A helicopter-UFO encounter over Ohio.

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RX 198 - 113 E 9 A HELICOPTER-UFO ENCOUNTER OVER OHIO 4 ” Jennie Zeidman O Center for UFO Studies March 1979 1609 Sherman Ave., Rm. 207 Evanston, IL 60201 USA.

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FIGURE 17 . LENGTH OF OBSERVATION FROM WITNESSES' ACCOUNTS ELAPSED TIME «SEcONDS) mean above sea around level level O 15 30 45 0 75 9 105 Ro 15 E %s 180 95 20 zs 20 25 20 £s Ene assar amem erceesemermere ease 4000 3009 Yanacsek uatenes Neither crew nor ground witnesses are red fight Teliis Coyná sure at what point the object broke off hovering relationship with helicpeter. Co; ig 2509 2590 DP DOS light, e - says “keep an eye Ro ray On it. Ro Coyne and àpprox. 30 sec later + note ajlti — Y. indicates light is 3590 d converging. A — 3009 20004 - J Coyne tries to call Mansfield = J Takes controls — Begins descent uu ) o c 300' at & 2500 1590 E = 500 fm - q — — Roy - - a Rates Of descent known: 500" at 8º5 1000 Fpm climb . « 2000 1900 À) altitude changes estimated 2000 Fpm = Object last on Nw hor a 1 Lowest altitude noted: 1700 msi - 1590 500 «4 Western horizon City of Mansfield 1000 o * Lake - elev. o sto * The descent

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Figure 16. ELAPSED TIME ANALYSIS Est. Time (seconds) Description Short Long Median Object Approach "It was so far away that I looked at it for some time before I mentioned it. I must have watched it for a minute, oh, a minute and a half, before I said anything” (Yanacsek). 30 90 60 “Yanacsek said, 'There's a red light on the horizon at about 3 o'clock--are there any radio towers over that way?! I told him to keep an eye on it” (Coyne). 10 15 13 “After approximately another 30 seconds, Yanacsek indicated that the light was converging on the helicopter" (Coyne on Report Form 2496). 15 30 30 Coyne looks over,evaluates, decides to take evasive action (Coyne). 5 5 5 Aircraft Descent 2500" - 1700' =800' in two increments: Ist = S00 fpm; 2nd = 2000 fpm as consistently 24, 48 (p 36 À reported by Coyne. Altitude change in each segment unknown. 18 a) 12 ) 15 !€ Closest Point “It dam near came to a stop right over us" (Healey). “It wasn't cruising, it was stopped for maybe 10-12 seconds, and I mean stopped" (Yana- csek). 3 10 8 "It stopped over us, and then it just slowly moved" (Coyne) X "The object came over the helicopter, and then it just stopped, for about 10 seconds" (ground witnesses). Aircraft Ascent From 1700' to 3500' = 1800'8 1000 fpm (Coyne). 1098 108 108 Leveling, Pegaining Control 3500' to "near 3800'" "From the bottom position, I had to pull it up íithe collective], push it down, and then the helicopter seemed to bump like it hit turbulence "(Coyne). * 20 15 Cbject Departure . “But the thing was way to the west. It was already in the Mansfield area when we began to settle. The first people we made contact with was Akron approach, and I could see 60 10 this object that was moved away" (Coyne). "I watched it depart for a couple of minutes" (Healey). | 213 398 300 v (a) 200' & 500 £p, ra 600' & 2000 fpm 24 (b) 400" & 500 fpm = 48 (c) 300' à 500 fpm = 36 18 400' & 2000 fpm = 12 500' A 2000 fpm = 15 “