Date:
April 22, 1966
Location: Alliance, Ohio, United States
"When
it was within an estimated 40 feet, over the open practice
area of the golf course, the UFO stopped (cf. Damon, Texas).
It appeared to be at telephone pole height and about 45
feet in diameter, and encircling the rim was a row of
red lights like a "rotating neon sign." The
white light, much brighter than the red, was seen to be
coming from a dome atop the structure."
Source:
NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomenon)
During
a series of sightings on the night of April 21/22, in
the area of Alliance, Ohio, a music teacher and his wife
had a close-range observation of a UFO shaped like a giant
disc with a dome on top.
Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Vojtko were driving home from a late teachers'
meeting, traveling north on McCallum Avenue and were approaching
the Tannenhauf golf course, about 5 miles west of Alliance.
About 12:15 a.m. (EST), Mr. Vojtko noticed a brilliant
stationary red light due west just above the horizon.
He slowed the car, then stopped about 100 yards south
of the golf course clubhouse. When he rolled down the
car window to take a better look, he noticed that the
light had begun to move toward them. The object lost its
star-like appearance as it rapidly approached, taking
on the shape of a dark disc with a white light on top.
When
it was within an estimated 40 feet over the open practice
area of the golf course, the UFO stopped (cf. Damon, Texas).
It appeared to be at telephone pole height and about 45
feet in diameter, and encircling the rim was a row of
red lights like a "rotating neon sign."
The white light, much brighter than the red, was seen
to be coming from a dome atop the structure. As the object
appeared to hover, the badly frightened couple panicked
and fled the scene at high speed. Both had the feeling
that the UFO was following them, but they could see nothing
behind them as they fled. Finally, about a mile from the
golf course, they saw the object at a higher elevation,
accelerating toward the northeast. It appeared to come
from directly above their car - a possibility that had
not occurred to them until then. Finally, it passed over
a house to their right (east) and disappeared behind trees
in the distance.
The
only physical sensation experienced by the witnesses was
a ringing sensation in their ears and a light-headedness
which they felt when they got home. Mr. Vojtko felt it
was due to the rough high-speed ride and the psychological
strain. Both said they had an uneasy feeling prior to
the final sighting, as if someone were trying to communicate
with them. This, too, could have been a psychological
reaction. NICAP member David Webb investigated the report
and interviewed the witnesses, whom he considers sincere
and reliable.
Source:
http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case545.htm