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8/2/65 - Patrolmen Lowe and Roberts, North of Caldwell, KS, 3:40AM
| Report Summary | "At 3:40 AM, the Wichita Weather Bureau tracked an unknown object on its radar to a point south and west of Wellington, Kansas. First showing up at 22,000 [feet], south of Wichita, it gradually descended to 4,000 feet when it disappeared from the screen. [At the same time]... police officers Dave Lowe and Eddie Roberts were patrolling Caldwell, KS, when they heard a police radio report about two objects moving in a southerly direction toward Wellington, South Haven, and Caldwell. The two officers headed their police car toward the airport on the east edge of town. They spotted two glowing objects, but not clearly enough to identify them, so they sipped coffee and talked about the situation. Shortly another radio report talked of a UFO being tracked north of Caldwell and the pair looked but saw nothing at first. Then Lowe spotted something which he described as a "halo of light like a city has at night" behind a rise in the ground about 50 yards away. Lowe jumped on the car's running board to get a better look and saw the object - a red, white, bluish-green iridescent object "as bright as a hundred searchlights". He said it... looked more like a 100 yard long egg. After the two regained their composure, the got into their cruiser and raced after the object in an attempt to get a closer look. As they... headed east, the object ducked behind a hedgerow and they lost sight of it..." [footnote 1] |
| Hynek Classification | CE-I |
| Original Vallee Classification | Type I |
| Current Vallee Classification | CE1 |
| Minimum Distance | 50 yards (150 feet) |
| Object Appearance | 300 foot long ellipse or "egg". If 300 feet long, must have been at least 200 feet thick to create the impression of an "egg". Luminosity was extremely bright and "iridescent" composed of red, white, and bluish-green light. |
| Object Behavior | Hovered behind a hill, lifted away and then disappeared behind a hedgerow. Maintained apparent low altitude. |
| Physical Effect | None |
| Medical Effect | None |
| Comments / Conclusion | The object bears a decided resemblance to the object observed at Levelland eight years before. This class of object is cataloged in the Correlated Sightings catalog. |
Footnotes
1. Lorenzen, Flying Saucers, Signet, 1962, p 239