SIGHTING: GREAT FALLS, MONTANA (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"FILLED OUT REPORT FOR WITNESS AT MUFON HQ BY FIELD INVESTIGATOR L. FLECHTNER. REPORT FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE, WITNESS CAN BE CONTACTED._________________________________________________________________________ON A NOVEMBER NIGHT AT 9:30 PM, I WAS GOING TO THE STORE FOR MY WIFE AND MY DOG STARTED BARKING AND I LOOKED UP AND SAW A HUGH TRIANGLE CRAFT. IT WAS VERY DARK WITH 10 PODS ON THE BOTTOM ARRANGED LIKE BOWLING PINS. WHILE IT WAS HOVERING THE LIGHTS DIMMED AND WHEN IT MOVED THE LIGHTS GOT BRIGHTER. IT SLOWLY MOVED AWAY OVER THE CITY OF GREAT FALLS.THE NEXT DAY THE PAPER SAID 10 THOUSAND PEOPLE SAW IT.I ALSO HAD AN EXPERIENCE IN JUNE OF 1966 WHILE I WAS STATIONED AT MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE. I WAS 20 YEARS OLD AND HOME AT 2:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, WHEN I HEARD A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE MAKING A COMMOTION OUTSIDE. WHEN I WENT OUT AND LOOKED UP A SAUCER SHAPED CRAFT WITH A DOME ON TOP AND ON THE BOTTOM WAS FLYING OVER THE POWER PLANT NEAR THE BASE. IT SEEMED TO BE HOVERING OVER THE PLANT. IT WAS WHITISH GREY METALLIC IN COLOR. I CALLED NORAD/SAC TO REPORT THE SIGHTING, THE COMMANDER SAID IT WAS THE THIRD CALL HE GOT AND TO COME TO THE BASE IMMEDIATELY. AS I WAS RUSHING TO WORK I SAW 5 F105 JET AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TOWARD THE UFO. THE UFO IMMEDIATELY SPED OFF AND DISAPPEARED. WHEN I GOT TO MY OFFICE I WAS TOLD TO NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE SIGHTING. I WAS TASKED WITH SENDING A MESSAGE DESCRIBING THE APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF THE CRAFT AND OTHER DESCRIPTIONS, THE MESSAGE SAID THE UFO TRAVELED AT MACH 25 WHEN IT FLEW AWAY.THE NEXT DAY THE PAPER SAID PEOPLE SAW VENUS, AT 2:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, IN THE SKY."