4/25/66 - John Wesley Bloom, Salvation Army Camp, Upland, PA evening

Report Summary	"A group of boys watched a strange blue light descend into the woods, and JWB was the first to reach it. It smelled like burning rubber, was about 2 feet long and a foot wide when they first saw it... Young Bloom claimed that something got in his eyes and blinded him."[footnote 1]
Hynek Classification	CE-II
Original Vallee Classification	Type Ia
Current Vallee Classification	CE2
Minimum Distance	Very close (10 feet?)
Object Appearance	Oblong, luminous blue; estimated size 2' x 1'
Object Behavior	Descended into woods, later disappeared
Physical Effect	Unknown
Medical Effect	Bloom : immediate onset of eye ittitation; "face was red and eyes were swollen... the next day there was a crimson blotch on his cheek". Effects lasted at least 1 day and were treated with a cold compress.
Comments / Conclusion	Smell may correspond to ozone; immediate onset of symptoms argues against UV radiation. Swelling and rash may indicate allergic reaction or reaction to toxic chemicals

Footnotes

1. Keel, Why UFOs?, LC# 75-105593, p134