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% Form thj^f^uJi Source Documentation Ground-Air Alr-Alr Radar Radar-Visual Timebj3Q f\ Zone Duration ' jC) Day Dusk ant Dusk pra Uncertain WITNESSES Name No. UFOE II , Analyst %M^-A Da»e b / + j(o% GRtoDE: A Qp Instruments 11 frv, ^7 lib Lj Date Place n 0 Month j Uay * Tear" Location Sky/Weather Local Env. Single One of Series See also Occupation Special Qualifications Independent SKETCHES: SHAPE FORMATI ON 2 4 7 PATH by Type Unusual Shape Shape Change Size Speed Diet. Alt. Rel<itlve Absolute Re Terence Points Var. Other 1 No. 3 Color/Surface 5 Structural Details 6 Color Change 8 Structural Lights 9 Flashed 10 Pulsated 11 Rotated 42 Noise 43 Odor 12 Beam(s) of Light 44 Assoc, w/ Water 45 w/ Power lines 13 Flame 14 Vapor Trail 15 Smoke 46 w/ Govt. Installation 16 Other Emission 47 Reaction to Light 48 Other lntell. reaction 17 Formation, Geom. 18 Loose 19 Both 49 Animal Reactions 50 E-M Effect 20 Satellite Obj. 21 Sep./Merging 22 Leader 51 Physiological Effects 52 Psychological Effects 23 Near-Collision (a/c) 24 Collision 53 Traces on environment £s^-<D^ (cUJuui. 25 Near-Landing 26 Landing 27 Occupants 54 Physical evidence 28 Pace Vehicle 29 Buzz/Hover, Vehicle 55 Photographs 56 Movie 30 Buzz/Hover, Area 31 House 32 Person 57 Govt./military Involvement 33 Flight path, general 58 Other orgs. Involved 34 Motion of object 35 Motion, part of object 59 AF Explanation 36 Attitude 37 Vert, ascent 38 Descent 60 Other Explanation 39 Manoeuvres 40 Hover-accelerate 61 Secrecy or covei—up 41 First Noticed 42- a Departure/Disappearance EXPLANATIONS OF ABOVE / HIGHLIGHTS OF CASE / ABSTRACT OF CASE ctq ^^ _ ftUJ-A* "brzi^j/LUAijU 4^7 ( -vjv

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6 Color Change

8 Structural Lights

9 Flashed 10 Pulsated 11 Rotated 42 Noise 43 Odor

12 Beam(s) of Light 44 Assoc, w/ Water 45 w/ Power lines13 Flame 14 Vapor Trail 15 Smoke 46 w/ Govt. Installation

16 Other Emission 47 Reaction to Light 48 Other lntell. reaction17 Formation, Geom. 18 Loose 19 Both 49 Animal Reactions 50 E-M Effect

20 Satellite Obj. 21 Sep./Merging 22 Leader 51 Physiological Effects 52 Psychological Effects

23 Near-Collision (a/c) 24 Collision 53 Traces on environment £s^-<D^ (cUJuui.25 Near-Landing 26 Landing 27 Occupants 54 Physical evidence

28 Pace Vehicle 29 Buzz/Hover, Vehicle 55 Photographs 56 Movie

30 Buzz/Hover, Area 31 House 32 Person 57 Govt./military Involvement

33 Flight path, general 58 Other orgs. Involved

34 Motion of object 35 Motion, part of object 59 AF Explanation

36 Attitude 37 Vert, ascent 38 Descent 60 Other Explanation

39 Manoeuvres 40 Hover-accelerate 61 Secrecy or covei—up

41 First Noticed 42-a Departure/Disappearance

EXPLANATIONS OF ABOVE / HIGHLIGHTS OF CASE / ABSTRACT OF CASE

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DIXIE UFOI - r I

U//-'~ •••"-•-> -,.••' 'iMysterious Object Tracked! On Screen at Georgia ,i ,. ,,-, ,Field

!;;^6uJMBUS. Ga. (UP1) -Anlairpori control iower operatorreported seeing a Rowing,oblong object maneuvering high

the sky Sunday- He said n,as tracked on radar. !Six Columbus policemen, awl

a control lower operator »t.M..Bcmiing, G»., also s»d uiey

control operator at MiiseogCounty Airport, said he Inspotted the greenish whicltnr simped object al abolil

!5^0 a.m.. and dial it wmn-Hoked on radar al Atlanta foriover an hour. He (-slimmed laheight at about 5,000 feet.

Palmer said he bad first)though I tbe object was a slur,'"bui you don't pick up slurs on,

llradar." He said be could stilliPsee it clearly after the sun''came up—when stars normallyIdifiappear—but by thai time it.. ."r ,_ .. u,e sjW 0[ R pin..jan ana w.u> moving southeast. , „

I Columbus police detective O-II. Ferguson said be spoiled aic

' Meet atler liearirvs; radio re--ts about it. He described l

slowing thing as wodge-shap™land said he saw ii rising Jn theair. He reported it was muchhrkhter and moved laster tliana star. Ferguson said heobserved the object until aftel7 a.m.

|| Don Haddock of radio s.aiioiWDAK also said he waichetl striangle-shaped glowing objecjIn the same area until about i

All reports concurred on Kwlocation of Ihe object southeast1of Columbus over an Armyrestricted area.

Air Force officiate have saadHie UFO repons in Michiganwere caused by a marsh sas,!phenomena. Palmer reported,he did not know of any swamp*or marshes in ihe area of,jColumhus where the strange;glowing object was seen.

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March 28, 1966 Columbus, Ga.

from UPI

5:3& a.m.

glowing greenish-white oblong object maneuvering high in the sky

witnesses: Doyle Palmer, control tower operator, Muscogee County

Airport, Columbus. Control tower operator, Ft. Benning (just

outside town) 6 Columbus cops.

RADAR tracking for one hour by Atlanta, Ga. (presumably aipport)

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GEORGIA UFOs

IDENTIFIED ASHOT AIR-BAGS

State Official Shows

His 'ProofAtlanta, March* 24 (UPD -

A state official said today hehad an explanation for someunidentified flying objects seendescending on Georgia.

Controler - General JamesBentley said theobjects were—literally—hot air bags.

Bentley identified one of the: objects in his office. It consisted of several laundry bagstaped together with a systemfor suspending a kerosene fireunderneath.

The fire heated the bag,causing it to rise to heights of500feet, Bentley said.

Retrieved by Woman

The bag was retrieved by awoman in nearby PowderSprings.

Mrs. M. A. Williams had reported the hot air bag camefloating earthward Friday andlanded in a tree 30 feet fromher home.

She said two young menknocked on her door and toldher they had followed the mysterious object for 10 miles.

"We think it was some highschool students who had no malicious intent. Possibly it wasa science project," Bentleysaid. -But he added the bagscould be fire hazards.

Air Force to Explain

Dayton, 0., March 24 (#) —The air force said here todayit hopes to come up with anexplanation within the next 24hours for the unidentified flying objects sighted in southern Michigan in recent days.

Maj. Hector Quintanilla ofWright-Patterson air force base,project officer in charge of theunidentified flying objects office, said the investigation ofthe Michigan sightings is "beginning to shape up. ...Wehope to have a reasonable ex-planation sometime tomorrow."

The air force office got intothe investigation after numerous reports were received ofthe objects being seen threetimes within a week in the Ann

Arbor area and in the nearbytown of Dexter, Mich.

Sighted in Illinois

Joppa, 111., March 24 <UPD —Some residents of this Ohioriver town in deep southernIllinois today were unable toexplain a strange cluster oflights high in the sky they observed for more than an hourlast night.

Bill Barnhill, 19, said thecluster of white lights appearedto be oblong-shaped with abright light in the middle surrounded by smaller lights thatwould alternately dim and thengrow bright. He claims a dozenother residents also watched.

Barnhill said the cluster, wasfirst observed by his brother,Riger, 11, near West Viennaabout 8:30 p. m., as he wasdriving home with his mother,Mrs. Virginia Barnhill, fromMarion.

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Still No Satisfactory ExplanationsIAR 3 0 Wt_

WCEIVEOMAR

ird UFO'sMore• DETROIT -(AP)-Michigan's

weird, blinking lights apparentlyhave. extended their appearances into Ohio and Wisconsin.

The reports of sightings.limit-ed for nearly two weeks tosouthern Michigan, came fromsome 100 miles north in Michigan's "thumb" district, acrossLake Michigan at Green Bay,

jWis., and south near,Toledo and'Dayton, Ohio.

As before, there was no fullexplanation.

So far, the only authoritativeanalysis has been the swamp-gas theory advanced Friday bya Northwestern University astrophysicist concerning twosightings in southern Michigan.

The scientist, Dr. J. AllenHynek, who also is an Air ForceJspecial consultant, has got argu-jjments frbm those who reporteduseeing the mysterious flying ob-' jects.

Ohio highway patrolman R. DLandversicht said Sunday hesaw a strange light approachingWright Patterson Air ForceBase near Dayton. He reportedly photographed the lights andthe Air Force develops the films

[ today.Wright. Patterson is the home

of the National UnidentifiedAerial Phenomena Office, calledProject Blue Book.

Major Hector Quantanilla.

urns oeBlue Book Project officer, said"It's not unusual after incidents

such as those in Michigan lastweek to get a lot of 'sighting'reports. It's a normal aftermathpattern."

In the- Toledo area Sundaynight -a member of the Sylvaniafire department furnished a local radio station with a detailedaccount of his observations.

Equipped with binoculars, theobserver described four objectshe said changed color from redto green to white—"They kindof look like a star when youfirst see them, but they blink onand off," he said.

Hynek said at his Evanston,111., home Sunday that his conelusion that two Michigan sightings probably were swamp gasapplied only to the sightingsreported in the Hillsdale andDexter area..

Explanation InadequateSeveral observers said they

felt the explanation was inadequate. Sheriff Douglas Harveyof Wasternaw County, Ann Arbor, said Hynek had been instructed by Washington Thursday to make his report Fridayalthough he said that samenight that he had no explanationready.

"If I had not had an explanation, I would certainly not have

[manufactured one," Hynek said"I was under no orders from the

Air Force to 'produce somethingor else.' The Air Force has given me full responsibility to release what I want."

The lights over Wisconsin,Michigan and Ohio were described as "glowing green,"'red and white," "bright, red

dish orange," and traveling at ahigh rate of speed. ' •

In Washington, Rep. GeraldR. Ford, R-Mich., called for acongressional investigtigation ofthe situation," stating manyMichigan residents feel the incidents pare "sufficient to justifysome action by our government"

Speaking on the radio-television program "Face the Nation"Ford said: 'Bring out these witnesses from the Au7"Force 'andThe '.National Aeronautics anjSpace Administration, havethem interrogated by membersoT~the House or Senate commit'tee, let them put their recordsmrirhe line. Lei ihe people "wfiohave allegedly seen these ob-'jgcts"^me_and testify." ~

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COLUMBUS, Ga.'UPI - Anrirport control tower operatorreported seeing "a glowing,pblong object maneuvering high11 the sky ^yjjjjay. He sad "'ras tracked onradar.Six Columbus policemen, and

a control tower operator at Ft.theyBenning, Ga., also said

saw the strange object.Doyle Palmer, an air traffic

control operator at MuscogeeCounty Airport, said he firstspotted the greenish white, cigar shaped object at about 5:30a.m., and that it was tracked onradar" at Atlanta for' over anhour. He esb'mared its height atabout 5,000 feet.

Palmer said he had firstthought the object was a star,"but you don't pick up stars onradar." He said he could stillsee it clearly after the sun cameup,—when stars normally disappear—but by that time il hadshrunk to the size of a pin headand was moving southeast.

Columbus police detective G.H. Ferguson said he spotted theobject after hearing radio reports abou it. He described theglowing thing as wedge-shapedand said he saw it rising in theair. He reported it was muchbrighter and moved faster thana star. Ferguson said he observ

ed the object ^jl after 7 a.m.Don Haddock o^'radio* station

WDAK also said he wa&hed atriangle-shaped glowing objectin the same area unjjju.about 7a.m. t ^

All reports concurred on theif location of the object south

east of Columbus over an Armyrestricted area.

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UFO Seen at Coluhus, Ga.;Others in Ohio, Wisconsin

COLUMBUS, Ga. (UPI) — Anairport control tower operatorreported • seeing a glowing,oblong object maneuvering highin the sky Sunday. He said itwas' tracked on radar

Sbc" Columbus policemen, anda control tower operator at Ft,Bennlng, Ga., also said theysaw the strange object.

Doyle Palmer, .an air trafficcontrol operator at, , MuscogeeCounty Airport, said he firstspotted the greenish white,cigar shaped object at about5:30 a.m., and that it wastracked on .radar at Atlanta forover an hour. He estimated itsheight at .about 5,000 feet.

• Palmer ' said he had firstthought "the object was a star,,"but you don't pick up star's oniradar." He said he could still,see it clearly after ^ the suncame up-r-when stars ' normallydisappear—out by that' time itlha'd shrunk to the size of -a pinthead and was moving south-'east.

SEEN BY OTHERSColumbus Police Detective G,

H. Ferguson said he spotted theobject after hearing radio reportsabout • it. He described theglowing thing as wedge-shapedand said he saw it rising in -theair. He reported it was muchbrighter and moved faster thana star. Ferguson said, heobserved the object until after7 a.m.

Don Haddock of radio stationWDAK also said he watched atriangle-shaped glowing objectin the same area until, about 7a.m. , :

All reports concurred on thelocation of the object southeastof Columbus over ah Armyrestricted area.

By Associated Press

Michigan's weird, blinking lightsapparently havefc extended theirappearances ikto Ohio andWisconsin.

The reports of sightings, limited for nearly two weeks tosouthern Michigan, came fromsome 100 miles north in Michigan's "thumb" district, acrossLake Michigan at Green ^v.Wis., and south neaf™Tj!ftd<^SndflgtroiyDhjg. wc:E^<"2fs"i3ifore7 there was no full!

explanation. ]So" far, the only authoritative!

analysis has <tjeen the, swamp-jg;as. theory^, " ' ~ ^ "a- Nortltrophysicist'slghtings'Trf7*

The s^fat^*nek, who alsfo is"special,, consultant,

records on the line. Let the people who have allegedly seenthese objects come and testify."

day by::ty as->

.. two^jchigan.Ab .

J: Allen Hy-j \£,:-* Air Force;?,;,has gotten:' \

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ported seeing the mysterious'}flying objects. jPHOTOGRAPHED BY OFFICER- Ohio. Hii^rwajK. Patrolman R.iD*;|i§K<fceH»flHsaM Sunday he]saw-'a?j^an^.Bght approachingWrighlf.- i»attergcm Air Force]Base rioter Bjayten. He reported-fly photograpfted. the lights and!the Air Force develops the filmstoday. , ,1

Wright Patterson is the homojof the National UnidentifiedAerial,. Phenomena Office, calledProiect Blue Book. !

Major ' Hector Quintanilla,Blue Book Project officer, said,"It's not unusual after incidentssuch as those in Michigan- lastweek to get a lot of 'sighting'

. reports. It's a normal aftermathpattern." "

In the Toledo- ,area Sundaynight a member of the Sylvaniafire department furnished a local radio station -with a.detailedaccount of his observations.

Equipped with binoculars', theobserver^ described .four object?he salj^flflanged color froSn red.to gre&to white —"They kindfof looMjfte a star when yop first jsee tte&d,, but they bHWcsOn and(off/'^salA' • V,

'"!$• HIGH SPEED*:. (Th^lights over Wisconsin,!

MieWpn and Ohio were de-|scribSs as "glowing' green,","red-.and white," "bright, reddish orange," and traveling at ahigh rate of speed. -

In Washington, Rep. GeraldR. Ford, R-Mich., called' for acongressional • investigation ofthe •situation, stating manyMichigan residents feel the incidentst are "sufficient to justifysome' action by our government."

Speaking on the radio-television program "Face the Nation" Ford said: "Bring outthese witnesses from the AirForce and the National Aero-jnautlcs and Space Administra-jtion, have them interrogated bylmembers of the House Or Senate-committee, let them pti£ their

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Spots UFO On RadarCOLUMBUS, Ga. (UPI) —An G.H. Ferguson said he spotted

airport control tower operator the object- after hearing radioreported seeing a glowing, reports about it. He describedoblong object maneuvering high the glowing thing as wedge-in the sky Sunday. He said it shaped and said he saw itwas tracked on radar. rising in the air. He reported it

Six Columbus policemen, and was much brighter and moveda control tower operator at Ft. faster than a star. FergusonBenning, Ga., also said they said he observed the objectsaw the strange object. "ntil after ? am-

Doyle Palmer, an air traffic Don Haddock of radio stationcontrol operator at Muscogee WDAK also said he watched aCounty Airport, said he first triangle-shaped glowing objectspotted the greenish white, in the same area until about 7cigar shaped object at about a.m.5:30 a.m., and that it was All reports concurred on thetracked on radar at Atlanta for location of the object southeastover an hour. He estimated its of Columbus over an Armyheight at about 5,000 feet. restricted area.

Palmer said he had first Air Force officials have saidthought the object was a star, the UFO reports in Michigan"but you don't pick up stars on were caused by a marsh gasradar." He said he could still phenomena. Palmer reportedsee it clearly after the sun he did not know of any swampscame, up—when stars normally or marshes in the area ofdisappear—hut by that time i* Columbus where the strangehad shrunk to the size of a pin glowing object was seen.head and was moving south- —east. . O /

Columbus police detective ("iu 6 '7-7KSJRGSJ DAILY TRIBUNE

BAB AXE, MICHIGANMONDAY MARCH 28, 1966

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<?-,'SANDUSKY REGISTER fa .* 7 7 MO!N., MARCH 28, 1966

Georgians See UFO, TrackOn Radar For Over An Hour

COLUMBUS, Ga. (UPI) -Anairport control tower operatorreported seeing a glowing,oblong object maneuvering highin the sky Sunday. He said itwas tracked on radar.

Six Columbus policemen, anda control tower operator at Ft.Benning, Ga., also said theysaw the strange object.

Doyle Palmer an air trafficcontrol operator at MuscogeeCounty Airport, said he firstspotted the' greenish white,cigar shaped object at about5:30 a.m., and that it wastracked on radar at Atlanta forover, an hour. He estimated itsheight at about 5,000 feet.

Palmer said he had firstthought the object was a star

"but you don't pick up stars onradar." He said he could stillsee it clearly after the suncame up—when stars normallydisappear—but by that time ithad shrunk to the size of a pinhead and was moving southeast.

Columbus police detective G.H. Ferguson said he spotted theobject aftering radio reportsabout it. He described theglowing thing as wedge-shapedand said he saw it rising in theair. He reported it was muchbrighter and moved faster thana star. Ferguson said heobserved the object until after7 a.m.

Don Haddock of radio stationWDAK also said he watched a

trigngle-shaped glowing objectin the same area until about 7a.m.

All reports concurred on thelocation of the object southeastof Columbus over an Armyrestricted area.

Air Force officials have saidthe UFO reports in Michiganwere caused by a marsh gasphenomena. Palmer reportedhe did not know of any swampsor marshes in the area ofColumbus where the strangeglowing object was seen.

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IBACKED ON RADAR

baucer Reported

Over FTBenningCOLUMBUS, Ga^ (UPI) _ A* airport control tower

venng high xn the sky Sunday. He said it was tracked on ISix Columbus policemen, and

a control tower operator at FtBenning, Ga., also said they

'saw the strange object. IDoyle Palmer, an air traffic

control operator at MuscogeeCounty Airport, said he firstspotted the greenish white,cigar shaped object at about5:30 a.m-, and that it wastracked on radar at Atlanta forover an hour. He estimated Usheight at about 3,000 feet.

Palmer said he had firstthought the object was a star"but you don't pick up stars' onradar." He said he could stillsee it clearly after the suncame up—when stars- normallydisappear—but by that time ithad shrunk to the size of a pinhead and was moving southeast.

Columbus police detectiveG.H. Ferguson said he spottedthe object after hearing radioreports about it. He describedthe glowing thing as wedge-shaped and said he saw itrising in the air. He reported itwas much brighter and movedfaster than a star. Fergusonsaid he observed the objectuntil after 7 a.m.

Don Haddock of radio stationWDAK also said he watched atriangle-shaped glowing object,m the same area until about 7a.m.

All reports concurred on the[location of the object southeastof Columbus over an Armyrestricted area.

Air Force officials have saidthe UFO reports in Michiganwere caused by a marsh gasphenomena. Palmer reportedhe did not know of any swampsor marshes in the area ofColumbus where the strangeglowing object was seen.

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UFO Seenin GeorgiaBy Airport

„ COLUMBUS. Ga. (UPr) _AnreKdC0n'r0J t0Wer "»"oblong object maneuvering hiol'n the sky Sunday. He £id iwas tracked on radar.

a2f„tSlVnbua P°Jiceme». anda control tower operator at Ft

S£nlh!i\Ga- also Mid u«ysaw the strange object.Doyle Palmer, an air fraffi,-

control operator at MuscogeeCounty Airport, said he Sspotted the greenish w

530ar ataped °,bject * S5.30 a.m., and that it. was!tracked on radar at Atlanta forHeight at about 5.000 feet

Palmer said he had first'Wght th„e ?bject was a starbut you don't pick up stars on

,radar ' He said he c-ould still(See it clearly after the suncame up-when stars normally

WPfar7bUt by that "me ithad shrunk to the size of a pinhead and was moving south-

Columbus police detectiveith- kFerfusori said he spotted'the object after hearing Vadioreports about it. He describedthe glowing thing as wedge-shaped and said he saw Itrising m the air. IJy

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Another UFO SeenNear Fort Benning

COLUMBUS, Ga., March 28 (UPI)—An airport control 1tower operator reported seeing a glowing, \oblong object'maneuvering high in the sky yesterday, and said it wastracked on radar.

Six__CoU«nnus_jolic£nien.and' a control tower operatorat nearby Fort Benning, alsosaid they saw the strangeobject.

Doy'e Palmer, an air traffic operator at MuscogeeCounty Airport, said hespotted the greenish white,cigar shaped object at about5:30 a. m. and that it wastracked on radar at Atlantafor over an hour.

Mr. Palmer said he first jthought the object was a star, ]"but you don't pick up starsjon radar." i

He said he could still see itclearly after the sun came up,— when stars normally disappear.

Columbus Detective G. H.Ferguson said lie spottedthe object and described itas wtertfi-e-shaned. He said heobserved the object untilafter 7 a. m.

Don Haddock of radio station WDAK said he watcheda triangle-shaped glowing object in the same area untilabout 7 a. m.

All reports concurred on location of the object as southeast of Columbus over "anArmy restricted area.

Air Force officials havesaid recent UFO reports inMichigan were caused by amarsh gas phenomenon.

Mr. Palmer said he did'notknow of any swamps ormarshes in the area of Columbus where the .object wasseen.

Mr. Palmer, who is licensedby the Federal Aviation Agen

cy, said he first saw the objectafter getting a call from thecontrol tower at the LawsonArmy airfield at Fort Benning.

"Do you see what I see?"he said one of the Army operators asked him.

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COLUMBUS, Ga., March 28.—'(UPI)—An airport control toweroperator reported seeing a glowing,, oblong object maneuveringhigh in the sky yesterday. Hesaid it was tracked on radar.

\ Six Columbus policemen, anda control tower operator at Fort

. Benning, Gr., also said they sawthe strange object.

Doyle Palmer, an air traffic| control operator at MuscogeeI County Airport, said he firstI spotted the greenish -white,! cigar-shaped object at about| 5:30 a.m. and that it wastracked

on radar at Atlanta for over anhour. He estimated its height at

\ 5,000 feet.\ Palmer said he first thought1 the object was a star, "but youI don't pick up stars on radar.",' He said he could still see it! clearly after the sun came upi but by then it was the size of ai pinhead and was moving south-: «ut.

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COLUMBUS GA. (UPI): An airport control towe^^per-ator^rteTsW-a glowing, oblong object maneuvermghigh in the sky yesterday. He said it was tracked on radarSix Columbus policemen and a control towerjgptorat Ft. Benning. Ga., also said they saw the strange-pject.

f)nvle Palmer, an air traffic control operator at Musco-pee County Airport, said hefirst spotted the greenishwhite, cigar-shaped object atabout 5:30 a. m. and that itwas tracked on radar at Atlanta for over an hour. Heestimated its height at about3000 feet.

PALMER SAID he had first,thought the object was a star,•'but you don't pick up starson radar." He said he couldstill see it clearly after thesun came up—when stars.normally disappear—but' bylihat time it had shrunk to the'ize of a pin head and wasloving southeast.

I Columbus police detectiveh- H, Ferguson said hespotted the object after hearingTadio reports about it. Hedescribed the glowing thingks wedge-shaped and said hesaw it rising in the air. He(reported it was much brighter and move'd faster than ajstar. Ferguson said he observed the object until afterJ7 a. m.

Don Haddock of radio station WDAK also said he'watched a triangle-shapedIglowing object in the same|area until about 7 a. m.

ALL REPORTS concurredon the location of the objectsoutheast of Columbus over,an Army restricted area.

Air Force officials havesaid the UFO reports inMichjigan were caused by a marshgas phenomena. Palmer re-,Jported he did not know oflanv swamps or mashes in the,Wea of Columbus where the,Atrange glowing object was"teen.

Palmer, who is licensed byie Federal Aviation Agency.iid he first saw the object

Ifter getting a call from thelontrol tower at the Lawson.rmy Airfield at Ft. Benning.

_ 'Do vou see what I see?" hepjaid onf of the Army operators asked him./ Palmer said the pilot of amilitary jet who detoured inorder to spot the object wasunable to see it from the air.

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glowing r- itTr o h \&<r*streaked low across jfagwof western North Ca»9$Baabout 2 a.,m. today antf ex-,ploded without a scoriajver Valdese. ,.. ,

The explosion lit upMjjfitown like a gigantic fMgjh-buib. . ,y

Pniipe officers -luJiSlS-towns in three^oun|ie§,»aidthey saw thcTTght. Its altitude was estimated at about1000 feet. {.(-- - ,

Air Force Checks JSightings in OhtoT^YT^,n-' Wright-Patter-^

son Air Force Base is investigating reports of UFO sightings in the Dayton area Saturday night and early yesterday.

Police in a cruiser pursuedone ^rnlecTnorth of Ohio g]near the base and said ithovered directly over thebase. Officials suspect it wasthe north star.

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COLUMBUS, Ga. %control tower operate <£•cogee county Aivjjqn^.^-erai otner.persons_reB^\ ^lhg a glowing. "greenAtJ-me. green.;. &unidentlHed flying obja ^in the sky between Cc *and Atlanta early Sunday

Doyle Palmer, ah air '^ vDcontrol specialist at the a.said he first observed the t -vC.shaped object about 5:30 . q\and that it was tracked on rs. 0sfor over an hour. He said it waslocated about six or seven mileseast-southeast of the airport atabout 5,000 feet and that itglowed brighter. than a star.

He said he spotted the objectafter getting a call from thecontrol tower at -ihe LawsonArmy Airfield at, Ft. Benning."Do you see what I see?" he .reported one of the operators assaying.

Six Columbus policemen alsosaid they saw the object andseveral airline pilots were saidto have inquired about theobject at the Atlanta airport.

Palmer said a military jet wasdetoured to investigate theobject shortly before 6 a.m. Hesaid that though the plane was^

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Ir[ COLUMBUS, Ga. (UPI) -An'airport control, tower operator'reported seeing a gloving,[oblong object maneuvering high'in the sky 'Sunday. He said it'Was tracked on radar. :

~* Six Columbus policemen, andfa control tower operator at Ft.[Benning, Ga., also said they^saw the strange object.L Doyle Palmer, an air traffic.control operator at MuscogeeCounty Airport, said he first'spotted the greenish . white,jdgar, shaped object at about'6:30 a.m., and that it wastracked on radar at Atlanta for

over an hour. He estimated its,height at about 5,000 feet '

Palmer said he bad ' first;thought the object was a star,1"but you don't pick up stars onradar." He said he could still'see it clearly after the sun'came up—when stars normallydisappear—but by that time ithud shrunk to the size of a pinbead and was moving southeast.

Columbus police detective G.H. Ferguson said he spotted theobject after hearing radio reports about it. He described theglowing thing as wedge-shapedand said he saw it rising in theair* He reported it was muchbrighter and moved, faster thanId: star.. Ferguson. Asaid^ he

observed the object until after7 a.m.

Don Haddock of radio stationWDAK also said he watched atriangle-shaped glowing objectin the same area until about 7a.m.

All reports concurred on thelocation of the object southeastof Columbus over an Armyrestricted area.

Air Force officials have said'the UFO reports in Michigan'were caused by a marsh gasphenomena. Palmer reportedhe did not know of any'swampsor marshes in the area ofColumbus where the strange,glowing object-was seen,.1. :<-Jk

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'Swamp Gas' Now Spreadsj As Far South as Georgia>By the Associated Press.

; - Michigan's unidentifiedflying objects apparently-have' extended their appearances •into Ohio and Georgia. > .

Reports of sightings, linvited' for nearly two weeksto Soutnern Michigan, camefrom some one hundredmiles north in Michigan's"thumb" district, acrossLake" Michigan at GreenBay, Wis., and south nearToledo and Dsytbn, 0-

As before, there was nofull- explanation.

So far, the only analysishas been the swamp-gastheory advanced Friday by,a Northwestern University

j astrophysicist concern i n g' two sightings in Southern

Michigan.Ohio Highway Patrolman

R. D. Landversicht saidSunday he saw' a strange

' light approaching WrightPatterson Air Force Basenear Dayton. He reportedlyphotographed the lights.

Wright Patterson is thehome of the National.Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Office, called ProjectBlue Book.

Major Hector Quintanilla,'Blue Bopk officer, said: "It'snot unusual after incidents

such as. those in Michiganlast week to get a lot of'sighting' reports. It's a normal aftermath pattern."

Meanwhile, Doyle* Palmer, an air-traffic controloperator at a county airportnear Columbus, Ga., Suq-day reported seeing a glowing, oblong object maneu-.vering high in the sky. Hesaid it was tracked onradar.

Six Columbus policemenand a-control tower operator at Fort Benning, Ga.,also reported the sighting.

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^Glowing ObjecCOLUMBUS, Ga., March 28—(UPI)—An airport

control tower operator reported seeing a glowing,oblong object maneuvering high in the sky yesterday.He said it was tracked on radar.

Six Columbus policemen also said they saw the•strange object. r~_ _ " --—-•-^ —

\Doyle Palmer, an air traffic^coktrol operator at MuscogeeCounty airport, said he firstispotted the greenish white, cig-ar-shWd object at- about 5.30JA. M. tand that it was trackedon radar at Atlanta for over

an hour.\He estimated its height'at about\>,000 feet.

PALME*? SAID he had firstthought theyobject was a star,"but you don't pick up stars onradar." He sa^d he could stillsee it clearly after the sun cameup—when stars\ normally disappear—but byVhat time it1'had shrunk to thevsize of a pinhead and was moving southeast. I

Columbus Police Detective G.tH. Ferguson said he spotted the;'object after hearing radio reports, about it. He described the.flowing thing as wedge-shapedand said he saw it rising in theair. He reported it was muchbrighter and moved faster than[a star. Ferguson said he observed the object until sdter7 A. M.

Don Haddock of radio station,;Wl3AK also said he watched a

triangle-shaped glowing object'1in the same area until about 1,

A. M.

All reports concurred on' the!location of the object southeastof Columbus over an Army re-istricted area. \

AIR FORCE officials havesaid the UFO reports in Miclw?an were caused by a marsh?as phenomena. Palmer reportbd he did not know of anyswamps or marshes in the areaof Columbus where the strangeglowing object was seen.

Palmer, who is licensed bythe Federal .Aviation Agency,said he first saw the object after getting a call from the control tower at Lawson Army airfield at Ft. Benning.

"Do you see what I see?" hesaid one\>f the Army operatorsasked him.

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COLUMBUS, Ga. — An airportcontrof?Mefjoperatpr reportedsecing^a 'glo^mlToblong objec^maneuvering high in the sky Suday. He said it was tracked on-radar. " •

Six Columbus policemen, and_a control tower operator at Ft.Benning, Ga., also said they sawthe strange object. y

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COLUMBUS, Ga. iUPH -Anan port control tower operatorreported seeing a glowing,oblong object maneuvering highin the sky Sunday. He said itwas tracked or radar.

Six Columbus policemen, anda control tower operaior at FtBenning, ,Ga . also said theysaw the strange object.

Doyle Palmer, an au* trafficcontrol operator at Muscogee

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Follows UFOCounty Airport, said he firstspotted the greenish white,cigar shaped object at about.V.w am. and that it wastracked on rada- at Atlanta forover an hour. He estimated itsheight at about 5.000 feet.

Palmer said he had firstthought the object was a star,"but you don't pick up stars onradar." He said he could stillsea it clearly after the sun

came up—when stars normallydisappear—but by that tune it

;had shrunk to the size of a pinhead and was moving southeast

Columbus police detective G.H Ferguson said he spotted theobject aftering radio reportsabout it. He described theglowing thing as wedge-shapedand said he saw it rising in the

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air. He reported It was much,brighter and moved faster thana star. Ferguson said heobserved the object until after7 a.m.

Don Haddock of radio stationWDAK also said he watched atriangle-shaped glowing objectin the same area until about 7a m.

All reports concurred on thelocation of the object southeastof Columbus over an Armyrestricted area.

Air Force officials have saidthe UFO reports in Michiganwere caused by a marsh gaaphenomena. Palmer reportedbe did not know of any swampsor marshes in the area ofColumbus where the strangeglowing object was seen.

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COLUMBUS, Ga ,'UPll -Ab

j airport control tower operatorireported seeing a glowing.;oblong object maneuvering highiin the sky Suoda}.>& ihW itiwas tracked on -radar,

operatorjBenning. Ga . also said theyi«tw the strange object,! Doyle Palmer, an air trafficjcontrol operator at Muscogee|County Airport said he firstspotted tie greenish white,

in the'same area until about Tmm.

All reports concurred on feelocation of the object southeastof Columbus over an Arwyrestricted area.

: Air Force officials have. Sa Columbus policemen, aadj^ ^q repwts & j$~]« contr.il tower operator at Ft ,«*—d hv a marswere caused by a marsh fas

phenomena Palmer reportedhe dwi not know of any swxotpeor marshes in the area *ofColumbus where the strangeglowing object was seen.

.cigar shaped object anooSTR?3-30 am., and that it wasjtracked on r*dar at Atlanta forlover an hour He estimated toheight at sbnut i.OOO feet, t.

Pa'mcr said he had first jtthmight the object was a star.'' hut yw dor'* pick up stars on 11iidai.'' He said he could srtii: [see it clearly Titer the suerime up—ween star* nominllydisappear—but hy that time ithad shrunk to the st» of a pishead and was moving sontn-1eiit.

<"a1>icfibut poi'c* detective G.W. Fergwson said he spotted theobject after radio reportsabout it fit'described the?glowing thing as w«dge-saaped |sad said he saw it ris^ « feeair He reported it was .w^hj.

'brighter and moved faster thatr^s star. Ferguson said he,'observed the object until after1:7 a-m. j1,

Don Haddock of radio stationWDAK also said he watched atriangle-shaped glowing object

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Claims UFOTrackedOn Radar

COLUMBUS, Ga. (UPI) -Anairport control tower operatorreported seeing a glowing,oblong object maneuvering highin the sky Sunday. He said itwas tracked on radar.

Six Columbus policemen anda control tower operator at FtBenning, Ga., also said thevsaw the strange object.

Doyle Palmer, an air trafficcontrol operator at MuscogeeCounty Airport, said he firstspotted the greenish whitecigar shaped object at about5:30 a.m., and that it wastracked on radar at Atlanta forover an hour. He estimated itsheight at about 5,000 feet.

• Palmer said he had first :_thought the object was a starbut you don't pick up stars on :

radar." He said he could stillsee it clearly after the suncame up—when stars normallydisappear-^but by that time ithad shrunk to the size of a pinhead and was moving southeast.

Columbus police detective G.H. Ferguson said he spotted theobject altering jadio reportsabout it. He described theglowing thing as wedge-shapedand said he saw it rising in theair. He reported it was muchbrighter and moved faster than -a star. Ferguson said heobserved the object until after -~~7 ajm.

Don Haddock of radio stationWDAK also said he watched atriangle-shaped glowing objectin the same area until about 7 --•a.m.

All reports concurred on thelocation of the object southeast " ""'

. of Columbus over an Armyrestricted area. —

Air Force officials have saidthe UFO reports in Michiganwere caused by a marsh gasphenomena. Palmer reported 'he did not know of any swampsor marshes in the area ofColumbus where the strangeglowing object was seen.

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Glowing, Greenish-White UFOSightedOver Georgia by Many

COLUMBUS, Ga. (UPI)—Acontrol tower operator at Muscogee County Airport aia" several other persons^ ^°p?rr°^ gpp-mg a giowingV grppnisVi-whiteunidentified flying obiect-Jyigh,in the sky between Columbus,and Atlanta early Sunday.

Doyle Palmer, ah air trafficcontrol specialist at the airportsaid he first observed the cigar-shaped object about 5:30 a.m.and that it was tracked on radary—for overan hour. He said it wasflocated about six or seven mileseast-southeast of the airport atabout 5,000 feet and that itglowed brighter, than a star.

He said he spotted the objectafter getting a call from thecontrol tower at -.the LawsonArmy Airfield at. Ft. Benning."Do you see what I see?" he reported one of the operators assaying. ,

Six Columbus policemen alsoisaid they saw the object andjseveral airline pilots were said;tat- have inquired about the,object at the Atlanta airport, j

Palmer said a military jet was Idetoured to investigate the

, object shortly before 6 a.m. HeIsaid that though the plane was

near the object, the pilot wasunable to spot it.

He said he observed the objecton his radar screen for over anhour, and that at times it appeared to be swinging as if on astring.

Palmer, who has worked at ithe tower .for the last' 15 yearsand is licensed by the FederalAviation Agency, pointed out Ithat it was during daylight jwhen he saw the^object^ J

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BY REGGIE CAPESStaff Writer

An unidentified flying objechasbeenspotted hovering in thesky over Columbus by severalpersons including two airportcontrol tower operators, six policemen and a detective.

Associated Press reportedalso that "weird blinkinglights"have appeared over Ohio andWisconsin as well as making return appearances in Michigan,where toe current rash of unidentified flying objects begannearly two weeks ago.

Doyle Palmer, an air trafficcontrol operator at MuscogeeAirport, said today he saw anobject "east-southeast of thefield, about 5,000 feet up,"about 5:30 a.m. Sunday.

Notified by Lawson"The Fort Benning tower op

erator (Lawson tower) calledme andtold me about it. I looked and saw it. I first thoughtit was a balloon," he said.

"The object appeared toichange in texture and color. Itappeared about the size of aflashlight, at a 45 degree angle,and shrunk in size as if it weretraveling away," he continued

Palmer denied a report thatquoted him as saying it was'greenish-white and cigar shap

ed " but said he could still seeit clearly after the sun came up|-whenstars normally disappear-but by that time it had shrunk

THFRE ARE ALL KINDS OF WAYS OF SEEING, AS THESE FRIENDS SHOWCWkbenEnjoy Chrysanthemums and Sunshine at Academy in Macon

A Will to Win

CHILD'S DARKNESS FILLEDWITH UNFAMILIAR OBJECTS

BY LISA BATTLEStaff Writer

MACON, Ga. - Unfamiliar objects. . .echoes. . .voices.

Unexpected stairways dropping off into spaceI These confront the new stu

groping along a wall, he says,"That child has improvedmarvelously; he's five minutes late for class now; it usedto be 10."Children come to the academy

deprived of more thanvision say

shoes. Among the most deprivecare the "socially promoted."

"A public school teacher ma;be swamped with 30-35 childrenone visually handicapped," Hudgins explains. "This perticulachild needs specialized, indivic

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blow his trump!" From the topof the lofty pine, the Little Negro let loose a loud and clamorous blast. Women shrieked;men rose in great surprise; andthe horses, tied round the camp,neighed, reared and kicked. Inbrief, the audience was over-i jt—"- unci, me auaience was over-

anrt af t"f wnelmed- Lorenzo Dow, lookingwith grave but pleased attentionupon the results of his experiment, concluded: "And now if alittle boy with a tin horn, sitting on top of a pine, can makeyou feel like this, how WILLyou feel when the last day doescome? Amen!"

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nor Rd., Columbus.Because we have had such a

nice reception to our contest,we are going to continue it foranother week, with the sameprizes offered.

Generally, the rules are:Write your entries, don't tele

phone. Send them to The Ledg-in 1834. He er Pothole Contest, 17 West 17th

St., Columbus, Ga. We want thedimensions of the bumpiest pothole you know, but don't gethurt measuring it. We acceptestimates. Only potholes in Russell and Muscogee counties areeligibleand onlyon paved roads

Share your potholes with others. Enter The Ledger PotholeContest.

Blindstudent body has physical education every day and needs it"Many blind children would sitin a rocker all day if you wouldlet them," Hudgins says.

Each child takes publicschool music which includesvoice training and music ap-

Before a| preciation. Each has a chancethat sab- to study piano in the third

grade — or later if he showssubsequent interest — andcontinue music through highschool.

First graders start writingwith a Braille Writer. As theybecome familiar with Braille,hand muscles strengthen and

,~1 _ coordination grows, they grad-QtS uate ™"*e second grade to

slate and stylus. A seventhgrade student, newly blind butadjusted to blindness, canlearn Braille in' about 12weeks, Hudgins says.Typewriters are everywhere

in the Academy just like thegay flower arrangements inclass rooms and corridors. Students learn to type in the fifthgrade and many within a yearare typing all their tests.

Students take arts and craftsuntil the fifth and sixth gradeswhen girls veer into home economics, boys into industrial artswhere they get introductorycourses in woodworking, electronics, elementary horticulture.

The most immediate marketable skill offered here is pianotuning which is learned in thelast three years. In the pianoshop full of old infirm pianosstudents learn to tear down andcompletely rebuild instruments.Many graduates make good livings in this field.

The academy staff worksagainst the "receiver" mentality which often afflicts those forc^

Allen ed to accePt continuous benefitshoun Dr., fc" ^ Some years aS°>, i\/r„ji„.i'lthe children went regularly

'free" to the county fair. Admission, rides, ice cream, allwas gratuitous. Now the chil

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brighter and moved faster thana star. Ferguson said he observed the object until after 7 a.m.

Don Haddock of radio stationWDAK also said he watched atriangle-shaped glowing objectin the same area until about 7a.m.

Over Restricted AreaAll reports concurred on the

location of the object southeastof Columbus over an Army restricted area.

From other parts of Columbuscame other reports of the sightings.

Also Spotted ItJimmy Self, comptroller with

Morton Machine Works, said hesaw the object about 6 a.m. Sunday at the Macon Road ReserveArmory.

He and companions watchedthe object until dawn, he said.

"Really couldn't tell anythingabout it. It was just a brightlight and it did not appear to bemoving," he said.

In Ohio and Wisconsin, APsaid, the reports of sightings,limited for nearly two weeks tosouthern Michigan, came fromsome 100 miles north in Michigan's "thumb" district, acrossLake Michigan at Green Bay,Wis., and south near Toledo andDayton, Ohio.

As before, there was no fullexplanation.

So far, the only authoritativeanalysis has been the swamp-gas theory advanced Friday bya Northwestern University astrophysicist concerning twosightings in southern Michigan.

The scientist, Dr. J. Allen Hynek, who also is an Air Forcespecial consultant, has gottenarguments from those who reported seeing the mysteriousflying objects.

Ohio highway patrolman R.D. Landversicht said Sunday hesaw a strange light approachingWright Patterson Air ForceBase near Dayton. He reportedly photographed the lights andthe Air Forcedevelops the filmstoday.

Wright Patterson is the home[of the National UnidentifiedAerial Phenomena Office, calledProject Blue Book.

Maj. Hector Quintanilla, BlueBook project officer, said, "It'snot unusual after incidents suchas these in Michigan last weektoget a lot of 'sighting' reports.It's a normal aftermath pattern."

In the Toledo area Sundaymght a member of the Sylvaniafire department furnished a local radio station with a detailedaccount of his observations.

Equipped with binoculars, theobserver described four objectshe said changed color from redto green to white _ "They kindOf look likea star when you firstsee them, but they blink on andoff," he said.

Hynek said at his Evanston,111., home Sunday that his conclusion that two Michigan sightings probably were swamp gasapplied only to the sightingsreported in the Hillsdale andDexter area.

Several observers said theyfelt the explanation was inadequate.

The lights over Wisconsin,Michigan and Ohio were described as "glowing green,""red and white," "bright, reddish orange," and traveling at ahigh rate of speed.

In Washington, Rep. GeraldR. Ford, R-Mich., called for acongressional investigation of

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sion program "Face the Nation" Ford said: "Bring outthese witnesses from the AirForce and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have them interrogated bymembers of the House or Senatecommittee, let them put theirrecords on the line. Let the people who have allegedly seenthese objects come and testify."

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