| ID | #1600511233 |
| Added | Sat, 19/09/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | UFO INVESTIGATOR, August, 1973, page 3
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
According to reports, the police have been inundated with cries of "giant ball" which moved quickly across the evening sky from East to West. According to one witness, the object looked like a lighted helicopter dome.
At one point, he said, he watched the object turn 90 degrees to avoid colliding with something that looked like an airplane.
By the end of the evening, several other Milton residents reported similar sightings, according to police.
A representative of the local air force base, when asked about possible reports of sightings, said that no records of such reports are kept, and local air force personnel are not in a state of readiness for such sightings.
Original news
Date: March 15 1973
Location: Milton, PA
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Summary: Police reportedly were swamped with calls regarding a “giant ball” which moved quickly across the evening sky from east to west. According to one witness, the object looked like a lighted helicopter dome. At one point, he said, he observed the object make a 90-degree turn to avoid a crash with what appeared to be an airplane. As the evening progressed, several other Milton residents reported similar sightings, according to police. A spokesman at a local Air Force base, when asked about possible sighting reports, said no records were kept of such reports and local Air Force personnel were not on the alert for such sightings.
Source: UFO INVESTIGATOR, August, 1973, page 3
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