| ID | #1594305090 |
| Added | Thu, 09/07/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Letter and visit to NICAP Office 11/8/68, NICAP files
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Result
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| Resume |
Initial data
A couple and their five children saw a flash of bright orange light, which then turned into a bright light appears to be mounted on the object the size of a car. It seems that the object searched the Park area, moving back and forth like a figure 8, at an altitude of about 200-300 ft (60-91 m).
The observation lasted about 2 hours, while witnesses walked inside Witnesses said that at some point they signaled with a flashlight and the light immediately went to them (the response of the light reaction).
[Except for reports of reactions, which could easily be illusory object in the report corresponds to the movements of the aircraft for calibration of NASA which NICAP was familiar . This caused several other false reports of UFOs.]
Translated by «Yandex.Translator»
Original news
Sept. 11, 1967; Silver Spring, MD
9:30 p.m. EDT. A couple and their five children saw a flash of bright orange light, then resolved into a bright light seemingly mounted on an object about the size of an automobile. The object appeared to make a search of a park area, moving back and forth and in figure 8’s, at about 200-300 feet altitude. The sighting lasted about 2 hours, until witnesses went inside. At one point, the witnesses said, they signaled with a flashlight and the light immediately moved toward them (light reaction). (Letter and visit to NICAP Office 11/8/68, NICAP files.) [Except for the reported light reaction, which easily could have been illusory, the report fits to a “T” with the motion pattern of a NASA instrument calibration aircraft with which NICAP was familiar, and it caused several other false UFO reports. NICAP had access to its schedule. It is important to note that, except for some inaccurate size and distance estimates-a very common error-the witness reports of the phenomenon that they observed were sufficiently accurate to allow a definite explanation.]
Hypotheses
Events
Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)
- Site: Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP) (USSR / Russia) Vehicle: Voskhod Payload: Kosmos 175 (Zenit-4 #34)
Investigation
Resume
Airplane / Helicopter
An aircraft heavier than air for flights in the atmosphere (and outer space (e.g. An orbital aircraft)), using the aerodynamic lift of a glider to keep itself in the air (when flying within the atmosphere) and the thrust of a power (propulsion) installation for maneuvering and compensating for the loss of total mechanical energy to drag.
A rotorcraft in which the lift and thrust required for flight are created by one or more main rotors powered by an engine or several engines. They differ in maneuverability, the ability to hover and almost vertical takeoff.
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