May-June 1968
The busiest issue of the year. Twenty-one sighting reports spanned the United States, Argentina, Canada, and Spain, ranging from nocturnal lights tracked by military radar to close encounters with landed objects. Argentina was emerging as a global hotspot, and APRO's South American correspondents were filing reports faster than the Bulletin could print them.
Sighting Reports
At 11:05 PM in the Harvest House Hotel parking lot. 4-year-old daughter first noticed 'big moon' (actual moon had set at 7:05 PM) that was 'dancing up and down.' Mother saw brilliant white object east above the Harvest House, hovering, then it shot north at high speed making a pattern of two square manoeuvres. At each point of the squares it hovered briefly.
View on map · View in databaseAt 6:35 AM, farmer driving observed a huge rectangular oblong object at low altitude, approximately telephone-post height to the west. Described as much bigger than expected, rectangular in shape, about the size of a hockey rink. Brilliantly lit and emitted black smoke. Two other cars stopped nearby and drivers shut off engines to listen for noise but none was detected.
View on map · View in databaseBetween April 18 and May 5, multiple incidents near orchards. Small humanoid beings approximately 4 feet tall, chestnut-coloured, observed by crew members. On one night, beings approached a car , occupant nearly collapsed from fright. A second crew member came running but did not see the beings as they had walked away (did not glide, walked like people).
View on map · View in databaseAt about 8:15 PM, driving west on Chase Court. Mrs. Wilkins observed a long glowing elongated object, less than a pea at arm's length, moving back and forth from north to south behind the mountains. Mr. Wilkins, a student pilot, felt this could not have been an aircraft due to its great speed and direct back-and-forth movement. They stopped the car and he watched.
View on map · View in databaseRoad worker driving to work around 5 AM in the dark noticed an object over the treetops surrounded by reddish-orange glow. It lowered quickly and rushed toward him, just a couple of metres from the road. Egg-shaped, about the size of a car in width. Applied brakes in panic, car swerved and stopped across the road. Craft rushed over the car. When he looked back there was only empty dark road.
View on map · View in databaseObject came down just west of Columbia Street and north of Colton Avenue, proceeded slowly northeast for about half a mile at approximately 300 feet altitude. Cigar-shaped, at least 50 feet in diameter. Stopped, hovered, jerked forward, hovered again, then shot off with burst of speed. Total sighting time under five minutes.
View on map · View in databaseTwo women fishing at a reservoir on a private lake observed four metallic objects, oblong in shape and rather flat, about the size of the full moon. Objects bobbed up and down occasionally. At one point one object left the others and appeared to approach the observers, causing alarm. Objects seen against canyon background and occasionally at sufficient altitude to be observed against clear sky.
View on map · View in databaseGroup reported a UAO hovering over the highway to Chicama, about 40 kilometres east of Lima. Each object had a red light and made a helicopter-like noise, though they moved much faster than helicopters. Four stationary lights observed, plus two other lights from the direction of the hills.
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