| ID | #1573553579 |
| Added | Tue, 12/11/2019 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
On the morning of April 23 at 2:10 am a loud roar woke up the farmer Ronald Johnson, living near highway 2 in Yorktown, a few miles West of Clarinda (Iowa). Rising and going to the window, facing South, he saw a cigar-shaped object with a length of approximately 60 feet, landing on the floor within 50 feet from his house.
The object that apparently came from the North, appeared and moved over the house. The night was foggy, and at that time it was raining. Neither the moon nor the stars were not visible. The roar of the object stopped when it landed. At the end nearest to the house object Johnson saw a bright red light that dyed the area in the "blood-red" light. At the far end he saw two blue lights with a diameter of about eight inches, which stretched over the body of the object. The surface of the object was dull, except for the amber glow, which partially runs along the bottom. The object rested on a long 17-20 "legs".
After landing, the object was making a series of loud, explosive, "crunchy" noises such as gunshots, at equal intervals of time. Johnson said the air was filled with the odor that he described as similar to ozone. He didn't see anything outgoing or incoming to an object. He watched as he sat motionless in his field for about 20 minutes, and finally went back to bed. Some time later he got up to see if everything was still there, but he either walked off, or went out. Explosive sounds were no longer audible.
In the morning Johnson found that night, his cattle went to the far end of the pasture and appeared to be "highly capricious". They did not return for feeding this morning. Looking around the landing pad, he found a series of circular prints with a diameter of six inches and alternately arranged in two rows. The distance between them was two and a half feet. East from the landing of the prints he found a second set of prints, rounded on one side and bordered on the other side, and divided into rectangular edge into three sections. These prints were not made by his cattle, according to farmer.
It was noticed another strange detail: at the two poles of power lines, apparently, were regular intervals with new pits in the forest, as if it had recently risen. The pillars were covered with mud. The wires going to poles had small, evenly spaced notches.
Johnson reported the incident to Deputy Sheriff dick hunt, who conducted an investigation. It was reported that a full report was sent to the air force base Offutt air force base. However, Johnson was not interviewed by any official investigators, and if the report was among those contained in official documents, he was transferred to the University of Colorado, which sought information about him in July 1967.
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Original news
At 2:10 a.m. on the morning of April 23, Ronald E. Johnson, a farmer living on Route #2 in Yorktown, a few miles west of Clarinda, Iowa, was awakened by a loud roar. On getting up and going to his window, which faced south, he saw a cigar-shaped object, approximately 60 feet in length, landing in a field within 50 feet of his house.
The object, which had apparently come out of the north, came into view as it moved over the house. The night was foggy and a light rain was falling at the time. No moon or stars were visible. The roar of the object ceased as it landed. On the end of the object closest to the, house, Johnson saw a brilliant red light, which bathed the area in a “blood red” glow. On the farthest end, he saw two blue lights approximately eight inches in diameter, which extended above the body of the object. The surface of the object was of a dull finish, except for an amber glow that extended partway along the bottom. The object rested on a series of from 17 to 20 long “legs.”
After landing, the object gave off a series of loud, explosive, “cracking” noises, like gunshots, at regular intervals. Johnson said the air was filled with an odor which he described as similar to ozone. He saw nothing leaving or entering the object. He watched it sitting motionless in his field for about 20 minutes and finally went back to bed. He got up a short time later to see if it was still there, but it had either departed silently, or had turned out its lights. The explosive sounds were no longer heard.
In the morning, Johnson discovered that sometime during the night his livestock had all bolted to the far end of the pasture and appeared to be “acting up considerably.” They would not return for feeding that morning. Examining the landing site he found a series of circular impressions six inches in diameter and spaced alternately in two rows. The distance between impressions was two and a half feet. To the east of the landing impressions he found a second set of imprints, round on one side and square-edged on the other, and divided at the squared-off edge into three sections (see diagram). These impressions were not made by his cattle, according to the farmer.
One other peculiar detail was noticed: two power line poles appeared to have fresh depressions in the wood at regular intervals, as if it had been recently climbed. The poles were smeared with dirt. Wires rising on the poles had small, regular-spaced notches. Johnson reported the incident to Deputy Sheriff Dick Hunt, who made an investigation. A complete report was said to have been sent to Offut Air Force base; however, Johnson was not queried by any official investigators, and if the report is among those in the official files, it was not released to the University of Colorado, who requested information on it in July, 1967.
Additional details were obtained for NICAP by member Dennis Hicks.
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