10 February 1967
(Sandusky Register, Ohio )
Source: UFO Newsclipping Service, Edwardsville , Illinois
and AFU.se
Quote from the article (Page 12):
“ ‘I saw a solid, bluish disc, in the opposite
direction of the NASA reactor site. I know enough about physics to judge the
difference between gas and solid matter—I just wish I would have had someone
else with me to prove I saw it.’
THE ABOVE quote is Perkins Constable Gary Butler’s
morning reaction to the unidentified flying object (UFO) he witnessed at
approximately 3:40 a.m. today [10 February 1967] while on
routine patrol.
‘As I was coming over a bridge, I noticed an object in
the sky. At first, I thought it was the Bellevue
railroad lights, but when I drove a little further, I got a better view.
‘THE DISC was approximately two miles from me, I judge
it was about 20 feet
in diameter and approximately 40
feet off the ground. I stopped my car, turned off the
motor, but left my radio turned on—I heard no noise, the object didn’t move.
‘I sat watching it for a few minutes and truthfully, I
was scared. I’ve never seen anything like it before an I newver [sic] want to see anything like it
again. I waited a few minutes and then called the deputies and the patrol.
‘AFTER I made the call, the object which had hovered
for six or seven minutes began to drop out of sight behind an outline of trees.
When the other officers arrived, it was gone.’
…
ON JAN. 30, the Register learned of an [sic] USO [UFO] sighted over the NASA grounds by Reinhardt N. Ausmus, Erie
County Veterans Service Officer and his wife. The couple said they saw the
object, described as a brilliant light, while driving home; they left their car
to watch the object for several minutes. Ausmus is a member of the Early Birds,
a club for World War I aviators.
THE YOUNG officer
explained he was ‘wide awake — I had lots of sleep. I know I
saw something, but I just don’t know what.’ Butler usually makes his patrol with another
officer, but ‘unfortunately, the other officer was not with me last night.’
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NOTE: NICAP’s U.F.O. Investigator (issue: March-April 1967,
Vol. III, No. 12) also reports on this UFO case (Page 6).
NOTE: NICAP’s U.F.O. Investigator (issue: March-April 1967,
Vol. III, No. 12) also reports on this UFO case (Page 6).
Constable Gary Butler experienced radio interference
during the UFO sighting, according to the article.
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