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UFO. United States

ID #1605961594
Added Sat, 21/11/2020
Author July N.
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Incident date: 
08.04.1981 03:00
Location: 
водохранилище Сан-Луис, округ Мерсед
CA
United States

Dennis was flying his Piper Archer II from palm springs, California, to Novato, California. He was just above the San Luis reservoir, 45 miles Southeast of San Jose, when he saw the same object he saw on November 5, 1980.

It moved near its position for 3 hours. At the same time, its DME (distance measuring equipment) and then its navigation and communication radios failed. When its transponder switched off, it caused some concern to the tower as it disappeared from their view. 

Now, according to the pilot's estimate, the object flew forward from the plane about 500 yards and made some very erratic movements.

 Then, slowly drifting back until he was in his position at 9 o'clock, he strode along it, "clearly looking me over", keeping a steady course. It floated behind and slightly below, up to 500 feet in an instant. The pilot continued to descend, placing the object first in the position for 1-2 hours, and then finally in the position for 11 hours. 

The object had the shape of a bullet, radiated an orange glow with a swirling bluish ring. This bluish ring began close to the ship's hull, rotating at right angles to it, and then, spinning faster and faster, it expanded, became thinner, and finally dissolved.

 Then the front part of the object began to pulse faster and faster and now looked like a bright solid intense red-orange glow. 

Then it shot forward about four or five miles ahead of the plane, about twice as far as the first time, then instantly turned up at a right angle and in 4 or 5 seconds was lost in the black sky overhead. 

At the same time, all the radios switched back on of their own accord, and the pilot heard people talking on the Central frequency and called them. They were concerned since they didn't see it on the radar.

Original news

Date: April 8 1981
Location:  San Luis Reservoir, Merced County, California
Time:  3:00 AM. 
Summary:  Mr Dennis was flying his Piper Archer II from Palm Springs, California to Novato, California. He was just above San Luis Reservoir, 45 miles SE of San Jose, when he saw the same object that he had seen in November 5, 1980. It pulled alongside his 3 o’clock position. At the same time his DME (Distance Measurement Equipment) went out, and then his navigation and communications radios. When his transponder went out, this caused some concern at the tower for he had disappeared from their scope. Now the object shot forward of the aircraft some 500 yards, the pilot estimates, and executed some very erratic motions. Then, slowly drifting backwards until it was at his 9 o’clock position, it paced him, “obviously looking me over”, maintaining a steady course. He drifted behind and somewhat below it, as close as 500 ft to it at one instant. The pilot continued to drop back, placing the object first at his 1-2 o’clock position and then finally at his 11 o’clock position. The object was bullet-shaped emitting an orange glow with a whirling bluish ring. This bluish ring started close to the body of the craft, whirling at right angles to it, and then, as it whirled faster and faster, it expanded, becoming thinner and finally dissipating. Then the front part of the object began to pulsate, faster and faster, and now appeared as a bright solid intense red-orange glow. It then shot forward to about four or five miles ahead of the plane, about twice as far as the first time, then made an instantaneous right-angle turn upward, and in 4 or 5 seconds it was lost in the black sky above. At the same time all the radios came back on again, by themselves, and the pilot could hear the Center frequency talking and called them up. They had been concerned since they didn’t have a primary target on him
Source:  J. Allen Hynek, International UFO Reporter, January 1982, p. 6; UNICAT database, citing Tom Page, case 34; Dominique Weinstein, Aircraft UFO Encounters, p. 43

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