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).. At 10:00 U1 on 4 J.uc 50 u X va1 checkiDc the ccapu1 at m.4-bridge ~ a briqe
port bol~ I observed a tlJina obJcct ott t.be •tarboard ~v. I i=lediatel.7 shouted
to the C3p~ vbo vu 1D ~e chart rooz. and tbe Chi.et Hi~ vbo va1 belov on the
port deck, ot '11tY observation and ·vent out or. tbe tl71DG bridge •z:o,aelt. 1'be obJect
vu app::"Ox:1.m&tely 70' abo..-e tbe "borizo:i at a 411tance or l2 :ilea. It cue tovvd
ur, then ran on a course reciprocil.l. · to ours eD4 tun,ed :,ff into the horizon ill the
nortbeut. I clearly HY lta sbadov on the vat.a-. M.T impression or the object 'S"U
that it vas ell1pt1c&l• ·• aot unlike a .Tepaneae d1a::iond l,ox kite ill shape. I
haTe no idea or its she but the ler.i;th Vila about ai.x ti::ies the bread~h and -" bad
a depth or troi11 tw to fiTe teet. It mde DO noise an4 was travelilig at • t.rce~~
rate o! speed. As it traveled throus}l the air~ 1t u.4e a spizmilig or vobbly motion.
After it disappcL-ed in the horizon, l sav it reappear aeveral seco~ later, u-
cecdilla at an e ven faster speed tben vhen I fit"rt observed it. • I bave-iio idea vhat
this object ns, I never 11av anything cocipuable to it "before, and it va11 one of t!i~
D':>St f'r1gbten1ng experiences I bave · ever hGd. I rouchly estimate t!lat the object
traveled 2S miles d..iri~g the 15 seconds I bad it under obaervation.
Tc~ue~tor;, ~r Tti~Chiet' ;;., !h1rd ~..ie. ~ --~m1evec1· :on s !~ ~ two
t;ie~or-orncers~ The Captain, who vu abaent at that time, vila 1.zrterr- - ,ed
OD 9 !ugust b7" on1,- one ·of the tvo Intellicen.ce Otticere. In deecribing tb3
ocearrence; t ha. Cbid and Third ¥.ate, reenaetec! ~•ir behartom- at tbe till• ot
lighting, and the period tr= the tae the Cbie.t Mate aa.v the object abeam ,mUl he
reached the after d&clc &M aav it dliappe.a.r ott the starboard qua.rt.er va1 timed at
15 eeconds. le layillg -ui.,- uglff or obee:rnt1cm·:out 011 a cba.rt and aasi:miac the
object vas tsn miles dieta:it and takiDg· the-:ttme !Jrt,,· accoant, it 1• ffident it -.ae
carta1.cly traveling d a YflrT biga ·rate ot epeed, vhic.h approxil:lated 400 to ~C\J tiles
per hour. It v1Il be t.ote.d that there is & trcendou1 diacrep&ncy bet.wen tb<- ·
Captain' a esti:mte· or the •peed &lld the eetilll.ate of the tvo ortieere llhlc.h .:ould not
be expla..illed as they vero nry caref".il in making their statements az:id asserted that
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,their o~e..-ntions had been correct. ill three men vere quite evidentl7 Tef"f z:n1ch
upset by t he sight!.z:i.G. Aside ·rrom the di&crepancies, it wss quite ev!dent to the
lntelligez:ice Ctf1cere v.io i.nterviwed tbe~e mec that they bad certai.nl7 eeec •0111•
I nr, ULusual object vhich they could cot id'?ct!.l'y but vas just as certainl.7 not ~
conventional type or a.irera.tt.
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