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4/3/67 - John A. Keel, Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, 1:35AM
| Report Summary | "A clearly defined circular object suddenly zipped down from the sky and passed parallel to my car... The greenish upper surface was topped by a bright red light. There were reddish portholes or circular lights around the rim... It disappeared behind some trees to my left. I felt it was very close, perhaps a few hundred feet from my car[footnote 1]... must have been further away from me than I thought, and therefore it had to be bigger than I thought (I estimated it was only fifteen or twenty feet in diameter[footnote 2]" |
| Hynek Classification | CE-II |
| Original Vallee Classification | Type IVa |
| Current Vallee Classification | FB5 |
| Minimum Distance | 400 feet |
| Object Appearance | Disc with greenish upper surface and red rim lights; red light on top. |
| Object Behavior | Flew past without interruption |
| Physical Effect | None |
| Medical Effect | "eyes were sore and reddened. They felt like they were full of sand" onset next morning, lasted for several days. |
| Comments / Conclusion | UV due to delayed onset and length of effect |
Footnotes
1. Keel, The Mothman Prophecies, LC# 74-16272, p 112
2. Keel, The Mothman Prophecies, LC# 74-16272, p 113