APRG Reporter - Vol 7 No 07 - No 79 - 04 1969

Magazine Overview

Title: APRG REPORTER
Issue: No. 79
Volume: 7
Date: April 1969
Publisher: Aerial Phenomena Research Group (APRG)
Country: USA
Language: English
ISSN: 9443

1967 Sighting Report: Ohio

The lead article details a sighting that occurred on May 26, 1967, at 10 p.m. near Harrison, Ohio. The witness, looking out a west window on a cloudy night, observed a bright streak of light descending from the northwestern sky. The streak appeared to reach the ground on a hillside across a creek, forming a mass of glowing light that filled the valley with white foggy smoke or mist. This mass then coalesced into a yellowish-orange sphere, about the size of a full moon, hovering about 200 feet in the air. The object moved down the hillside parallel to the creek, making sharp left turns to cross the creek and fields, returning to its starting place before continuing its descent. It made several trips in a triangular pattern, bringing it farther down the creek. At one point, it stopped near a bridge and changed shape into an elongated form, about four feet long, with a front resembling a doubled-edged battle ax. In this shape, it glowed, vibrated, and pulsated, and the witness thought he heard a humming sound. After several minutes, it returned to a ball shape and moved again, this time low to the ground, following fence lines and heading towards the witness's barns. The witness, unsure of the object's nature (hot, cold, or explosive), grabbed a gun and went outside. The object disappeared behind a small barn. Glancing beyond the barn, the witness saw it heading back up the creek bottom very fast, disappearing as it approached its original resting spot. The witness noted that at one point the object came down to grass-top level, but examination the next day revealed no scorched or burned places.

Driver Reports UFO Chased Him: Australia

This section reports an incident involving Mr. John Rose, 43, of Shelton Park, West Australia. On February 20, while driving from Esperance to Coolgardie, about 14 miles south of Norseman, he encountered a cigar-shaped flying object hovering above his car. Initially mistaking its lights for those of another car, he dimmed his own. Upon topping a rise, he saw the object, described as a glowing white-blue light at tree level. The object followed him, and he accelerated to 80 mph, but the object kept pace. After about two miles, he stopped the car and got out. The object veered away. Mr. Rose stated that he left the car door open, and upon returning, found the car filled with leaves and dust, suggesting the object had sped off.

Flying Object 'Real Puzzler': Pennsylvania

Robert Goerman and James Speck, leaders of the Civil Aerial Investigation and Research Organization, reported sighting an unusual object over Springdale Township, Pennsylvania, on March 30. They described the object as black and cigar-shaped, approximately 30 feet long, trailing thick black smoke and a bit of flame. They observed it for about 30 seconds at 2:15 p.m. through a 60-power telescope from New Kensington. They saw the object move across the river, stop, hover, and then fall straight down, breaking into pieces. Goerman and Adam Lewandowski of the Aerial Research and Investigation Committee inspected the apparent crash site, a slag dump off Riddle Run Road, but found no definitive evidence. This sighting was noted as similar to others reported in the same general area the previous night and in over 20 Alle-Kiski communities in recent months.

'Round Object Sighted': Pennsylvania

Another sighting occurred on March 31 at 10:50 p.m. in Huntsville, Pennsylvania, where Miss Leslie Vivian, 18, observed a round, disc-like object near the Huntsville Nursery. While driving, she watched the object for about 10 minutes as it traveled slowly in a southerly direction. She described it as round, approximately 20 to 25 feet in diameter and about 10 feet in height, with red and clear lights around the rim. The object emitted a humming sound and hovered about 50 feet off the ground. It traveled some distance at this altitude before ascending and going out of view. A similar object was reportedly sighted on January 24 by George Brady, 18, in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

Publisher Information

The APRG REPORTER is published by the Aerial Phenomena Research Group, located at 5108 South Findlay Street, Seattle, Washington 98118. APRG is a non-profit organization serving the public since January 1, 1955.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

This issue focuses on detailed eyewitness accounts of unidentified aerial phenomena, presenting them as factual reports. The editorial stance appears to be one of serious investigation and documentation of these events, as indicated by the publisher's name and the nature of the reports. Themes include the visual description of objects, their flight characteristics, associated sounds, and the lack of physical evidence at crash sites. The reports cover a range of object shapes and behaviors, from spheres to cigar-shaped craft, and incidents occurring in different geographical locations. The publication aims to inform the public about these phenomena through collected reports and investigations.