Phenomainon
PCF-099148 · case file

Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR, US

10/18/1981 · Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR, US · 1 sources

The record

1 cone-shaped object with whitish metal and a multicolored window which moved faster than the eye could follow & hovered. The Witness And His Friends Were Hiking. They Saw Lights In The Distance Maneuvering In Unusual And Erratic Ways. They Stopped To Watch For Awhile. One Of Them Got The Idea To Signal The Lights With Their Flashlights. One Of The Lights Broke From The Rest And Headed In Their Direction But Stopped About A Mile Away. Fearing That They Had Interfered With A Rescue Chopper They Stopped Signaling The Object. Then The Light Started Moving Slowly Toward Them Again. All Of A Sudden, The Light “Popped” From 1 Mile Away To Within 10 Feet Of Them. After Recovering From The Horrible Fright They Experienced, The Witnesses Saw The Outer Glow Of The Craft, Which Was Cone-Shaped, Go Out And Was Replaced By An Interior Light Which Seemed To Illuminate The Interior Of The Craft Somewhat. Through What They Called A “Lens”, Later Clarified As A Window, They Looked Into The Craft And Saw A Box. Shortly After That, The Craft Slowly Ascended Until It Flew Out Of View.

Characteristics
Shape
cone
Nature
cone-shaped object with whitish metal and a multicolored window
Sound
none
Weather
CLEAR
Size
VW Beetle
Duration
60 min
Local time
19:30:00
Theme
unusual_shapes
From the source record
# of objects
4
Source records · 1

The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.

NIDSN-27158 fields
City
Mt. Jefferson Wilderness
Date
10/18/1981
Time
19:30:00
Shape
cone
Sound
none
Speed
varied
State
OR
Country
US
Vehicle
yes
Weather
CLEAR
Altitude
ground (nearest)
Distance
10 ft (nearest)
Incident
1 cone-shaped object with whitish metal and a multicolored window which moved faster than the eye could follow & hovered. The Witness And His Friends Were Hiking. They Saw Lights In The Distance Maneuvering In Unusual And Erratic Ways. They Stopped To Watch For Awhile. One Of Them Got The Idea To Signal The Lights With Their Flashlights. One Of The Lights Broke From The Rest And Headed In Their Direction But Stopped About A Mile Away. Fearing That They Had Interfered With A Rescue Chopper They Stopped Signaling The Object. Then The Light Started Moving Slowly Toward Them Again. All Of A Sudden, The Light “Popped” From 1 Mile Away To Within 10 Feet Of Them. After Recovering From The Horrible Fright They Experienced, The Witnesses Saw The Outer Glow Of The Craft, Which Was Cone-Shaped, Go Out And Was Replaced By An Interior Light Which Seemed To Illuminate The Interior Of The Craft Somewhat. Through What They Called A “Lens”, Later Clarified As A Window, They Looked Into The Craft And Saw A Box. Shortly After That, The Craft Slowly Ascended Until It Flew Out Of View.
Lat. N/S
N
Lat. deg
44.0
Lat. min
40.0
Lat. sec
28.0
Latitude
1.8614351851851854
Location
Mt. Jefferson Wilderness
Markings
hovered, sparks off tail, high-speed
SVP Code
404
Follow-up
Email sent for addl Level 1 information 03/09/00. -cvh
Lifeforms
no
Long. E/W
W
Long. deg
121.0
Long. min
47.0
Long. sec
52.0
Longitude
5.074907407407408
Light Only
no
Stationary
yes
EMF Effects
yes
Impressions
Craft quivered w/energy, & snaked back & forth, then flew up & away in slow steady motion toward Mt. Jefferson & disappeared in night sky. 2 mos later, witness & M. Miller were "buzzed" by a doz vehs & mother ship. Witness' URL: www.unitelnw.com See also, Case #278
Under Cloud
no
# of Objects
4
Catalog Entry
N-271
Disappearance
straight up into night sky & disappeared behind Mt. Jefferson
Ground Traces
no
Size (Meters)
VW Beetle
Altitude <200'
yes
Photo or Video
yes: scale model
Distance < 500'
no
Light Emissions
strobing white light
Passed Overhead
no
Witness Sex/Age
M /
Animal Reactions
no
Change in Motion
yes
Duration Minutes
60
Continuous Flight
no
Landing Touchdown
yes
Observation Angle
eye level
Social Parameters
Man hiking with 3 friends
Trajectory (Lift)
maneuvering
Atmospheric Traces
yes: sparks
Time or Memory Loss
no
Witnesses Reactions
no
Nature of phenomenon
cone-shaped object with whitish metal and a multicolored window
Physiological Effects
no
Trajectory (Direction)
varied