17 June 1987 Around 2200
Citra, Florida, USA
Size and shape of van, two protuberances like half donuts on bottom, beam toward ground, minimum distance 100m. Deputy at same location one hour later saw it accelerate great speed.
An object was sighted by multiple independent witnesses that had an appearance and aerobatic performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One multi-colored irregularly-shaped object, about 20 feet across, was observed in clear weather by three female witnesses, typical age 24, as reported to the police, on a railroad for over 15 minutes (Lasher). No sound was heard.
Hynek rating: CE1: Close Encounters of the First Kind
Vallee rating: CE1: UFO comes within 500 feet of the witness, but no after effects are suffered by the witness or the surrounding area.
Vallee reliability rating: BAA:
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