Bill Pecha on witnessing a huge UFO hovering over his barn in Colusa, California, September 10, 1976
Analysis Summary
Bill Pecha
Contact Experience Triad
The Encounter
The experiencer, Bill, saw a large object while outside at night. He described it as 150 feet in diameter and 20 feet high, silver-gray in color, hovering silently. The object had cable-like fixtures hanging down and emitted bright lights. Bill ran inside to get his wife and children, and they all witnessed the object. They felt frightened and panicked. Bill reported that the object followed them as they drove away, lighting up the ground with beams of light. After the encounter, Bill expressed a change in belief about UAPs and felt a lingering sense of fear and confusion. He also experienced a tingling sensation during the event.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The transcript details firsthand accounts of multiple witnesses observing a large, silent UFO with unusual features and lights. Witnesses describe feelings of static electricity and panic as the object followed them before disappearing at high speed.
Witnesses observed a large UFO with tentacle-like features and experienced unusual sensations during the encounter.
Bill Pekka
“I couldn't believe what I was seeing; it was frightful.”
Gail
Linda Pekka
Encounter Context
Factual Detailsnear a barn in Colusa County
Colusa, California, united_states
police investigated but found nothing
Encounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisThe witness provides a detailed account of a UAP encounter, including specific descriptions of the object's size, shape, and behavior. However, the account lacks corroboration from independent witnesses or physical evidence, which limits its overall evidential strength.
The experiencer first notices a large UFO hovering silently, described as silver gray with cable-like fixtures hanging down.
“i glanced up and caught this big object in this area what he saw was a ufo at about the spot where the helicopter is located”
The experiencer feels a tingling sensation and observes the UFO closely, noting its lights and behavior as it hovers above the barn.
“it had this funny electricity stuff bothering you i mean it's like a like you get a tingle you know”
The experiencer and his family flee in their vehicle as the UFO follows them before taking off at high speed.
“it took off like a flash off to the right and went off towards the sacramento area”
Observed a large, silver gray UFO with lights and cable-like fixtures
Felt a tingling sensation throughout the body
Power outage and feeling of static electricity
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Five Observables (4/5)
The craft was a large, silver gray saucer-like object that hovered silently and emitted beams of light.
The encounter involved multiple witnesses experiencing a power outage and a strong feeling of static electricity, alongside a close observation of a large, silent UFO.
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Bill Pecha
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