DERENBERGER LAMP-GLOBE CRAFT (1966 CONTACT CLAIM)

Case-specific road-blocking object in Woodrow Derenberger's initial 1966 contact story, described as a smooth dull-charcoal form like two kerosene-lamp glass halves joined broad-end to broad-end. Clark treats the larger contact narrative as seriously disputed.

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“Derenberger compared the road-blocking object to two halves of old kerosene-lamp glass covers joined at their broad ends and laid on their side; he described a smooth dull-charcoal surface.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Derenberger Contact Claims” → “Initial craft morphology”, PDF p. 1035

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“In Derenberger's initial account, the object hovered eight to ten inches above the road with a small fluttering sound, opened a door, then rose vertically to an estimated fifty to seventy-five feet and remained stationary.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Derenberger Contact Claims” → “Initial craft behavior”, PDF p. 1035

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