Policeman Gary Butler on witnessing a UFO hovering over NASA's nuclear facility in Sandusky, 1967
Analysis Summary
Gary Butler
Contact Experience Triad
The Encounter
Constable Gary Butler was on patrol early in the morning on February 10, 1967, near the NASA installation in Sandusky, Ohio. He observed a bright bluish disc object in the sky for about five minutes before reporting it to the Sheriff's Department. Other officers also saw the object, which remained stationary for some time before descending behind trees. After an hour and a half of searching, they could not find anything. Butler noted radio interference during the sighting but did not hear any sound from the object. He had little prior interest in UFOs but became fascinated after this experience. Weather conditions were cloudy and cold, with light traffic on the road.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The interview features Constable Gary Butler recounting his sighting of a UFO near a NASA installation in 1967. He describes the object's characteristics, the lack of sound, and interference in radio communications during the event.
Constable Butler observed a bluish bright colored disc object in the sky for approximately five minutes.
Gary Butler
“I observed this object for approximately five minutes before relaying the message to the Sheriff's Department.”
Constable Butler observed a bluish bright colored disc object in the sky for approximately five minutes.
There was interference in radio communications while observing the object.
The object was stationary for a period before descending behind trees.
Constable Butler experienced no sound from the object during the sighting.
Constable Butler reported no physical effects after observing the object, except for temporary visual effects.
Encounter Context
Factual Detailsside road near NASA installation
Sandusky, Ohio, united_states
Sheriff's Department and State Patrol responded but found nothing
Encounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisThe account provides a detailed description of a UAP sighting by Constable Butler, including specific observations and interactions with other officers. However, the lack of corroboration from multiple independent witnesses and the absence of physical effects limit the overall evidential strength.
Constable Butler observed a bright bluish disc object in the sky for about five minutes before reporting it.
“I observe a bluish a bright colored a disc object in a Southwestern direction of the county”
The object began to decline towards the ground and disappeared behind trees after approximately six to eight minutes.
“this object began to decline towards the ground and it disappeared behind a group of trees”
Bright bluish disc object observed in the sky
Interference in radio communications
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Five Observables (0/5)
A bright bluish disc object was observed in a stationary position before it declined towards the ground and disappeared.
The encounter involved a law enforcement officer's official sighting of a UAP, which led to a change in his previously skeptical attitude.
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