{"id":7806,"date":"2021-03-01T02:46:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T02:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/?p=7806"},"modified":"2021-03-01T23:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T23:28:44","slug":"ufo-trace-evidence-case-gleeson-arizona-august-26-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/ufo-trace-evidence-case-gleeson-arizona-august-26-1968\/","title":{"rendered":"UFO Trace Evidence Case, Gleeson, Arizona &#8211; August 26, 1968"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>These papers were obtained by The Black Vault from the University of Arizona, during the production of a History channel documentary about UFO trace evidence (UFO Files series).<\/p>\n<p>During the research phase, these documents were brought in from the University, but did not make it into the final cut of the show.<\/p>\n<p>I have digitally preserved them here, for archival and research purposes.<\/p>\n<p>These are from the University of Arizona, James E. McDonald Collection, Call #MS 412, Box 1, Folder 15, for reference.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/pdf.gif\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents2.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/gleesonufotraceevidence.pdf\">UFO Trace Evidence Case Files, Gleeson, Arizona &#8211; August 26, 1968<\/a> [10 Pages, 6.8MB]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocuments2.theblackvault.com%2Fcasefiles%2Fgleesonufotraceevidence.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/documents2.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/gleesonufotraceevidence.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><p>In addition to the above file, I found that the paper was scanned (not a great resolution) by the Arizona Daily Star in 2014. Although the text is more readable in the above PDF, I have archived this scan as well:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1c2347b.image_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1c2347b.image_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1c2347b.image_.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1c2347b.image_-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1c2347b.image_-150x232.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And thanks to Black Vault user Claude Falkstrom, the original (readable, just click to zoom) scans were submitted and archived here:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7806 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19_1968-p1_.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19_1968-p1_-280x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19_1968-p1_-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19_1968-p1_-150x160.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19_1968-p1_-450x481.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19_1968-p1_-768x821.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19_1968-p1_.jpg 804w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19__1968_.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19__1968_-209x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19__1968_-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19__1968_-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19__1968_-150x215.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19__1968_-450x645.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tucson_Daily_Citizen-_Oct_19__1968_.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Lastly, the Arizona Daily Star also published some scans of the original photographs. As of the writing of this case file, they can be seen<a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.com\/news\/retrotucson\/photos-ufo-sighting-in-gleeson-ariz-in-1968\/collection_fe93f8bc-c29c-5f3c-9371-5e0d8e610fbd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0HERE<\/a>. However, I have also archived them below for preservation. The captions used are the ones published by the Arizona Daily Star.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7806 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/ufo-trace-evidence-case-gleeson-arizona-august-26-1968\/5983cb1dc0dee-image\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1dc0dee.image_-300x184.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1dc0dee.image_-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1dc0dee.image_-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1dc0dee.image_-450x276.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1dc0dee.image_.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7811'>\n\t\t\t\tWilliam Mayfield, operator of the Gleeson museum, examines a badly burned rock which was among the burned cactus at the site of the UFO in October, 1968. The rock was too hot to touch even 48-hours after the incident, Mayfield said. He reported a &#8220;queer, acid-like smell&#8221; after the event. &#8220;Nothing like our fuels smell.&#8221; Dan Tortorell \/ Tucson Citizen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/ufo-trace-evidence-case-gleeson-arizona-august-26-1968\/5983cb21cb0b5-image\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb21cb0b5.image_-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb21cb0b5.image_-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb21cb0b5.image_-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb21cb0b5.image_-450x267.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb21cb0b5.image_-336x200.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb21cb0b5.image_.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7815'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking down from Brown&#8217;s Peak near Gleeson, Ariz., in Oct. 1968. Witnesses alleged several UFO&#8217;s hovered over the peak for hours late one night, leaving erratic burn patterns and acid-like smells. &#8220;They seemed to back off into the Valley behind the peak,&#8221; said Pearl Christiansen.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/ufo-trace-evidence-case-gleeson-arizona-august-26-1968\/5983cb1e5b222-image\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1e5b222.image_-272x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1e5b222.image_-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1e5b222.image_-150x165.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1e5b222.image_-450x496.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1e5b222.image_.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7812'>\n\t\t\t\tPearl Christiansen, 71, of Gleeson, describes a UFO she saw in October 1968: \u201cIt looked as though there were a train of lights trailing from one side,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I went through another gate, I saw the second object \u2014 very shiny and gold. &#8230; \ufeffOnce in a while both would glow simultaneously.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/ufo-trace-evidence-case-gleeson-arizona-august-26-1968\/5983cb1cea8de-image\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1cea8de.image_-256x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1cea8de.image_-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1cea8de.image_-150x176.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1cea8de.image_-450x528.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1cea8de.image_.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7810'>\n\t\t\t\tPearl Christiansen, 71, of Gleeson talks watching a UFO in October, 1968. &#8220;I was happily happily excited about the beauty of the thing,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I never was afraid. I had no fear \u2013 just excited.&#8221; Dan Tortorell \/ Tucson Citizen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/ufo-trace-evidence-case-gleeson-arizona-august-26-1968\/567f25de6bb34-image\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/567f25de6bb34.image_-288x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/567f25de6bb34.image_-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/567f25de6bb34.image_-150x156.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/567f25de6bb34.image_-450x469.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/567f25de6bb34.image_.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7809'>\n\t\t\t\tPearl Christiansen, 71, of Gleeson talks watching a UFO in October 1968. \u201cThere was a red band which turned wine in color, then turned purple,\u201d he told the Tucson Citizen. \u201cSeveral minutes later it was gold.\u201d Tucson Citizen 1968\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/ufo-trace-evidence-case-gleeson-arizona-august-26-1968\/5983cb1f169bc-image\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1f169bc.image_-300x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1f169bc.image_-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1f169bc.image_-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1f169bc.image_-450x274.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb1f169bc.image_.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7813'>\n\t\t\t\tBurn site on Brown&#8217;s Peak where witnesses saw UFO&#8217;s in October, 1968. Strange fires had scorched the parts of the peak. Some observers think that may be &#8220;ritualistic&#8221; ceremonies done by a nearby &#8220;hippie camp.&#8221; Dan Tortorell \/ Tucson Citizen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/ufo-trace-evidence-case-gleeson-arizona-august-26-1968\/5983cb20a808f-image\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb20a808f.image_-300x156.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb20a808f.image_-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb20a808f.image_-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb20a808f.image_-450x234.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5983cb20a808f.image_.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7814'>\n\t\t\t\tGleeson, Arizona, in 1968. The Copper Belle mine supplied copper during WW I. The mines closed in the 1930s and the post office closed in 1939, leaving Gleeson essentially a ghost town. Dan Tortorell \/ Tucson Citizen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background These papers were obtained by The Black Vault from the University of Arizona, during the production of a History channel documentary about UFO trace evidence (UFO Files series). During the research phase, these documents were brought in from the University, but did not make it into the final cut of the show. 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