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1/7/70 - Aarno Heinomen and Esko Viljo, near Heinola, Finland, near sunset (5PM?)
| Report Summary | "a strange buzzing sound... A very bright light approached and hovered about 15 m in front of them. An apparently metallic object could be seen surrounded by a luminous grey fog. It was a domed disc about 3 m in diameter with 3 hemispherical protrusions spaced around the lower surface and a tube about 25 cm in the center... the UFO descended slowly and the fog disappeared. About 4m from the ground, the sound stopped and a beam of light emerged from the central tube to the ground... within the beam was a small humanoid figure (90 cm) with a white face and a cone shaped bright metallic hat... He was holding a small black box from which came a blinding ray of light. The fog then reappeared and red and green sparkles burst out from the luminous circle as the fog became heavy. The light beam re-entered the tube and suddenly the UFO was gone."[footnote 1] |
| Hynek Classification | CE-III |
| Original Vallee Classification | Type Id |
| Current Vallee Classification | CE3/5 |
| Minimum Distance | 45 feet |
| Object Appearance | Domed disc 9 feet across with 3 hemispherical protrusions on bottom, with a foot wide tube in the center of them |
| Occupant Appearance | Less than 3 feet high, white face, cone shaped metallic hat, holding a small black box. |
| Object Behavior | Descended as bright light to interrupt automobile travel, solidified with surrounding fog which slowly dispersed, light beam from ventral tube, occupant appeared and rayed car, fog reappeared, sparkles were emitted by circle of light below tube, fog increased, light reentered tube, occupant disappeared and object disappeared |
| Physical Effect | |
| Medical Effect | "Heinoman was fainting and paralysed on the right side...was suffering headaches, vomiting, and breathing with difficulty. He felt pain all over, was cold, and could not keep his equilibrium. Viljo had a red, swollen face and also lost his equilibrium. His hands and chest were covered with red spots." |
| Comments / Conclusion | Right side paralysis may be mild coronary? Loss of equilibrium, headaches, etc might be symptoms of chemical poisoning (swollen face, respiratory problems could be mercury); chest rash can't be UV, could be heat rash, but no heat reported, must be allergy or chemical reaction. Lack of smell and eye irritation tends to rule out formaldehyde and ozone |
Footnotes
1. Hall, Uninvited Guests, ISBN 0-943358-32-9, p 267