| ID | #1599039062 |
| Added | Wed, 02/09/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Alben Formiller, a retired Chicago police officer and Phoenix resident, about 70 years old, was in Cholla Bay, Mexico, on November 5. Around 9 o'clock, he said, he was startled to see the land and ocean suddenly "light up like daylight."
He had been on the beach all day and was leaning against his pickup truck, about 25 feet (7.5 m) from the water's edge. Formiller could make out a ray coming from the sky, but at first he couldn't figure out where it came from. However, within a few seconds, he was able to distinguish the object itself, which was grayish-white, oval, with a black or dark tube with a diameter of 12-16 inches (30.4-40.6 cm), to the left of the center of the object and tilted to the left at an angle of 5-10 degrees from the vertical.
Formiller said the object looked like a cloud and seemed to "roll" very slowly.He said that parts of it will rise, but never separate from the main part of the "cloud". There was no sound.
First, the "searchlight" illuminated about a mile of water and a small section of a rocky promontory to the left of the witness. However, almost as soon as he noticed it, the illuminated area narrowed to a diameter of about a mile. This illuminated area and beam ranged between 50 and 150 feet from the shore.
Soon after, the searchlight went out, and a white light, fainter than the searchlight and described as a glow, illuminated the upper half of the object, so that the lower side was no longer visible.
Then the white glow disappeared and the object made a 180° degree turn, which gives the Formier (due to its slight upward tilt) a top and side view of the object when it turns. This allowed him to observe a green glow or light that increased by 1/3 of the distance around the object on each side of the center point of what he considered its "back".
Again, the upper part was illuminated and the lower part was not visible, and the object began to move away, Fotmiller estimated a speed less than that of the jet, and it maintained a constant speed until it disappeared from view to the West.
Formiller made a logical assumption that the object must have been, or at least could have been, sighted from San Felipe, Baja California, which is across the Gulf of California to the West.
Original news
Date: November 5 1969
Location: Cholla Bay, Mexico
Time: 9p
Summary: Mr, Alben Formiller, a retired Chicago policeman and a resident of Phoenix, about 70 years old, was at Cholla Bay, Mexico on the 5th of November. At about 9 o’clock, he said, he was startled to see that suddenly the ground and ocean were “lit up like daylight.” He had been camped on the beach all day and was leaning against his pickup-camper about 25 feet from the water’s edge, Formiller could make out a beam coming from the sky but at first could not discern what it was coming from. E81 Within a few seconds, however, he could make out the object itself, which was greyish-white, oval, and with a black or dark-colored tube, l2-16 inches in diameter, just to the left of center of the object and tilted to the left at a 5-10 degree angle from the vertical. Formiller said the object was cloudlike ard appeared to “roll around” very slowly, Occasionally, he said, parts of it would billow out but never separate from the main body of the “cloud,” No sound was heard. At first the “searchlight” illuminated approximately % mile of the water and a small portion of rocky headland to the left of the witness. Almost immediately after he spotted it, however, the lighted area narrowed to a diameter of about % mile. This lighted area and the beam fluctuated between 50 and 150 feet from the shore. Shortly thereafter, the searchlight went out and a white light, weaker than the searchlight and described as a glow, illuminated the upper half of the object so that the underside could no longer be seen, Then the white glow disappeared and the object made a 180 degree tum, affording Formiuer (because of its slight upward tilt) a view of the top and side of the object as it turned. This enabled him to observe a green glow or light that the extended l/3 of the distance around the object on each side from a central point on what he took to be its “back.” Again the top was illuminated and the bottom was not visible and the object began to move away, Fotmiller estimated the speed to be less than that of a jet, and it maintained a steady speed until it disappeared from sight into the west, Formiller made the logical assumption that the object must have been or at least could have been seen from San Felipe, Baja California, which is across the Gulf of California to the west.
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