13 November 1971 17:20
Lucerne Valley, California , USA
Hunters incident. Explanation: Psych.
Ground marks: three 12"-14" circular imprints 12' apart. At 5:15pm large yellow-white light landed, smaller light approached campsite. Heard twigs snap, unintelligible cry. They left in haste. An object was observed. Ground traces were found.One yellow-white disc, about 20 feet across, was observed in clear weather by three male witnesses, typical age 30, in a desert for ten minutes.
Three hunters found several 12-14" circles imprinted in the soil about 12'feet apart, suggesting to them UFO landing marks; they set up camp nearby. About 1715 a large yellow white light was seen to land near the site; then a smaller yellow white light emerged from the spot and traversed to the desert area below the mountains much faster than a man could travel. When one light began to approach the hill where they camped, one suggested trying to signal with their flashlights; the other rejected the idea, and their apprehension increased when they heard the braking of branches nearby and an unintelligible cry, although they actually saw no beings. They left the area in haste. The next day at the site they found two holes 2" in diameter, identical to the ones they had noted in the "landing mark" triangle.
Hynek rating: CE3: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Entity reports)
Vallee rating: CE3: Entities have been observed on the UFO.
Vallee reliability rating: 343: Reliable source, firsthand; site visit by a skilled analyst; natural explanation requires major alteration of several parameters.
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