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Incident No. 68 —- 2; June 191:7 » Daytine, Cascade Mountains, Washington. A prospector reported sighting five or six round objects with tails » 1000 ft over~ head, heading S.E., and banking in the sum. The obfects were in sight 45-60 seconds P and alleged to be thirty feet in dianeter. ‘They made no noise. While the objects were Within sight, the observers compass fluctuated wildly. He states that he read of a former sighting (incident No. 17) also occurring on 24 June 19);7 » and submitted this report solely to add credence to the person who provided that Story. While there appears to be an attempt on the part of the observer to in fer that these objects were possibly the same as those reported in (intident No. 17), there are several major differences, notably as Dr. Hynek points out (appeB), that these objects had tails, and that the inferred Size, as determined from the estimated distance, is quite different. Dr. Valley (App D) has pointed out and Dr. Hynek concurred that it is difficult to take seriously the peculiar action of the compass for this would imply fantastically large magnetic fields. Al Opinions From the limited evidence Submitted, it is impossible to reach a definite conclusion. However, two possible psycholorical factors are readily apparent; one, the observer stated he submitted this report Solely because he had read several days following his observation of another Signting. Therefore, he very likely either consciously or inadvertently may have attempted to conform his report to that recounted in the newspaper; and two, he colored his report with inference of huge magnetic fields, as to the implications of which he was obviously uninformed. Declassification Authority: NND 57565