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Gorman Couple Close Blue-Orb Encounter

pre-NIDS Gorman period; Chapter 10 does not provide an exact date in this summarySkinwalker Ranch, Utah, Utah, United States

Tom and Ellen reportedly watched a softball-sized blue orb maneuver near their horses, approach to close range, react rapidly to a flashlight beam, and later pass the house as interior lights dimmed.

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Encounter · New Insights case observation

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CLAIM-216372reported
“Tom and Ellen reportedly watched an intense softball-sized blue orb maneuver close to their horses and later approach within tens of feet; Ellen’s flashlight prompted the orb to dart rapidly into nearby trees.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 181-186; printed pp. 172-177; section: Blue Orb
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Encounter · New Insights reported associated effects

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CLAIM-216374reported
“Both witnesses reportedly experienced overwhelming fear at close range. The orb was later said to pass the house as interior lights dimmed, with the lights brightening again after it moved away.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 181-186; printed pp. 172-177; section: Blue Orb
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Blue Orb Close-Encounter Reports · Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-200008reported
“In the Ron Becker case the source reports three sharply defined bright blue spherical objects, roughly softball-sized; two were said to pass through the vehicle and one was said to pass through Becker’s upper body.”
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“Three blue orbs are reported; one is described as passing through Becker’s body.”
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Blue Orb Close-Encounter Reports · New Insights reported subject characteristics

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CLAIM-216373reported
“In this Gorman report the orb was described as containing a swirling or boiling-looking blue substance. The chapter portrays its rapid response to a flashlight and tight movement through trees as suggestive of control, but does not establish a mechanism or origin.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 181-186; printed pp. 172-177; section: Blue Orb
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CLAIM-216378reported
“The April-1996 orb was described as intensely blue, round, larger than a baseball and capable of evasive or apparently intelligent maneuvering.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 181-186; printed pp. 172-177; section: Blue Orb Attack
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Gorman Couple Close Blue-Orb Encounter (pre-NIDS Gorman period; Chapter 10 does not provide an exact date in this summary): Evidence Dossier & Witness Reports | ANOMALY | ANOMALY UAP Archive & Controlled Vocabulary