Phenomainon
PCF-080603 · case file

Marquette, MI, USA

1974 · Marquette, MI, USA · 1 sources

The record

Witness Robert Somerville, along with Ken Coty and Paul Markahn, observed a single triangular, reflective UFO approximately 500 feet in size hovering stationary at an altitude of about 150 feet and a distance of 150 feet. The sky was illuminated around the object, which had 3 blinking lights. The witnesses were in a car and drove under the object. The sighting lasted only seconds. Witness reported psychological after-effects and time/memory loss.

Characteristics
Shape
Triangle
Nature
Solid object
Sound
None
Weather
Clear
Size
~152 meters (500 ft)
Duration
0.1 min
Time of day
Night
Local time
PM
Theme
triangular_craft
Source records · 1

The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.

NIDS-DOCNIDS-DOC:af486328:129 fields
city
Marquette
date
1974-01-01
shape
Triangle
sound
None
state
MI
country
USA
weather
Clear
date_raw
1974
incident
Witness Robert Somerville, along with Ken Coty and Paul Markahn, observed a single triangular, reflective UFO approximately 500 feet in size hovering stationary at an altitude of about 150 feet and a distance of 150 feet. The sky was illuminated around the object, which had 3 blinking lights. The witnesses were in a car and drove under the object. The sighting lasted only seconds. Witness reported psychological after-effects and time/memory loss.
time_local
PM
trajectory
Stationary; car drove under object
case_source
NIDS
emf_effects
None
size_meters
~152 meters (500 ft)
time_of_day
Night
source_quote
Shape: TRIANGLE, Color: REFLECTIVE, Estimated Speed: STILL, Size: 500 FT., SKY ILLUMINATED ARRROUND, How UFO left view: CAR DROVE UNDER, Time loss/Memory loss: Yes
catalog_entry
NIDS-DOC:af486328:1
ground_traces
None
location_text
MARQUETTE MI.
witness_count
3
photo_or_video
Sketch available
source_doc_sha
af48632862d3d98af5e7f5d7b077e9aad6a45ab05e3a9b539a4868212b87b39b
light_emissions
3 blinking lights; sky illuminated around object
witness_sex_age
Male, age 50 at time of report (Robert Somerville); Ken Coty and Paul Markahn also present
duration_minutes
0.1
witness_reactions
Psychological after-effects; time loss/memory loss reported
witness_occupation
C.E.O. (Robert Somerville)
nature_of_phenomenon
Solid object
vallee_classification
CEI
Geography
Satellite basemap of the case location
Marquette, MI, USA
Sources
  • NIDS-DOC
    NIDS-DOC
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