The Great UFO Wave: 1973
        Electromagenetic anomalies
        Courtesy of Mark Cashman

        Location: Norah Head NSW
        Date: February 7, 1973 (or possibly February 1, 1973)
        Time: 12:45 a.m.

        A man and a woman were in a vehicle near a kiosk, in light rain, when they noticed a street light dimming on and off before fading out to a faint glow. They then saw a bright golden coloured ball rise up behind trees and hover in the air. After a few minutes it went from gold to orange to deep red. The couple decided to get closer but found their car engine wouldn't start. The only response was the headlights which came on very dimly. The object eventually left to the south-west after which the street light came to normal brilliance, and the car engine started first time.

        Source: UFOIC Newsletter. 1976. No 48.
        Project 1947 EM Effects #2307
        Courtesy of Mark Cashman

        Location: Kempsey NSW
        Date: April 30, 1973 (or April 1, 1973)
        Time: Unknown

        Four people were out driving when one said she saw an egg shaped object drop out of the sky in the south-east and disappear behind trees, in a fraction of a second. 200m later they noted a distant glow in a paddock. They returned to the spot where the girl had seen the light, and as they arrived there it seemed that the car's headlights blacked out momentarily. All then saw the object apparently landed on open ground. It seemed domed shaped and reddish-orange in colour. After watching for five minutes they left the area.

        Source: Flying Saucer Review
        Project 1947 EM Effects
        Courtesy of Mark Cashman

        Location: Lake Huaypo Peru
        Date: April 1, 1973
        Time: 8:00 p.m.

        "A former president of Cuzco's Court of Justice... friends from Spain, and others from Cuzco.. four cars [with a total of] 17 people including 4 children [were driving past the lake] when... the four cars abruptly stalled and stopped... they heard a humming sound coming from the north... [then saw] a disc in the sky... a silvery blue object with an orange halo... estimated diameter... 10-15m... [which] flew at high speed... towards the lake then dived into the water... the color of the water had the same orange tint... 2-3 mins later the car engines came back to life."

        Source: CUFOS file BUFORA exchange SOBEPS report summary News No 3. Project 1947 EM Effects, Jan Aldrich
        Courtesy of Mark Cashman

        Location: Cincinnati and SOUTHERN OHIO
        Date: October 15, 1973
        Time: Unknown

        The Cincinnati Police Department declared that they had received a "mess" of UFO sightings called in by citizen telephone advisement, mostly from Mt. Washington, Bond Hill and 14th and Vine. The Cincinnati Post office received telephone calls every half-hour with reports of UFO sightings. A rotating UFO with fins was reportedly observed in Clermont County. A Finneytown resident sighted an ivory-colored object moving slowly towards Price Hill. The city of Reading dealt with repeated power outages, attributed to equipment trouble. Norwood Police Sgt. Elmer Haden acknowledged that their department was 'up to the top of his antennae' with calls about UFO sightings. The United Press International reported that there were hundreds of UFO sightings reported over west central Ohio. Policeman Fred Shaner said he photographed an object with red and green blinking lights.

        Source: UPI and Cincinnati Post, Oct. 16, 1973
        Project 1947 EM Effects
        Courtesy of Mark Cashman

        Location: Lemon Grove, California
        Date: November 16, 1973
        Time: 7 - 7:30 p.m.

        A UFO with a dome and four legs was seen on the ground by two boys. One rapped it with a flashlight.It rose up and a number of green lights on the peripheral rim began to rotate with a "woo shoo" sound.The boys felt chills, tingling sensations, weakness, and a feeling like everything was in "slow motion."Landing Traces. After the incident fused telephone lines were found in nearby house.TVS in the neighborhood interference about the time of the sighting.

        Source: San Diego REGISTER, 5 Dec 1973, page B6.
        Project 1947 EM Effects
        Courtesy of Mark Cashman

        Location: Lymington TAS
        Date: December 31, 1973
        Time: 11:00 p.m.

        In thundery conditions four reporters saw a Moon-like object in the sky, then a large yellow cigar was noted in a paddock by the house. The glow faded and little lights were then visible. Subsequent claims were made of damage to a tree, house paint, fridge etc., plus effects to the two witnesses. The lights may have been an electrical phenomenon and investigation of the tree didn't reveal any damage.

        Source: TUFOIC
        Project 1947 EM Effects
        Courtesy of Mark Cashman