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Abilene Truck Driver Road-Blocking Object Encounter

1965-08-04Abilene highway area, Kansas, United States

Truck driver Don Tenopir reported his truck lights blinking and failing as a hat-shaped orange object swooped over the cab and hovered low over the road. A second motorist stopped nearby and fled when the object emitted bluish sparks and departed.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Cone / Bell / Hat(C-000259)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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CLAIM-952210reported
“Tenopir reported a hat-shaped orange object with square window-like features hovering roughly 100 feet ahead while his truck lights failed; a second motorist was present and both fled after bluish sparks and a wind-in-trees sound accompanied departure.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Abilene Truck Driver Road-Blocking Object Encounter; uploaded PDF pp. 221-221
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Hall Volume II Professionals-and-Citizens Witness Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-952201reported
“Hall presents reports from a wide range of occupationally responsible citizens, including teachers, engineers, business people, security personnel, farmers and tradespeople.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Professionals and Citizens witness-class framing; uploaded PDF pp. 212-255 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Hall Volume II Professionals-and-Citizens Witness Framework · Hall Volume II Recurring Feature

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CLAIM-952202reported
“Across Section VI Hall emphasizes structured morphology, low hovering, vehicle effects, animal reactions, directed light, physiological aftereffects and occasional traces/material claims.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Recurring patterns across Section VI; uploaded PDF pp. 212-253 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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