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C-000185CASE RECORD · CLASSIFICATION: CRAFTTERM-000143 (Inverted Cone Craft)

EVERGLADES INVERTED-CONE CRAFT (1965 REPORT)

Case-specific broad inverted-cone object reported by James Flynn in the Florida Everglades in 1965, with riveted metallic plates, tiers of square windows, a luminous lower rim, strong acoustic effects and reported physical traces.

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Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-134063reported
Flynn described a broad upside-down cone made of metallic four-by-four-foot plates apparently held with rivets, with four tiers of square windows near the top and an orange-red glow extending downward around the base.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Everglades CE2” → “Craft structure and lighting”, PDF pp. 1122–1123
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Reported Craft Behavior

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CLAIM-134064reported
The Everglades object reportedly made repeated departures and returns, finally hovering about four feet above the ground; Flynn described a strong counterclockwise-moving blast of air near the craft.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Everglades CE2” → “Hover and airflow”, PDF pp. 1122–1123
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CLAIM-134066reported
Flynn reported a narrow light like a welder's torch projecting from beneath a window and striking his forehead, after which he lost consciousness and temporarily lost vision.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Everglades CE2” → “Directed-beam effect”, PDF pp. 1123–1124
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CLAIM-134067reported
At the reported hover site Flynn and companions later described a clean burned circle roughly seventy-two feet across, multiple scorched cypress trees and fresh bark damage on additional trees.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Everglades CE2” → “Ground and vegetation traces”, PDF pp. 1123–1125
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