Vol. 29, No. 7
Published: August 1981
(The A.P.R.O. Bulletin, Tucson , Arizona
Source: AFU.se
Quote from the article (Page 1):
“On the evening of October 23rd, 1980, one of the most
well-witnessed UFO sightings in history took place in the little mining town of
Morenci , Arizona 20
miles northeast of Safford ,
Arizona , which is on Interstate 10 in southeastern Arizona Arizona
APRO’s investigator on this case was Jim McCoy who did
in-depth interviews with five of the witnesses. There were a host of other
witnesses and hopefully they can be interviewed at a later date. However,
inasmuch as the five men observed the object at relatively close range, their
testimony is central to the facts in the case.
When the vehicle was brought to a stop and the men
looked up, they were amazed to see a boomerang-shaped object approaching the
north smoke stack of the smelter area at a very low speed which they later told
Mr. McCoy that they estimated to be about five miles per hour. When it arrived
at a position directly over the north stack, it stopped and hovered for a
minute or so, then came straight down vertically to an estimated altitude of
about 700 to 1,000 feet ,
not far above the stack. After a brief period of time a brillant light erupted
from the forward apex of the boomerang configuration and shone directly down
into the interior of the north smelter stack. The witnesses described this
light as brighter than a search light or that of an arc welder.
APRO was alerted concerning the Morenci sighting on
January 10 by Mr. Samuel Player, the editor of the Eastern Arizona Courier of
Safford, Arizona Morenci High School
There are indications that this object was witnessed
on at least one and possibly more occasions and the Bulletin will follow up on
this case if further details come to hand.”
Wikipedia article: “Morenci , Arizona
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