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N.E. OHIO FLAP
by Richard P. Dell'Auila

Richard P. Dell'Aquila and Dale B. Wedge, MUFON State Section
Directors for Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula Counties (Ohio)
have been investigating a series of sightings, beginning about March 4,
1988 and seemingly centered around the Perry Nuclear Plant, and the
CEI coal burning plant at Eastlake, both on the shore of Lake Erie, east of
Cleveland , Ohio.. March 4th was a clear, crisp night and the stars were
clearly visible, especially to the north over the lake where there are no city
lights. Venus and Jupiter were bright and in close proximityto each
other in the western sky. At about 6:30 P.M., S.B (name and address
provided to MUFON) and her children were driving home to Eastlake
along the lake shore when they observed a large blimp-like object with
bright white lights at each end, hovering over the lake and rocking
end to end like a "teeter-totter." One light was brighter than the
other and was strobing. On arriving home, she asked her husband to
accompany her to the beach about 200 yards north for a closer view of
the object which they later described as "larger than a football held
at arm's length."
She and her husband walked onto the beach. The noiseless
object was gun metal gray and seemed to cause the ice on the lake to
rumble and crack loudly in an unusual way which frightened her. The
witnesses had to shout to be heard by each other, and were surprised
that no dogs were out barking as would have been expected.
After observing the object for a while, the couple became
concerned for the safety of their children in the car when the object
revolved slowly about 90 degrees, coming almost overhead (about 1/4
mile high)
and pointing its "front" end down toward them. They drove the children home
and continued watching the object from their living room window which faces
the lake. A neighbor was phoned and she and her son went to the beach,
reporting the same thing. They took photographs which did not turn out.
The object began to descend and the witnesses returned to the
beach, where it was now observed to have red an blue blinking lights
along its bottom edge. It emitted 5 or 6 noiseless, intensly bright
yellow triangular lights from its side. They intermittently hovered
around the larger object, darted and zig-zagged into the night
sky at velocities far in excess of known aircraft. Mr. B stated the
triangular objects were smaller than a one-seat Cessna and "crossed 50
mile stretches low over the ice in the snap of a finger." They were
said to be able to approach the shore, turn abrupt right angles due
east toward the Perry Nuclear Plant about 12 miles away, climbin
rapidly and returning again, all within several seconds. By this
time, a Coast Guard patrol vehicle had arrived on the beach in
response to S.B.'s several phone calls.
The triangular objects came closer to the shore, causing the
witnesses to become concerned that the lights on the Coast Guard
vehicle would attrat the objects and the lights were turned off.
The triangles continued to fly off at high speed northward over the lake
and eastward toward the Perry Nuclear Plant. About an hour later,
they returned one at a time into the large ship, which then landed on
the ice. Several multi-colored lights now came on for about 5 minutes
on the bottom of the object "in a wave like a movie theater sign" and
the brighter white light on the end began strobing red and white.
When these went off, the ice stopped making noise and everything
bame "dead silent." The object could no longer be seen within about
a half hour and it was assumed to have gone below the surface. The
next day, unusually huge pieces of broken ice were observed in the
area of the landing.
The Coast Guard informed Mr. and Mrs. B the following day
that the Army and NASA, whom S.B. had also phoned, instructed them not
to investigate the matter further or go out on the lake in their
cutter to examine the ice in the area of the landing, since the matter
was "out of their league and out of their hands." They informe the
couple that all iformation was being forwarded to Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base and a facility in Detroit, Michigan. In response to a
Coast Guard inquiry, Wright-Patterson refused to confirm or deny any
interest in these activities.
On the next night, the same witnesses observed several
triangular objects over the lake for about 45 minutes. By the time
Coast Guard personnel arrived on the scene, the objects were gone.
On March 7, 1988, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Lake County
News-Herald carried articles which attributed a series of reports of
large brightly lit objects over Lake Erie on the prior weekend to
several witneses' misidentification of the planets Venus and Jupiter.
The newspaper accounts indicated that the Fairport Harbor Coast Guard
went to the area and saw a large bright object that seemed to dispurse
smaller, bright multi-colored objects. But when they called the local
air traffic controllers, they were "informed" that Jupiter and Venus
were in alignment and that the colors were the result of "spontaneous
gas emissions from the two planets." One article even attribute this
amazing explanation to a professor of astronomy at a local university.
On reading te articles, Dell'Aquila felt it was unlikely
that U.S. Coast Guard personnel, trained in navigation and
identification of basic celestial objects such as the planets, could
have made such a gross misidentification. Likewise, the statement
attributed to the professor of astronomy was equally unacceptable, in
that no other similar "spontaneous gas emission" from the planets
cited, of the necessary magnitude, had ever been noted, particulary on
this weekend. In the course of the follow-up investiga
tion by Dell'Aquilaand Wedge, a Coast Guard incident report was found (pres
ently in MUFON's possession) which states that Coast Guard personnel responded
no several calls reporting UFOs over Lake Erie on the night of March 4,
1988. When the Coast Guard arrived, the report confirms that a large object
"dispersed 3-5 smaller flying objects that were zipping
around rather quickly. These objects had red, green white, and yellow
lights on them that strobed intermittently. They also had the ability
to stop and hover in mid-flight." The incident report confirms Mr.
and Mrs. B's reports, including the abnormal cracking of the ice as
the object came closer to it and apparently landed. "The smaller
objects began hovering in the area where the large objet landed
(about 1/4 mile east of the CEI power plant) and after a few minutes
they began flying around again." The report states that, "One of the
small objects turned on a spotlight where the large object had been,
but [the Coast Guard personnel] could not see anything, and then the
object seemed to disappear. Another object approached [these
personnel] approximately 500 yards offshore about 20 feet above the
ice, and it began moving closer as [the Coast Guard] began flashing
its headlights, then it moved off to the west."
A subsequent Coast Guard report (also in possession of MUFON)
prepared after the sightings of the following night attributes the
sightings to misidentifications of the planets Venus and Jupiter and
says, "the flashing lights are gases in the atmosphere...Request
incident closed this unit." In response to a lassified advertisement
placed by the investigators, other witnesses contacted Dell'Aquila and
Wedge, and have been interviewed as the investigation continues.
On the same night (March 4th) at about 10:00 P.M., and con
tinuing until approximately 10:30 P.M., C.H. (name and address provided to
MUFON) also reported a UFO near her home, which is a few
miles south of the lake shore and just east of the Perry Nuclear
Plant. C.H. was walking a puppy when she noticed the stationary
triangular object in the southeasterly sky. It was much brighter than
the moon, and seemed to upset the puppy, which she took back indoors.
Returning outdoors, she reported hat the object began sequentially
flashing multi-colored lights, suspended in rows below the base
of the triangle. The witness responded by flashing her cigarette lighter and
the UFO's light pattern became more erratic. At one point, te
triangle
revolved clockwise, turning its apex about 90 degrees to a horizontal position,
but still flashing the
rows of light. After several minutes, it turned back counter-clockwise as
it simultaneously accelerated away to the south at a high rate of speed, disap-
pearing behind some trees. No noise or odor was reported.
At about 10:30 P.M. that night T.K. (name and address
provided to MUFON), took a photograph in his back yard, within a few
miles of the Perry Nuclear Plant, showing a portion of a brightly lit
triangular object travelling across the sky (Photograph in possession
of MUFON). This object was later confirmed by Mr. and Mrs. B and C.H.
to be identical to the triangular objects they were also
observing about the same time a few miles away, and is also similar to one
reported to Phil Imbrogno as having been near the Indian Point Nuclear
Power Plant in New York State on the same night. T.K. and his friend were
outdoors on the night of March 4th, observing the stars through his telescope.
Venus and Jupiter were reported to be in the western sky behind a stand of
trees. While looking southward through the telescope, out of the corner of his
left eye, T.K. noticed a bright, moving object in the sky. He and his
friend were awe-struck by the triangular object, but he did have the
presence of mind to take 3 photographs with a small "snapshot" type
camera loaded with Kodak 110 color film, with which they had intended
to photograph stars through the telescope. Only one photograph
turned out. It is the last in the series, taken while panning ahead of the
object, and shows the front portion of the triangle. The object was described
as about 3-4 inches tall at arm's length and glowing an intense yellow/
orange to white, with a bright orange/red glow behind it. It seemed to pulse
brighter and dimmer, moving in a roughly southwesterly direction until it was
obscured by trees. As it moved, it accelerated, slowed and accelerated again.
No
sound or smell was noted, although his dog had a strong reaction, running in
circles and tugging on T.K.'s sleeve, apparently in an attempt to urge him
away from the object. Total time of observation was a few minutes.
Dell'Aquila and Wedge continue to receive reports of additional UFOs over the
same period, some supported by photographs, as the sightings continue to the
date of this writing. Supplementary reports wll be provided as the
investigation of the flap progresses.
Reports of unidentified flying objects are being made, and the most
likely explanation is the rare alignment of Jupiter and Venus.
Some Fairport Harbor residents reported seeing UFOs and large bright
objects hovering over Lake Erie over the weekend.
The Fairport Harbor Coast Guard went to the area and saw a large bright
object that seemed to disperse smaller, brightly colored objects.
But when they called the Gater Cleveland air traffic controllers, they
learned that Jupiter and Venus were in alignment and that the colors were
the result of spontaneous gas emissions from the two planets.
Its the celestial equivalent of a colorful floor show, says Charles
B. Stephenson, a professor of astronomy at Case Western Reserve
University. The Earth's atmosphere helps create the color sensation,
in the same way that distant stars appear to twinkle.
From: Rick Dell'aquila
 
SKY-GAZERS MISTAKE PLANETS FOR UFOS

Visitors from another planet ve nothing to do with the UFOs which
were reported along the lake shore Friday and Saturday nights.
But, according to the Coast Guard, the planets Jupiter and Venus are
involved.
When the US Coast Guard at Fairport Harbor received reports
Friday night of UFOs in the sky, it checked with area airports to learn what
their radar indicated.
"We thought it might be someone in trouble setting off flares,"
said Petty Officer John Knaub. "So we investigated ourselves."
Coast Guard members saw the lights over the lake about 1/4 mile east
of the mouth of the Chagrin River. "But Lost Nation Airport advised us
that we were seeing
the planets Jupiter and Venus, which are lined up
together in the sky. Appar
ently the gases in the atmosphere created the
appearance of smaller objects
around them."
The UFO reports rolled in again aturday night, when the sky
remained clear and was dominated by a full moon.
Knaub said the phenomena is visible around 9PM, as skygazers look
west along the lake from Fairport Harb or.
COG: NFO COPIES
CPC
DCS DGP DPA B M O OLE OSR 9
FP D9AW
D9 AW DE FP
ISN-FP02
1
P 051405Z MAR 88
FM COGARD STA FAIRPORT OH//CO//
TO AW/COMCOGARDGRU DETROIT
MI//OPS//
INFO D/CCGDNINE CLEVELAND OH//OSR//
BT
UNCLAS //N16144//
SUBJ: INC
IDENT REPORT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
1. UNIDENTIFIABLE FLYING OBJECTS 1/
4 MILE EAST OF CEI POWER PLANT.
2.AT 2035 LCL THIS STATION RCVD A CALL FROM

[Name blanked by MUFON investigators] RPTNG A LARGE OBJECT HOVERING OVER THE
LAKE AND APPARENTLY ON A SLOW DECENT. THE OBJECT HAD A WHITE LIGHT AND
WAS APPROX. 1/4 MILE UP. [Blanked] WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAR OUT IT
WAS. THIS UNIT SENT 2 CREWMEMBERS TO INVESTIGATE. BEFORE THEY ARRIVED O/S,
WE RCVD 2 MORE CALLS RPTNG THAT THE OBJECT HAD PPARENTLY DISPERSED 3-5
SMALLER FLYING OBJECTS THAT WERE ZIPPING AROUND RATHER QUICKLY. THESE
OBJECTS HADRED, GREEN, WHITE AND YELLOW LIGHTS ON THEM THAT STROBED
INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ALSO HAD THE ABILITY TO STOP AND HOVER IN MID-FLIGHT.
WHEN MOBILE 02 GO O/S, THEY RPTD THE SAME ACTIVITY. THEY WATCHED THE
OBJECTS FOR APPROX. 1 HOUR BEFORE RPTNG THAT THE LARGE OBJECT WAS ALMOST
ON THE ICE. THEY RPTD THAT THE ICE WAS CRACKING AND MOVING ABNORMAL

AMOUNTS AS THE OBJECT CAME CLOSER TO IT. THE ICE WAS RUMBLING AND THE
OBJECT LIT MULTI-COLOR LIGHTS AT EACH END AS IT APPARENTLY LANDED. THE ;LIGHTS
ON IT WENT OUT MOMENTARILY AND THEN CAME ON AGAIN. THEY WENT OUT AGAIN AND
THE RUMBLING STOPPED AND THE ICE STOPPED MOVING. THE SMALLER OBJECTS BEGAN
HOVERING IN THE AREA WHERE THE LARGE OBJECT LANDED AND AFTER
A FEW MINUTES THEY BEGAN FLYING AROUND AGAIN. MOBILE 02 RPTD THAT THEY APPEARED
TO BE SCOUTING THE AREA. MOBILE 02 RPTD THAT 1 OBJECT WAS MOVING
TOWARD THEM AT A HIGH SPD AND LOW TO THE ICE. MOBILE 02 BACKED DOWN THE
HILL THEY HAD BEEN ON AND WHEN THEY WENT BACK TO THE HILL, THE OBJECT WAS GONE.
THEY RPTD THAT THE OBJECTS COULD NOT BE SEEN IF THEY TURNED OFF
THERE LIGHTS. ONE OF TE SMALHL OBJECTS TURNED ON A SPOTLIGHT WHERE
THE LARGE OBJECT HAD BEEN BUT MOBILE 02 COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING, AND THEN THE
OBJECT SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR. ANOTHER OBJECT APPROACHED MOBILE 02 APPROX.
500 YDS. OFFSHORE ABOUT 20 FT. ABOVE THE ICE, AND IT BEGAN MOVING CLOSER
AS MOBILE 02 BEGAN FLASHING ITS HEADLIGHTS, THEN IT MOVED OFF TO THE WEST.
3. THE CREWMEMBERS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY OF THE OBJECTS USING
BINOCULARS AND AFTER CONTACTING LOCAL POLICE AND AIRPORTS, THIS UNIT WAS
UNABLETO IDE NTIFY THE OBJECTS, AND RECALLED MOBILE 02.
BT
TOR-03:05:14:44
COGARD STA FAIRPOR
T OH//CO// P 051405Z MAR 88 /LB
COG: INFO COPIES
CPC
DCS DGP DPA B M O OLE OSR 9
FP D9AW
D9 AW DE FP
ISN-FP02
4
P 060150Z MAR 88
FM COGARD STA FAIRPORT OH//CO//
TO AW/COMCOGARDGRU DETROIT
MI//OPS//
INFO D9/CCGDNINE CLEVELAND OH//OSR//
BT
UNCLAS //N16144//
SUBJ: INC
IDENT REPORT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
1. UNIDENTIFIABLE FLYING OBJECTS 1/
4 MILE EAST OF CEI POWER PLANT.
2. AT 1913 LCL THIS STATION RCVD CALL FROM [Name blanked by investigators]
RPTNG A LARGE OBJECT HOVERING OVER THE LAKE AT A GREATER ALTITUDETHAN
LAST NIGHT. AT 1923 LCL THIS STATION CALLED LOST NATION AIRPORT
(WILLOUGHBY OHIO). THEY STATED HEAVY AIR TRAFFIC THIS EVENING. THE RUNWAY
(23) THAT THEY ARE USING RUNS NORTH-SOUTH. THIS STATION SENT MOBILE 02
WITH 03 PERSONS TO INVESTIGATE. UPON ARRIVING ON SEEN THERE WERE NEATIVE
SIGHTINGS. EAST LAKE POLICE SENT A PATROL CAR TO INVESTIGATE ALSO NEGATIVE
SIGHTINGS. MOBILE 02 IS GOING TO BE ON THE BEACH TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER.
3. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS STATION CALLED LOST NATIONS AIRPORT
AGAIN AND TALKED TO [blanked] IN THE CONTROL TOWER. [blanked] INFORMED US
THAT THE TWO BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE THE PLANETS VENUS AND JUPITER. THE FLASHING
LIGHTS ARE GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE. THE PLANETS SHOULD BE SETTING ABOUT
2130 LCL.
4. REQUEST INCIDENT CLOSED THIS UNIT.BT
TOR-03:06:02:00
COGARD TA FAIRPORT OH//CO// P 060150Z MAR 88 ZDS / SG


UDATE TO N.E. OHIO UFO FLAP: On Saturday, April 2, 1988 at about
3:15 P.M., Eastern Time, a flat black helicopter was reported
to fly at tree-top level over the N.E. Ohio home of one of the witnesses whose
prior sighting has been file with MUFON by Dale B. Wedge
and Rick Dell'Aquila, and recounted on Paranet (see LAKERIEn.UFO).
The helicopter was observed by at least 5 individuals from three separate
residences in the neighborhood, and was in sight for 2-3 minutes.
The unmarked and unlit helicopter had a military appearance as it ap-
proached slowly from the west, making a loud sound peculiarly similar to that
made by a small airplane rather than a helicoper. The apparently window-
less craft was observed to fly eastward, before turning to the south and disap-
pearing over a line of trees. It apparently caused "snow" on a television
screen. The investigation of the continuing series of UFO events in this area
continues and updates will be provided to MUFON and Paranet as they become
available.
--Rick Dell'Aquila

N.B.:
conditions were not good, so the nets have been canceled on those two
band for now. If anyone has any info about the 10 or 20 meters nets please
let me know, or info on any other UFO nets please let kow. I have been
ask what kind of nets are they, well all I can say is check them out for
your self and find out. I for one listen to them like clock work.


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