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May-June 1968

Vol. 16, No. 6 · Tucson, Arizona · 21 sighting reports · 8 countries
APRO Bulletin May-June 1968, page 1 APRO Bulletin May-June 1968, page 2
Issue at a Glance
Reports
21
Countries
8 : Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Peru, Sweden, United States, Venezuela
Date Range
1967-1968
Top Shapes
Disc, Cigar, Light
Notable
Entity report, Pilot

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

1968-06-25 Boulder, Colorado, USA
Disc (two saucers joined at rim) · Brilliant white with white band · 50-cent piece at arm's length · Dorothy Conner; Shawn (daughter, age 4); Mr. Sneddon; Dia…

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.

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1968-03-02 Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, Canada
Rectangular/oblong · Brilliantly lit · Size of a hockey rink · Several minutes · Local farmer; 2+ other drivers

At 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.

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1968-04-18 Scaldi, Washington, USA
N/A (humanoid encounter) · Chestnut-coloured beings · ~4 feet tall (beings) · Multiple incidents over weeks · Orchard crew members; woman resident

Between 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).

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1968-05-26 Chase Court, near Boulder, Colorado, USA
Elongated · Glowing/silvery metallic · Pea to nickel at arm's length · Allen Wilkins (student pilot); Mrs. Wilkins; Miss Nelson

At 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.

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1967-03-00 Middle Sweden (Snakaherdland), Sweden
Egg · Reddish-orange glow · Width of a car · Brief · Gunnar Lindblomsson

Road 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.

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1968-02-04 Redlands, California, USA
Cigar · Alternating coloured lights on top, jet-like lights on base · At least 50 feet diameter · <5 minutes · Multiple witnesses; Dr. Sanderson; Professor Brownfield

Object 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.

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1968-05-05 Piney Creek Range, near Salinas/Monterey, California, USA
Oblong/flat · Metallic · Size of full moon at arm's length · Extended observation · Two ladies (names withheld, prominent businessmen's wives)

Two 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.

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1968-06-03 Highway to Chicama, near Lima, Peru, Peru
Disc (soup-plate shaped, round bottom) · Red lights · Several minutes · Group of people

Group 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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Additional Reports

1968-06-04 Niteroi, Brazil (Rio-Niteroi ferry), Brazil Passengers travelling on the outside decks of the Rio to Niteroi ferry 'Travessia' witnessed the flight of an unidentifi…
1968-06-15 Cordoba, Argentina, Argentina At approximately 1 AM, father saw a strange object with two red lights about 50 metres from the motel he owns. Upon appr…
1968-03-01 Healdton, Oklahoma, USA First week of March. Mrs. Finley and daughter were 'escorted' by a UAO for approximately four miles. Approaching the Hea…
1968-03-08 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA Between 9:30 and 10:00 PM (some reports up to 10:30), residents reported seeing a trio of objects generally described as…
1968-05-17 General Villegas / Valparaiso, Chile, Chile Professor Gabriel Alvarez, Director of the Cosmic Radiation Center of the University of Cuyo, announced that a UAO had b…
1968-06-06 Between Rio Gallegos and Punta Arenas (Argentina/Chile border), Argentina During a flight landing at Punta Arenas airport, a luminous spindle-shaped object appeared to float while flying between…
1967-12-03 Leme, Brazil, Brazil At 11:15 PM after heavy rain had stopped, Capt. Cervera and Mario Grone reported seeing a brilliant light over the south…
1968-04-29 Caracas, Venezuela, Venezuela At 11 AM under completely overcast sky, Diego Amigos observed a UFO for approximately one hour. Described parts in a nea…
1968-01-03 Fort Norman, Northwest Territories, Canada Local native of the Slavey tribe, out on a trail about four miles from Fort Norman, was cutting wood when a very bright …
1968-04-08 Richmond, Virginia, USA Hovering orange light sighted first by 11-year-old girl who called her father. Both watched the object move slowly into …
1968-04-28 Guapor, Venezuela, Venezuela At 8 PM, sphere with curious round flashing lights sighted by many residents of the town. Remained visible for extended …
1968-05-14 Caracas, Venezuela, Venezuela On May 14th and additional dates, a brilliant luminous object was observed by many, crossing the sky at great speed from…
1968-05-01 Caracas, Venezuela (coast), Venezuela First week of May. Two UAOs observed diving into the ocean off the coast to the northeast of the town.

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