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10/68 - Mr. & Mrs. McMullen, Miss Sharon Burgess and two school students, Lakeland FL, early evening
| Report Summary | Mr. & Mrs. McMullen, Miss Sharon Burgess and two school students saw a mysterious object heading towards the McMullen home from a nearby hill.The disc-shaped UFO, approximately 13 feet in diameter and 8 feet high, hovered 7 feet above a palm tree, 150 feet distant form the house.Two occupants dressed in white tight outfits and with headgear, were seen through its transparent dome.Prior to the incident and during the twenty minutes the 'saucer' was present Mr. & Mrs. McMullen noted audio and visual interference on their TV--also they complained of a smell, like ammonia, that burned their noses and eyes.During the excitement, the McMullen's dog knocked a hole in the screen porch in an effort to get away form the UFO.Lakeland police were called, but the 'visitors' had left by the time the police cruiser arrived.[footnote 1] |
| Hynek Classification | CE-III |
| Original Vallee Classification | Type Ia |
| Current Vallee Classification | CE5 |
| Minimum Distance | 150 feet |
| Object Appearance | Disk 13 feet in diameter and 8 feet high |
| Object Behavior | Object approached over a nearby hill, hovered, departed. |
| Occupant Description | "Two occupants dressed in white tight outfits and with headgear, were seen through its transparent dome" |
| Physical Effect | "Prior to the incident and during the twenty minutes the
'saucer' was present Mr. & Mrs. McMullen noted audio and visual interference
on their TV." "During the excitement, the McMullen's dog knocked a hole in the screen porch in an effort to get away form the UFO." |
| Medical Effect | "a smell, like ammonia, that burned their noses and eyes" |
| Comments / Conclusion | Strong resemblance to Averyron, New England and Blenheim NZ cases. |
Footnotes
1. Project 1947 EM Effects catalog, original source - (Cr. Orlanda Sent.): UFOIC Newsletter, Sydney, NSW, #25, October 1969