Spring 1967 - anonymous man and woman, Ravenswood, West Virginia, 10:30PM

Report Summary	"a big ball of bluish fire hovering a couple of feet off the ground directly alongside the car. There was a funny sound, too, like a low hum... the light seemed to back away slightly while the hum increased in volume... we got into town it was after 12:30. It seemed like we only looked at that light for a couple of seconds. But somehow it must have taken two hours."[footnote 1]
Hynek Classification	CE-II
Original Vallee Classification	Type Ia
Current Vallee Classification	MA5
Minimum Distance	10 feet
Object Appearance	Spherical, ragged blue luminescence; sound of a low hum, which increased as object backed away
Object Behavior	Hovered and then backed away
Physical Effect	None
Medical Effect	"heavily sunburned from head to foot... the boy's eyes were almost swollen shut", onset next morning, lasted about two weeks, treatment unknown
Comments / Conclusion	Probably UV due to late onset

Footnotes

1. Keel, The Mothman Prophecies, LC# 74-16272, p 88