects leaving and returning.

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