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11/22/66 - Roaring River, Missouri, Hunter and two friends, daytime
| Report Summary | "...primary witness and two friends deer hunting, primary returned to camp, as he approached he saw smoke coming from the site. Found the 12'x18' tent and equipment destroyed, tent was smoldering but no flames or sparks were evident, shoes and some records still smoking, aluminum pole that had supported the tent were singed, but not burned, aluminum cots inside the tent were melted, tent was under two trees with dry leaves, they were not damaged(a very narrow path of heating) he noticed a dead tree 15 feet away which was 15 feet tall, the top foot was burning. He heard a low humming sound and saw the object rising from a valley just beyond the burning tree. Photo was taken seconds after it left the ground, second photo taken 5-8 seconds later as object was gaining speed and climbing shows a badly blurred object. Sighting lasted about 20 seconds. Humming became more intense as it gained speed, last seen 40 degrees above horizon and moving rapidly away. It was aluminum in color and refleced the cloud diffused sunlight. He could see what appeared to be a dark band or rim around the center. Object was stable in flight. He paced the distance to the point where the object had ascended from the ground, it was 300 feet. He estimated the diameter at 25 feet and 8 feet thick. Camera was a 620 format Argoflex with a coated varex 75mm, f/4.5 lens, shutter at 1/90 sec, f/8, depth of field if focused at infinity was 41 feet to infinity. Negatives were in the middle of the roll with camping images around them. The UFO image is about 1/4 inch in diameter on the negative, negatives were checked at Northwestern and appeared to be quite normal in exposure and appearance."[footnote 1] |
| Hynek Classification | CE-II |
| Original Vallee Classification | Type Ia |
| Current Vallee Classification | CE2 |
| Minimum Distance | 300 feet |
| Object Appearance | Disc with tail and planed area surrounding tail. |
| Object Behavior | Lifted from valley and flew away. May have damaged camp. |
| Physical Effect | Possible heat effect |
| Medical Effect | None |
| Comments / Conclusion | Close resemblance to several other cases, including Portage County and Tulsa. See the paper on "Consistent Feature of a UFO" |
Footnotes
1. Ted Phillips, personal e-mail communication