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Monon Railroad Train-Pacing Light Formation

October 3, 1958Clinton County, Indiana, United States

Five named train crew members reported four bright objects crossing ahead of a Monon Railroad freight train, traversing its length, returning to follow it, and briefly departing after a bright light was shone toward them before resuming the pacing behavior.

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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689014reported
“The train crew reported four bright objects crossing ahead of the train, traversing its length, returning to pace it, leaving when a bright light was aimed at them, then returning quickly to continue following.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Monon Railroad pacing case; uploaded PDF pp. 26-26
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The UFO Evidence (1964) Selected Case Corpus · Hall / NICAP Corpus Method

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CLAIM-689001reported
“The Abstract says NICAP selected 740 reports after considering more than 5,000 signed reports and many hundreds of reports from newspapers and other publications, emphasizing observer qualifications and multiple-observer cases.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Selection method and 740-report figure; uploaded PDF pp. 3-3 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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CLAIM-689002reported
“Later in the Introduction Hall says the report contains 746 sightings: 575 in the main chronology and 171 in separate concentration chronologies.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · 746-sighting total and chronology breakdown; uploaded PDF pp. 8-8 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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CLAIM-689003reported
“Hall states that 50% of the 575 main-chronology cases involved trained or experienced observers.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Trained/experienced observer statistic; uploaded PDF pp. 8-8 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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The UFO Evidence (1964) Selected Case Corpus · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689004reported
“NICAP explicitly distinguishes its physical-UFO investigation from contactee, religious, philosophical, and spiritual claims and says its investigations found no evidence supporting claimed rides in flying saucers, while alleging considerable fraud in that area.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · NICAP scope and contactee/fraud disclaimer; uploaded PDF pp. 4-5 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Monon Railroad Pacing-Light Formation (1958) · Hall Intelligent-Control Inference

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CLAIM-689015reported
“Hall argues that the coordinated formation, pacing, and reaction to the conductor's bright light suggest intelligence.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Hall interpretation of Monon behavior; uploaded PDF pp. 26-26 · PRIMARY SOURCE
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