NUFORC Sighting 139562

Occurred: 1973-10-20 06:50 Local
Reported: 2018-04-23 06:46 Pacific
Duration:
No of observers: 3

Location: Mt. Vernon, IN, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Electrical or magnetic effects

UFO stops a train near Mt. Vernon.

The primary witness was a conductor on a L&N train that had an encounter with a UFO. They had passed through Mt. Vernon and were headed E nearing the Lamont crossing, which is about 2-miles W of the outskirts of Evansville. A nocturnal light incident had preceded this close encounter. When they neared Caborn (6-7 miles east of Mt. Vernon), the conductor told the rear conductors by intercom that they had seen a real bright light behind them. When they got near St. Phillips, the rear conductor reported that there now was a train following them, on the same track, and the RR blocking system showed something approaching them. As they approached a steep hill at the Lamont Crossing, one of the diesel engine units overheated and the train was immobilized. When the object behind the train backed away, the blocking system showed the object retreating. The diesel unit was now restarted and the train, loaded down with coal, made it up the hill and on into Evansville. See full report. (UFO Filter Center, FI Francis Ridge, MUFON SSD).

Posted 2018-04-26