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UFO. United States

ID #1604322634
Added Mon, 02/11/2020
Author July N.
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Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
14.06.1978 22:35
Location: 
Уильямсон, WV
United States

Brian Jude (14 years old) and John Wright (13 years old) we were fishing in Williamson, West Virginia, on the 14th when a strange object appeared overhead at 22: 35.

Brian remembered:

"The ship was floating in the air at about the height of the power lines."

John said the item was made of gold and silver. Brian said the ship has a door at the bottom and some kind of structure on top of the round ship. He added that it was about 60 feet (18 m) in diameter.

They both agreed that two beams of light were directed at them, and that red, green, and blue lights were flashing at different points on the ship. They said they weren't afraid at first, and the light rays didn't seem to affect them. Suddenly, everything changed.

"We couldn't move," John said. "We lay there and watched, but we still couldn't move. I felt like my head was going in and out (getting bigger and smaller)."

Brian added:

"It was as if someone was behind us and whispering; you couldn't understand what they were saying, but you could hear."

They don't remember walking home a while later, but they became aware of their surroundings when they reached Brian's house.

"I just remember walking in the door of my house," Brian said.

Looking back, John had a vague image of himself sitting in a chair on a spaceship. Brian seems to remember seeing a tall man or something that looks like moldy cheese.

"Yes, there was a terrible smell," John added.

The young men said they heard a gust of wind just before the ship appeared.

Brian's mother said she saw something moving in the sky, but didn't hear the wind. Several residents in the neighborhood said they were woken up by a crash.

Original news

Date: June 14 1978
Location: Williamson West Virginia
Time: 2235
Summary: “Bryan Jude, 14, and John Wright, 13, were fishing at Williamson, West Virginia, on the 14th when a strange object appeared overhead at 10:35 pm. Bryan recalled “the craft floated around in the air, about the height of the power lines.” John said the object was gold and silver. Bryan said the craft had a door in the bottom and some kind of structure atop the circular ship. He added that it appeared to be about 60 feet in diameter. They both agreed that two beams of light were focused on them and that red, green and blue lights were flashing at different points on the craft. They said they were not afraid at first and the light beams appeared not to affect them. All of a sudden things changed. “We couldn’t move,” John said. “We laid down and watched but still could not move. My head felt like it was going in and out (getting bigger and shrinking).” Bryan added, “it was like somebody was behind us and whispering; you couldn’t understand what they were saying but you could hear.””They don’t remember heading for home some time later but became aware of their surroundings when they reached Bryan’s house. “I just remember going in the door of my home,” Bryan said. Thinking back, John had a vague impression of sitting in a chair on a spaceship. Bryan seems to remember seeing a tall person or thing that looked like blackened cheese. “Yeah, there was a terrible smell,” John added. The youths said they heard a rush of air just before the craft appeared on the scene. Bryan’s mother said she had seen something traveling across the sky but heard no wind. Several residents in the neighborhood said they were awakened by a roaring sound.”
Source: Bob Gribble, Mufon Journal # 242

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