1 August 1955 21:00
Chardon Road, Ohio, USA
Circular object with a red light came down fast, hovered, and emitted two beams of light.
Mr. Sheneman, who was coming from Willoughby, came out of his car and saw a circular object with a red light on it that came down fast, hovered, and emitted two beams of light. The witness fled toward his house, and the object appeared to chase him at less than 70 meters altitude. It measured about 30 meters in diameter and supported a dome. Mr. Sheneman, his wife, and their two children saw it fly away. An object was observed from a car.One red star, about 80 feet across, around 300 feet away, was observed by four witnesses in a yard for over four minutes (Brown; Sheneman).
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.
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