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UFO. United States

ID #1605976297
Added Sat, 21/11/2020
Author July N.
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Incident date: 
12.06.1981 14:10
Location: 
Элис, TX
United States

Robert Gomez, the driver of the vacuum truck, was heading West on FR 665 toward Alice, Texas, after completing the work. 

His car had about 165 gallons of water in the tank and no pressure. He saw a bright object in the sky, which at first thought it was a plane. It grew brighter and stopped in the air. 

The object had a domed disk shape, bright white in color, with a dark ring around the edge and another dark ring around the center. 

Gomez felt the truck slow down and tried to speed up. Smoke was coming from the truck's exhaust pipes, but the truck appeared to have lifted a foot off the ground. Although his AM radio stopped working, his CB radio was still working, so he reported what was happening to his dispatcher. 

Soon the UFO disappeared into the clouds. Smoke was detected coming out of the water tank valve, which now showed 55 pounds of pressure on the pressure gauge. He opened the valve to drain the remaining water, but only steam came out.

Original news

Date: June 12 1981
Location:   near Alice, TX
Time:  2:10 PM. 
Summary:  Robert Gomez, a vacuum truck driver, was headed west on highway FR 665 toward Alice, Texas after finishing a job. His vehicle had about 165 gallons of water in the tank and no pressure. He saw a bright object in the sky that he first thought was an airplane. It increased in brightness and stopped in midair. The object was domed disc-shaped, brilliant white in color and with a dark ring around the rim and another dark ring around its center. Gomez felt the truck slowing down and tried to accelerate. The truck’s exhaust stacks were blowing smoke, but the truck had apparently been lifted a foot off the ground. Although his AM radio quit working, his CB radio was still working, so he reported what was happening to his dispatcher. Shortly later the UFO disappeared into the clouds. Smoke was discovered coming out of the water tank valve, which now showed 55 pounds of pressure on the gauge. He opened the valve to drain the remaining water, but only steam came out.
Source:  Richard Hall, Uninvited Guests, pp. 313-314; MUFON UFO Journal, January 1982; Richard H. Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report, p. 276

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