United States · 17 April 1966

Ravenna / Mantua, 1966

Documented

An 86-mile, 90-minute cross-state police pursuit at speeds up to 103 mph of an object one deputy described in the file as resembling the head of a flashlight, about 40 feet wide, humming like an electric transformer.

Where
Ravenna / Mantua, Portage County, Ohio to Conway, Pennsylvania
When
17 April 1966
Who reported it
4+ law-enforcement officers across two states
Entities described
None reported
Handled as
INVESTIGATED / EXPLAINED
Evidence class
GOV-1

The record

An official file preserves that a report was made and examined. It does not, by itself, establish what was seen.

The document is attached to this entry.

What is not settled

Blue Book's conclusion in the file is brutal and is the line to put on screen: it is believed the deputy was chasing the planet Venus. The chief's photograph was written off as a film defect. The deputy's career and marriage did not survive the aftermath.

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