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From: Majorstar 
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 17:13:07 EST
Subject: Filer's Files #12
Filer's Files #12-1998  MUFON Skywatch Investigations
George A. Filer:  MUFON Eastern Director,
March 26, 1998  Majorstar@aol.com  (609) 654-0020
Sightings increase over Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Canada
and Panama.
FLORIDA
SEBRING:  Josh Harris reports that he saw a UFO while standing on his front
lawn from 10:00 to 10:30 PM on March 18, 1998. Josh states, "At first I saw
six bright orange lights in the north east sky that disappeared.  Four lights
in a line appeared in the eastern sky then also disappeared. Back at the
original location eight new lights appeared. There four light in line  line
with four in a line beneath them.   Josh’s phone number is: 941-699-5369,
Sebring, FL
GULF BREEZE: William M. Bonacum writes here is something for the filer's 
ile.
On March 21, 1998, MUFON members from Long Island were attending a conference
in Gulf Breeze had had a UFO sighting. Later, some were interviewed for the
Art Bell Radio Show. I will   follow up when I have more details. The craft
was caught on tape, and seen for about 15 seconds about 3:30 PM. It was the
size of a quarter at arm length and moved fast, faster than a jet. Thanks to
William M. Bonacum Tmac5.
ORLANDO: On March 17, 1998, Channel 9, an ABC affiliated TV station in 
rlando
reported that a large UFO "shaped like an L. The broad V or boomerang shape
craft with bright white lights flew over the small town of Narcoossee,
Florida. Located on the shores of Lake Tohopekaliga, Narcoossee is about 20
miles southeast of Orlando. According to McEllis Winterfield, "many people"
witnessed "the  UFO. One lady claims eleven of her chickens mysteriously died
on the spot as the UFO flew over her house."  Thanks to Steve Wilson. Note:
Several days later Highways 192 & 441 two of the major roads in the area were
closed due to an alleged truck crash and toxic spill.
GEORGIA
In 1997, Georgia was the most active state in the country with UFO sightings
almost nightly. The UFO pilots appear interested in our newest fighter, the
F-22 Raptor under development at at Dobbins ARB that first flew on September
7. Georgia MUFON Director, Chief Walter Sheets writes: "After a relatively
quiet few months, UFO activity has returned. There is renewed activity in the
Cannonville area just south of La Grange. A UFO with three lights on it was
seen floating and blinking in the Hogg Mountain area.  Witnesses were close
enough to have heard any sound, but there was none.  The incident happened on
a Sunday night in February, probably the 21st at 2200 hours.
MUFON Investigator, John Thompson also reports  "Cannonville, five miles 
outh
of La Grange, is hot again.  On Sunday, March 22, at 4:00 PM, two sisters who
live in Cannonville had two UFO incidents, five minutes apart. The first
sister, while driving east on Long Cane Road, saw two bright "silver balls"
hanging in the air, just west of Hogg Mountain. The silver balls were about a
mile away from her on the eastern horizon at approximately 60 degrees high.
The silver balls each had an apparent size several times bigger than Venus 
nd
a real size larger than a four-room home. As she watched the southern most 
FO
"disappeared" straight up in a streaking fashion. The remaining UFO, a few
seconds later the second followed according to the 57 year-old witness.  
otal
sighting time for these first two UFOs was 15 seconds." The lady said the 
FOs
were clearly round and did not look or move like any aircraft she had ever
seen. Arriving in Cannonville she ran into her house and told her family what
she had just seen. While talking to some of her family her sister went 
utside
to look and saw a low flying small yellow prop plane. She then saw a hovering
silver ball and yelled for everyone to come outside. As the family ran out,
the UFO disappeared. Apparently, each sister saw the same type UFO, but not
together. The wind was 10-15 mph from the Northwest. A call to the Troup
Sheriffs Department and 911 showed no reports were made to them about the
UFOs.
A Mr. Pierce phoned stating he had located another witness to his August 1996
UFO sighting.   Lisa who lives at the foot of the mountain also observed a
triangle like object.  She stated, "The UFO appeared to be 'scanning' the
mountain top using reddish rays that would click on and sort of  sweep the
area, then click off, on and off, etc."  She told him it was the size of a
baseball held at arms length.  The rays may be related to the red glow Pierce
saw near his triangle. John also received confirmation of the huge mother 
hip
incident. He got more details of the bottom of the "HMS Queen Elizabeth" 
ized
UFO. John also had a couple claim they were less than 100 feet from a UFO
hovering above power lines during a daylight sighting..
SOUTH CAROLINA
      On Tuesday evening, March 10, 1998, Patricia B. and her two daughters,
aged 17 and 11, were driving south on Interstate Highway 26 in South 
arolina,
heading to Florida for a vacation.     As they approached Columbia the state
capital, the family spotted a UFO.  They were travelling at about 65 miles 
er
hour on I-26, just past the Broad River Road exit. "It seemed to be hovering
over the highway, "Patricia reported, "I got a very good look at it from
underneath.  It was rectangular, almost a diamond shape, with unusually 
right
lights on the bottom and more lights on the top. The lights shining up seemed
equal to those shining below, and there were at least 12 or 13 lights.   When
we firsts saw the object, it appeared to be stationary about 20 degrees above
the horizon, about the size of a light on a radio tower.  As we drove closer,
we went directly under it. Directly overhead it was as big as a basketball
held at arm's length. Their sighting lasted for five minutes, much longer 
han
an aircraft is normally observed. Thanks to UFO Roundup  3-12, Mar 22, 1998,
Joe Trainor Editor.
CALIFORNIA CIGAR-
   On February 28, 1998, at 10:55 p.m., Karl S., a former air crew member 
ith
the U.S. Navy Reserve was on a Boeing 747 jumbo jetliner, returning home to
Los Angeles from Asia. As the jetliner passed over San Francisco, turning to
170 degrees for its final approach into Los Angeles, Karl glanced out the
window and spotted the impossible.     "We had just dropped to 30,000 feet 
nd
were turning south to fly over the central California valley, "Karl reported.
Looking toward Placerville, scanning the full breadth of the mountains, I
noticed what I quickly categorized as a slender, dark-colored cloud.  If you
would hold up a ballpoint pen, you would see the approximate shape."   Taking
a second look, Karl saw "that the end of the 'cloud' had 'gone up' about 30
degrees from its original horizontal position.  I immediately exclaimed that
clouds do not tilt up." The UFO "became level again and then rotated in the
horizontal.  At this point, I described it as a black pencil with the top
layer shaved off...At no time did I see any control surfaces." Thanks to Tim
Hagemeister of NACOMM and Joe Trainor of UFO Roundup 3-12, Mar 22, 1998
LAKE ONTARIO, CANADA
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