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UFO. United States

ID	#1600453141
Added	Fri, 18/09/2020
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR, May 1973, page 2
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Research

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Incident date:

02.1973

Location:

Вуд-Ривер-Джанкшн, RI

United States

Day after day, week after week, numerous residents claim to have seen "a huge bright white light" slowly moving over their settlement.

More than 250 people have reportedly seen the object since it was first discovered in February. Many residents watched the UFO hovering soundlessly near a tree at treetop level for several minutes before disappearing.

Many claimed the property is huge, estimated to be from "bigger than a car" to 1/2 the size of a house.

A number of cases, according to local reports, occurred near the nearby United Nuclear Corp plant. (manages the plant for the disposal of waste). Witnesses to these sightings report seeing what appeared to be a military aircraft searching or patrolling the area after UFO sightings.

Thomas Gariepi, a reporter for the Providence Evening Bulletin, is among the residents who have seen UFOs in recent months.

Original news

Feb.,1973; Wood River Junction, RI
Day after day, week after week numerous residents claim that they have seen a “huge bright white light,” moving slowly above their community. More than 250 people have reportedly seen the object since it was first sighted in February. The UFO has been observed by many residents hovering soundlessly at tree at tree-top level for minutes at a time before disappearing. Many have claimed the object is huge, with estimates ranging from “bigger that a car” to 1/2 the size of a house. A number of the sightings according to local reports have occurred near the United Nuclear Corp. plant located nearby. United Nuclear operates a waste reclamation plant. Witnesses to these sightings have reported observing what appear to be military aircraft searching or patrolling the area following UFO sightings. Thomas Gariepy, a reporter for the Providence Evening Bulletin, is among those residents who have observed a UFO in recent months. (Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR, May 1973, page 2)

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