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July-August 1968

Vol. 17, No. 1 · Tucson, Arizona · 20 sighting reports · 13 countries
APRO Bulletin July-August 1968, page 1 APRO Bulletin July-August 1968, page 2
Issue at a Glance
Reports
20
Countries
13 : Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Sweden, USSR, United States, Venezuela
Date Range
1967-1968
Top Shapes
Sphere, Light, Disc
Notable
Entity report, Law enforcement

Midsummer 1968 produced one of the most thoroughly investigated close encounter cases in French UFO history: two children at Cussac watched small beings ascend into a luminous sphere. Meanwhile, Argentina and Brazil continued their extraordinary run of reports, and a police officer in Saskatchewan tracked a glowing object that paced his patrol car.

Sighting Reports

1968-05-04 San Luis, Colorado, USA
Round/spherical; triangle-bracket base · Red; red-blue · Extended · Town Marshal Felix Gallegos; Al Phillips; Mrs. Merch; chi…

Town Marshal Felix Gallegos observed an object hovering over the road which he initially supposed was taking off from a nearby farm. He looked out his picture window and saw a red ball of light from the sky to the ground. Then observed another similar object in the area. Al Phillips asked him to call his wife and children to watch.

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1967-08-29 Cussac, Cantal, France, France
Sphere (craft); humanoid beings · Brilliant light · Sphere; beings 1.2m tall · Several minutes · Francois (age 13); Anne Marie (age 9)

Two children tending cows observed four small beings approximately 1.2 metres (3 feet 4 inches) tall near a sphere about 15 metres (50 feet) away. The fourth being disappeared into the sphere in the same manner as the other three. As the sphere rose from the ground, a fairly sharp hissing noise was heard, mingled with a noise like a breeze blowing.

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1967-11-12 Fruend, Sweden, Sweden
Saucer/disc · Luminous/phosphorescent · 10-50 feet diameter · Dr. Borje Kindberg; wife; son

On the evening of November 12th, Dr. Kindberg noticed a light on the outskirts of town. It looked as if it was going to land. Sky partly cloudy in the west, otherwise clear. No wind. Some phosphorescence or radiation noted. Object appeared saucer-shaped. Estimated 10 to 50 feet in diameter. Could follow its motion until it disappeared behind the treetops. Dr.

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1968-02-11 Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil
Circular/disc · Silvery bluish signals; glow · ~30 minutes observation · Dr. Fernando Moreira (attorney/journalist); Cruz (host)

At approximately 8 PM, Dr. Fernando Moreira spotted unusual brightness from the hillside of Barra da Tijuca. He felt strangely drawn to the light, then noticed a circular object inside the glow which was suspended at an accessible spot at the top of the hill, emitting silvery bluish signals. Called Cruz's attention to it.

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1968-05-00 South of Seal Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Round/light · Blood red · ~5 minutes overhead · Captain Woodrow Atwood; William Nickerson (crew member)

At 5 PM, Captain Atwood of fishing boat 'Whistle Way In' had a pulsating experience about 1.5 hours south of Seal Island. While watching compass, he spotted a light. It suddenly burst into a blood-red light, appeared to be about 75-80 yards away and coming toward the boat. The beat/heat apparently from the object became so intense that he had to move away from the window.

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1968-03-25 Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico
Round with tail · Luminous with halo · Watermelon at arm's length · Brief · Dr. Jose de Jesus Frances; wife (also a Doctor)

At approximately 09:35-09:40 PM, two doctors driving in the vicinity of overpasses Divisiones del Norte and Rio Churubusco, south of Mexico City, sighted a round luminous object travelling at great speed. Object had a halo around its circumference, the rear portion extending into a long tail three times longer than the object itself. Compared in size to a watermelon at arm's length.

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1968-08-04 New York City, Missouri, USA
Crescent · Orange to red · 30-50 feet diameter · Multiple appearances · Policeman; civilian observer

At 9:30 PM, a policeman spotted a crescent-shaped object north of U.S. Highway 171, west of New York City. Object was 30 to 50 feet in diameter with colour ranging from orange to red. A civilian also observed the object. Object moved north, hung in the sky, then moved out of sight.

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1968-03-15 Mt. Elizabeth, Perth, Australia, Australia
Oval · Black with golden light from bottom · Size of an airplane · Mrs. Hazel Franklin

At 3:30 AM, woke to a purring mechanical noise pervading the air. From the window observed a black, oval-shaped object with bright golden light emanating from the bottom, illuminating several houses in the vicinity. Object positioned over trees beside a road. About the size of an airplane. Speed approximately 60-70 mph. Felt it could not have been an ordinary aircraft.

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Additional Reports

1967-12-29 Cordoba, Argentina, Argentina At 4 AM, couple caught sight of a UAO observed at low altitude and speed. Coming on their way to Aconcagua, when they re…
1968-06-14 Le Union, Chile, Chile A very bright light appeared to emanate from the ground, reaching 3,000 feet in the sky. Observed by residents of the ci…
1967-12-18 Araguari, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Brazil At 5:06 PM, State Senator was in his car and saw a strong light of great magnitude creating a clearing in the bushes. He…
1968-05-18 Sao Paulo State, Brazil, Brazil At 5 AM, remains of a strange unidentified object were found buried in the courtyard of a home. The object was quite hea…
1967-12-18 Caracas, Venezuela, Venezuela A luminous object in star-sized flight observed by many Indians and nearby town residents. Object hovered for a few seco…
1968-02-02 Puerto Ledezma, Argentina, Argentina Just before midnight, observer reported a disc-shaped object with a dark nucleus and orange band glow over the middle. F…
1968-00-00 South Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA At 8:30 AM on her way to work, observed a cigar-shaped object with unspecified protuberances on the top at about 30 degr…
1968-01-24 Concepcion del Uruguay, Argentina, Argentina Residents watched a large glowing object in the sky which moved across the area in a southeasterly direction. It stopped…
1968-04-04 Odessa, USSR, USSR Soviet Air Force pilot on night patrol flight over Odessa reported a UAO appeared on his plane's radar screen. The objec…
1968-05-04 Lake Poso, Celebes Islands, Indonesia, Indonesia Unidentified flying object caused many inhabitants in the area of Lake Poso, in the Celebes Islands, to panic. Some beli…
1968-01-20 Hacienda, Argentina, Argentina Residents of beach resort observed a brilliant light much like Venus travelling from northeast to northwest with an osci…
1968-05-08 Naples, Italy, Italy A luminous object crossed the skies above Naples early in the morning, headed in a northwest direction. At high altitude…

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