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- CUFON - UFO Information Service Seattle, Washington 3/20/86
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- Lab Results Of 1966 `Swampgas Case'.
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- This information was obtained by Mr.Dale Goudie, director of Puget Sound
- Aerial Phenomena Research and Information director for the UFO Information
- Service in Seattle, Washington.
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- The broad details of this case have long been known. This is the case in
- which Dr. J. Allen Hynek, at the time a consultant to the U.S. Air Force,
- issued his quickly-condemned opinion that the lights seen could have been
- swamp gas.
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- New additional information about the famed 1966 Swamp Gas case in Michigan
- surfaced in 1984 shedding new light on this incident my Dale Goudie.
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- Goudie States: The material consists of a news release issued at the time by
- William E. Van Horn, the Civil Defense Director for Hillsdale County,
- Michigan. It contains a hitherto unknown loboratory report covering the
- scientific analysis of soil, water and animal life in the area of the reported
- landing. for those unfamiliar with the case, here are excepts from a
- statement made at the time by Van Horn:
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- On the evening of March 21,1966 at 10:32 P.M. a call was received from the
- New Woman's Dormitory at Hillsdale College by the Office Of Civil
- Defense.....from a student reporting that some type of craft had descended
- from the Northeast, flashed by their dormitory and disappeared to the South.
- At this time the girl described as well as later, the observing of red, green
- and white pulsating lights. There were 17 of the college students that made
- this ovservation
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- At approximately 11 PM, a second call was made by the girl to the Civil
- Defense Office informing them that the object had reappeared and had settled
- close to the ground approximately one half mile from the dormitory. Van Horn
- at once called for help from the Police Department and three cars plus himself
- were sent in a two mile area from the dormitory to the East. Van Horn checked
- the area at the half mile point and after he was unable to locate anything.
- he at once returned to the dormitory.
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- Upon arriving at the dormitory he was escorted to the second floor and taken
- to a room facing the East, from where he made the following observation. He
- observed that there was an object which was an approximate distance of 1,500
- to 1,700 feet away from them...settled into a hollow and was apparently either
- near or on the ground. The two lights upon his first observation were what he
- would describe as a dim orange on the right and a dirty white on the left.
- After observing this for a period of about 10 minutes the lights began to grow
- in brilliance, the dim orange became red and true in color and the white
- became a true white. As the lights became more brilliant, the object or
- vehice began to rise.
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- It would rise to a height of approximately 100 to 150 feet, stop momentarily
- and began to descend. This occurred several times. At one time upon
- descending a glow from the side opposite them came from somewhere and he was
- able to see a convexed surface.
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- The vehicle was also observed to move right to left and left to right, and did
- so in a very smooth manner. The acsent and descent were at an estimated rate
- of 25 to 30 feet per minute. (This was estimated from Van Horns experience as
- a commercial pilot.) At no time were any of the witnesses able to detect any
- type of sound or noise.
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- At approximately 4:30 AM, those still observing the scene noticed the lights
- disappear and this was the last that was seen of it.
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- The area that this was observed in was by no means a swamp but rather an area
- which is cultivated by Hillsdale College as a park.
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- Goudie, also states that there will be additional information up coming and
- will be released in a short time by the ufo information service in Seattle.
- This new information will even bring us closer to the reality of this case and
- keep this in mind that this case was investigated very carefully.
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- CUFON - UFO Information Service Seattle, Washington 3/20/86
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- Lab Results Of 1966 Swamp Gas Case
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- 1. SOIL TESTS
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- a. Acid-Base Test b. Solubility Test
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- Acid content of three, which is very The soil was very soluble in a
- heavy, and Base content of seven or water solution.
- eight, which is almost neutral.
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- c. Composition Test d. Radiological Test
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- There was no change in soil The radiation reading on the soil
- composition except for a slight was thirty-one hundredths
- additive of Boron. roentgens per hour. (.31 r/hr.)
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- 2. PLANT TESTS
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- ( Green and Fungi )
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- a. Paper Chromatography Test b. Tests for Measuring Life Functions
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- There were found only green and The plants were found to be
- yellow pigments in this test; the healthy.
- blue pigment did not show up in
- this test, so we presume the blue
- pigment was destroyed.
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- c. Starch Test d. Clorophyll Test
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- This was found to be normal. This was found to be normal.
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- e. Radiological Test f. Spectrum Test On Plants Clorophyll
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- The reading on the plants was The blue pigment was gone; it did
- three/hundred fifteen thousandths not show up in this test,presuming
- roentgens per hour. (.315 r/hr) again that the blue pigment was
- completely destroyed.
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- 3. ANIMAL TESTS
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- a. Blood Hemoglobin Test b. Metabolism Test
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- Amphibian: The hemoglobin was Amphibian: had slower that
- slightly reduced. normal metabolish but nowt
- Crustation: The hemoglobin improving.
- showed no change from normal. Crustation: Could detect no
- metabolic change from normal.
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- c. Reflex Test d. Radiological Test
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- Amphibian: was sluggish when Amphibian: Three thousand
- first captured but has not seventy five-tenthousandths.
- improved. (.3075 r/hr)
- Crustation: No change detected. Crustation: Three thousand one
- hundred twenty five-ten
- thousandths. (.3125 r/hr)
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- 4. MINERAL TESTS
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- a. Acid-Base Test b. Type Of Rock Specimen
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- All rocks, ingenous, metmorphic 1. Ingenous
- and sedimentary were found to be 2. Metamorphic
- neutral. 3. Sedimentary
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- c. Check Of Characteristics d. Radiological Test
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- All characteristics of the rocks 1. Ingenous ------- .31 r/hr
- found to be normal for each type 2. Metamorphic ---- .31 r/hr
- of rock. There were no chemical 3. Sedimentary ---- .3125 r/hr
- or structural changes.
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- 5. WATER TESTS
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- a. Microscopic Analysis b. Acid-Base Test
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- All microscopic animals and plants The water was neutral of both acid
- dead; cause unknown. and base.
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- c. Composition Of Materials In The d. Radiological Test
- Water
- The water had a .315 r/hr reading.
- All minerals found in the water
- normal with the exception of a
- slight trace of Boron.
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- 6. ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
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- TAKEN 3/23/66
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- a. Temperature b. Pond Life
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- 1. Water 42 degrees F 1. Crustation:
- 2. Air 54 degrees F 2. Amphibians: There was an
- No unusual heat shown. unusually large number of them.
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- c. Range and Time of Radiological d. Changes of Visible Appearance
- Changes Caused by the U.F.O.
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- The first meter reading the meter No apparent changes in environment
- showed thirty three hundredths were visible.
- roentgens (.33 r/hr) and its last
- reading 3 hours later showed twenty
- seven hundredths roentgens (.27 r/hr).
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- CONCLUSIONS
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- 1. Soil: 2. Plants:
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- The soil had above normal radiation The plants had above normal
- and also had abnormal content of radiation.
- Boron.
- Blue pigments did not show up
- The Boron is alien to this type of in the tests and were presumed
- soil. destroyed, but this did not seem
- to effect the life junctions of
- the plants.
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