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Occurred : 8/15/1987 22:30
Reported: 4/30/2004
Posted: 5/4/2004
Location: Olancha, CA
Shape: Disk
Duration: 20 minutes
In 1987 I was assigned to The United States Dept. of the Interior, B.L.M. at
the Olancha Ca. This was a prototype Uni-Mog test. We were responsible for over one million acres. At approx. 22:30 we were dispatched
from headquarters in San Bernardino to a fire reported by a deputy sheriff, in the Panamint Valley area. This I thought unusual, since a
unit was available much closer than us.
We responded, and on the highway to Death Valley, Panamint Valley and to a
small town called Darwin, in 15 minutes of travel time, at approximately 60 mph, we saw what I at first thought was a semi-truck on the
left. We were going east, just off the road. We did not have on the overhead lights since we were in the middle of nowhere and did not
use lights and sirens in unpopulated areas. We slowed and stopped in the middle of the road.
We all saw a saucer, at least 60 feet wide, appox15 to 20 feet high, below
the raised road bed, light up by a bright :bug light yellow interior light, showing through portholes across the upper area that was
nearly even to the road, since it rested on the desert floor and not the raised highway. My engineer became very frightened and rolled
up into a fetal position on the floor of the vehicle. He is a Georgia country boy, and not a small man at all.
My Capt. who was driving at the time looked catatonic, and simply said, "Ive
seen these before". I turned on the overhead rotating lights, the saucer turned off its lights. I tried to radio headquarters and the
radio was dead. I left the engine and approached the saucer. I knew this was real and was very excited and interested, so I touched it
with my hand, wearing a glove.
The saucer rose up, no noise, lights out, and I could see it blocking out the
stars, they were very bright. It rose to perhaps 30 feet, crossed directly over my head and landed just as it was before, just off the
road and slightly below it, now instead of arms length away, 30 to 40 feet away.
At this time for the first time during this incident I felt fear instead of
amazement. I thought something was trying to sneak up on me from behind out of the dark. My memory is not clear from this point. My crew
remained in the engine the whole time, somehow I found myself hand signaling my Capt. in the back up lights of the engine , directing
him to back down a very narrow winding road. I don't know how we got there, engine, crew and all.
Eventually we came to a gate, lock in place, but unlocked, and ended up in
the town of Darwin. I think we were on China Lake Naval Weapons Depot. and drove in to Darwin. You do not just go to China Lake . You
will be shot if you manage to get far enough, even in uniform. I understand the Navy took the whole town of Darwin and leveled it, due
to its closeness to the base. It was just a few gold miners there.
I filed a report with the navy and was contacted by a rear Admiral who
interviewed me and kept asking me if I was aware they had a captured Russian gun ship, helicopter and that it was classified. He asked
what I knew about helicopters, and when I informed him my duties required to fly often, he said, "with your knowledge of helicopters,
what type would you say this was?". Finally I responded with "I would say it is no type of helicopter I am familiar with. He was content
with that answer.
I am over what ever affect this had on me now. However, I did have some
physical symptoms. I had some fear after this. That I do not understand, I was not afraid at the time, and was always comfortable in any
situation. Any way, thank you for your time.
A big thanks goes out to
NUFORC
for this sighting report.
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