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1966 Portage County UFO chase by policemen:

These events have been the model for the scene of the UFO chase by the police in the world famous movie "Close Encounters of the third Kind" by Steven Spielberg. Yet, who knows that the scene was inspired by real events?

This case is Project Blue Book Record 10073.

"I've seen Venus many times, but I never saw Venus 50 feet above a road and moving from side to side like this was..."

(Portage County Sheriff Ross Dustman to United Press International.)

In this case file:

	The case: events, investigations.
	The report by Richard Hall of NICAP.
	The witnesses written statements.
	Article from the Ravenna, Ohio, RECORD-COURIER newspaper, April 18, 1966 (unreadable).
	Article from The Cleveland Plain Dealer Monday, April 18, 1966.
	Article from The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sunday, October 9, 1966.
	Air Force letter to Project Blue Book, May 17, 1966.
	William Weitzel letter to Professor William Powers.
	Letter to Spaur and Neff from Wm. T. Powers.
	References.

The Portage County sighting in the Daily Press:

This is a scan of an article from the Ravenna, Ohio, Record-Courier newspaper, April 18, 1966. Unfortunately is is not readable. Should you have a readable version, please send it to me.

This page was last updated on November 7, 2003.