- FOUR CATTLE MUTILATED NEAR
ST. JOHNS, ARIZONA
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- On Monday, July 20, 1998, four cows were
found mutilated on a ranch near St. Johns, Arizona (population 3294), a
town on Highway 191 about 135 miles (216 kilometers) east of Flagstaff.
According to Mary C. of Concho, Ariz., all four cows were carrying calves
at the time. "The blood was gone (from the cattle) and the eyes were
gone," she reported, "Also about 30 feet away from them were
the unborn calves." The tongues of the four cows and the unborn calves
were removed by the mutilators. The loss was estimated at $10,000. According
to Mary, the Arizona Cattleman's Association plans to investigate the incident.
According to Terry W. Colvin, there have been other mutilations recently
in eastern Arizona. "Something is killing and mutilating cattle, horses
and other animals in the southeastern Arizona counties of Cochise, Pima
and Santa Cruz." "Robert Marsett, a cowhand with the Sands ranch,
told of a recent kill and mutilation," Colvin reported. "The
carcass appeared where only live cattle were seen the day before, but the
dead cow smelled as though dead for several days. Marsett says coyotes
and vultures did not approach the carcass. Nearby cows failed to nuzzle
the carcass, as usually happens. Some blood was drained, organs were removed,
and some samples were taken in the genital/rectal area." (Many thanks
to AGETI and Steve Wilson Sr. for these news stories.)
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- TRIANGULAR UFO SEEN OVER SEDONA,
ARIZONA
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- On Wednesday, July 15, 1998, at 10 p.m.,
Karl J. and three friends spotted "a very large UFO over the general
area of Schnebly Hill" in Sedona, Arizona (population 7,720), a town
on Highway 89A about 24 miles (38 kilometers) south of Flagstaff. Karl
described the UFO as "several times larger than a passenger airliner
such as the Concorde" and as "a dark-colored equilateral triangle
with a bright white light on each corner and a larger light source, a glaring
orange-red light in the middle. It came from the general direction of
Flagstaff (north) and then changed direction. It made very little, if
any, sound. The entire sighting lasted five to ten minutes, ending when
it flew out of visual range." Another witness, Michelle, reported,
"The triangular- shaped object was moving across the sky faster than
conventional aircraft. But because of the excessive size of the craft,
it created the impression that it was moving in a slow, steady rate. It
was a dark or amber brown in color and giving the impression of an effervescent
gilded glow" which "helped to define its triangular shape. It
came from a northerly direction and abruptly veered off in an eastern direction."
"If I held up a watermelon at arm's length in front of me, it would
not have obscured the triangular shape from view," she reported, adding
that the object was "perhaps bigger than a flying football field."
(Many thanks to Peter Gersten of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy, CAUS, for
forwarding these reports.)
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- V-SHAPED UFO FLIES OVER SOUTHERN
RHODE ISLAND
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- On Wednesday, July 22, 1998, at 10 p.m.,
Pamela S. and her husband were relaxing on the deck of their home in Matunuck,
Rhode Island (population 550) when they spotted a V-shaped UFO passing
overhead. "It was a warm evening, and I was laying down on my deck,"
Pamela reported, "Suddenly, I saw this huge V-shaped object coming
from the south heading north. It appeared to glide across the sky, and
I could not hear any engine-type noise." Matunuck is a village on
Rhode Island's southern Atlantic Ocean shore, located on Potter Road just
off U.S. Route 1, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Providence, the
state capital. As the UFO came in over the ocean and flew north over Washington
County (better known to Rhode Islanders as "South County"--J.T.),
she added, "I would say it was silent. It appeared to have several
box-shaped areas that sort of glowed. I wouldn't call it a light."
"Unfortunately, my husband was resting and did not have his eyeglasses
on, but he too saw the V-shaped object but could not see any details."
(Many thanks for Peter Gersten of CAUS for forwarding this report.) (Editor's
Comment: Now the UFOs are really close to home. Your editor lives about
20 miles north of Matunuck.)
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- DAYLIGHT DISC SPOTTED IN CORVALLIS,
OREGON
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- On Thursday, July 16, 1998, in mid-afternoon,
James D. was at his home in Corvallis, Oregon (population 44,959) when
he spotted a gleam in the sky. "I was in our front yard in Corvallis,
Oregon, admiring the blueness of the sky," James reported, when he
"looked up and watched a plane go by, north to south, at a high elevation
angle above the western horizon. While still facing west with my head
turned up, I suddenly saw this whitish thing speed by from nearly overhead,
traveling toward the west in a perfectly straight line until it disappeared
in the distance at about 20 degrees elevation. But it was only visible
for about two seconds, or maybe only 1.5 seconds, so fast was it going."
"It seemed to be at a considerable height, like 500 to 1,000 feet,"
he added, "It was sort of a 'misty' white object with no shaded underside
and no highlights reflecting the sunlight." Corvallis is at the intersection
of Oregon Highways 99E and 24 approximately 81 miles (129 kilometers) south
of Portland. (Many thanks to Steve Wilson Sr. for forwarding this report.)
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- FOUR GLOWING UFOs HOVER OVER
A NEIGHBORHOOD IN REDDING, CALIFORNIA
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- On Thursday, July 22, 1998, at 1:35 a.m.,
four brightly luminous UFOs hovered over a suburban neighborhood near Lake
Boulevard in Redding, California (population 66,462). The objects were
seen by a woman and her two grandchildren. According to Bonnie R., her
mother, E.R., her 12-year-old niece N. H., and her six-year-old nephew
Devon R. watched the UFO display for over 45 minutes and even telephoned
her while it was going on. The incident began when Devon "was awakened
by the extremely bright light coming through the bedroom (window), and
he woke his sister up. They couldn't see any bodies (fuselage) because
of the intensity of the light, but they seemed to be the size of a golf
ball held out at arm's length. They seemed to be white. It started at
1:35 a.m. and went on until well past 2 a.m." "The UFOs were
in close proximity to the house," she added, "probably less than
a tenth of a mile (0.2 kilometers) away. It started with four bright lights
which were rising up and then sort of bobbing in the air side-to-side maneuvers,
then they 'exploded' and more lights and smaller sparks flew around them."
"My nephew was screaming because he had never seen such a thing, but
my mom, of course, was terrified that they had come to abduct her again.
And Devon got on the phone and" described what they were seeing, and
"he did tell a pretty good description." Redding is on Highway
299 approximately 212 miles (339 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.
(Email Interview)
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- ANOTHER GREEN FIREBALL IN
THE MOJAVE DESERT
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- On Tuesday, July 14, 1998, at 12:31 a.m.,
Jack L. Curtis was driving on California Highway 58 near Mojave (population
3,673) when he spotted a mysterious bluish-green fireball cleaving the
desert's night sky. "I was traveling eastbound on Highway 58 about
75 miles east of Bakersfield. I was about ten miles (16 kilometers) east
of Mojave when I noticed another fireball," Jack reported. "This
one was blue/green in color and unlike the others (Jack reported last month--J.T.)
had a short orange-yellow flickering tail. Visibility estimated at four
seconds start-to-end. The highway at this location runs directly eastward,
and the fireball was at about 40 degrees above the horizon at start and
end on the highway. The azimuth was approximately 70 degrees, according
to the marine compass mounted on my dash (dashboard). It was in a very
steep descent, appearing to be flying straight toward the ground. The
size was about the size of a fist, and the tail was about two feet in length
and was really flickering and changing (color) between orange and yellow."
This was Jack's fourth fireball sighting since April. Mojave is located
about 80 miles (128 kilometers) north of Los Angeles. (Email Interview)
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- MICHIGAN HAS TWO MORE UFO
SIGHTINGS
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- On Friday, July 17, 1998, at 11:10 p.m.,
a woman in Pinckney, Michigan (population 1,603) "noticed a 'white
light' flashing just outside her kitchen window. She found this odd because
the kitchen window faces a large open field, not the road, and that 'it
does get pitch black out there.'" Moving closer to the window, the
witness "looked outside and noticed 'a bright red light, I mean, bright'
which just appeared in the southeast flying slowly in a northwesterly direction.
It stopped above the tree line outside her kitchen window. She described
it as 'a softball-sized, round, bright red light...like a big tomato' with
no defined edges. The light hovered in this position for approximately
ten to fifteen minutes." Deciding not to go outside for a closer look,
the woman watched as the UFO moved slowly westward" before vanishing
from view. Pinckney is on Michigan Highway 36 about 52 miles (84 kilometers)
west of Detroit. (Many thanks to Alex Cavallari for this report.) The
following night, Saturday, July 18, 1998, at 10:50 p.m., a couple in Marlette,
Michigan (population 1,924) spotted a UFO. According to Jeffrey S. Westover
of Michigan MUFON, the couple--Lee, 54, and Norman, 52-- were "stargazing
from their backyard patio" and saw "a bright golden-yellow star-like
object moving from the northwest, near the Big Dipper, to the southeast.
'It flew at least as twice as fast as a (commercial) jet and traveled
in a perfectly straight line,' said Norm, 'There was no sound.'" "Five
minutes later, a second star-like object followed exactly the same path,
originating from the northwest, passing through the Big Dipper and traveling
to the southeast. Both objects were comparable in brightness to 2.5 magnitude
stars." At approximately 11:15 p.m., Lee and Norm witnessed "'a
single white light, moving at typical jet speed' and as bright as a third
magnitude star. The bright light was steady, not pulsing, as it moved through
Ursa Major. With the witnesses facing north, and the object moving away
at approximately 70 degrees altitude, it suddenly flared. The flare expanded
the light to about ten times its original size." "'We both exclaimed,
WOW! at the same time,' Norm said. The flare lasted for about a second
before the light returned to its original size. A few seconds later, it
flared again. At this point, the light disappeared to the north."
(Many thanks to Jeffrey S. Westover of Michigan MUFON for this report.)
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- TWO SAUCERS FLY OVER RED DEER,
ALBERTA
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- On Sunday, July 19, 1998, at 9:40 p.m.,
Cameron Smith was in his hometown of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada (population
58,134) when he "saw two wobbly discs of a silver gray colour fly
by slowly at the speed of an aircraft." Smith wants to know if anyone
else in Alberta had a sighting that night. Witnesses can write to him
at #8 Arquetel Close, Red Deer, Alberta 74R 1G7, Canada. Red Deer is 84
miles (134 kilometers) south of Edmonton, the provincial capital. (See
Filer's Files #29 for 1998. Many thanks to George A. Filer, Eastern Director
of MUFON, for this news story.)
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- SILVER TRIANGULAR UFO SEEN
IN WOLVERHAMPTON
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- On Saturday, July 18, 1998, at midnight,
Stephen T. was on Wellington Road in Bilston, a suburb of Wolverhampton,
West Midlands, UK, when he sighted a triangular UFO. "It appeared
to be silver in colour and was traveling eastward," Stephen reported,
"There were no apparent lights that I could see. The object appeared
to be only 1,000 feet up. It was traveling fairly fast. The object had
rounded aerodynamic corners. It was about 80 degrees above the horizon.
It was a fairly clear night with little cloud in place. I had the object
in view for about five to ten seconds, after which time it reached the
horizon and disappeared into a cloud in the distance." (Email Interview)
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- UFOs FLY OVER LONDON AND HERTFORDSHIRE
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- On Sunday, July 12, 1998, at 7:10 p.m.,
a man driving on motorway A505 in Royston, Hertfordshire, UK suddenly spotted
a squadron of "eight to ten UFOs" hovering over a field. "The
witness was driving at the time of viewing the objects and had first viewed
them from the A10 Royston roundabout (rotary in the USA). The objects
were interacting with each other" and remained in one single portion
of the sky. "Their movement seemed unflowing (quirky) and electrical.
The objects were hovering just above the peak of the hill. The sighting
lasted approximately two minutes. As it was still early evening and pretty
light out, the objects were reflecting the fading sunlight...a silver or
white colour coming off the objects." On Sunday, July 19, 1998, at
3:30 a.m., two witnesses in the Vauxhall section of central London "noticed
two golden-orange luminous objects" crossing the sky. "The objects
came from the south and were heading east." The UFOs moved in close
tandem, "almost as a single object," and remained in view for
one minute, 45 seconds before disappearing behind some nearby buildings.
(Many thanks to Roy Hale of ELUFON and Errol Bruce-Knapp for these news
stories.)
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- From the UFO Files...
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- 1970: A UFO ENCOUNTER IN NEW
SOUTH WALES
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- "On Thursday, 30th July 1970, a
Mr. Phillips was standing on a lookout above Laura Cascades which overlooks
the Jamison Valley" of New South Wales "when directly ahead of
him, a strange object of brilliant falmaing silver colour suddenly appeared
from behind Mount Solitary. The time was 5:30 p.m. and the sky was clear.
Mr. Phillips judged the object to be about 10 kilometres (6 miles) away
across the valley, and four or five degrees east of due south and about
the same angle above the horizon." "The object was quite large,
as big as a large aircraft, and emitted no noise. It was shaped like a
sphere, the top being joined to a cylinder and the conical section between
them appearing to follow an exponential curve. After remaining motionless
for half a minute after its appearance, the mysterious craft suddenly moved
off at a terrific speed, soaring upward into the sky and disappearing from
sight." (See MYSTERIOUS AUSTRALIA by Rex Gilroy, Nexus Publishing,
Mapleton, Qnld., Australia, 1995, page 25)
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