NUFORC Sighting 18221

Occurred: 1974-06-15 12:20 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2001-06-27 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1/2hour+
No of observers: 200

Location: Janesville, WI, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Mostly sunny afternoon. I was hanging upside down on playground equipment at a parochial school. I saw twinkling objects in the Northwest sky. I thought i had been upside down too long. but when i regained my balance they were still there. I contacted my school principal. He told me he would call the proper authorities. Everyone on the playground seen it. there were a multitude of twinkling lights way up in the sky. all silver. very small but yet visibly shining. there was also an airplane coming in from the southwest, it went behind a cloud and there was a loud explosion. I never saw the plane come back out of the cloud. nor did i see anything fall out of the sky. My principal got back to me and told me the airforce had checked out the lights. I was told it was just tinfoil in the sky. I never saw any report on this incident.

NUFORC Note:

Date is unknown to the witness. We have assigned an arbitrary date in June 1974, so the case sorts to that date. PD

Posted 2001-08-05