4 August 1963 22:10
Wayne City, Illinois, USA
UFO car-chase with electromagnetic effects and possible radiation. Investigated by NICAP team and special Air Force team. Explanation: Jupiter.
Ronnie Austin and Phyllis Bruce, while driving east, noticed a bright white round object to the southwest about 20° elevation then south then north which followed them for several miles. When Austin dropped off Phyllis at home it was to the east about 500 feet away and her sister Forestine also saw the object with them. After about 15 minutes Austin attempted to leave for home but the object followed him, at one point as he headed east it came over his car at about 100 feet, changed color to orange and appeared car sized, hovered above the car while the car radio had whining noise static and car engine almost failed, then made a pass from behind west to east. On arriving home object was about 900 feet to the southeast or east and other family members also saw it, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Austin, sister Roxie and a brother. An object was observed from a car. Electromagnetic effects were noted. Multiple independent witnesses.One orange ball, about 20 feet across, about fifty feet away, was observed by six male witnesses, typical age 18, at an electric plant for 50 minutes (Bruce, Phyllis; Austin, Ronnie). A humming sound was heard.
Hynek rating: CE2: Close Encounters of the Second Kind
Vallee rating: CE2: A CE1 that leaves landing traces or injuries to the witness.
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