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SHAPE: Like a conventional aircraft (Douglas C-124 Globemaster) but without wings or engines; Plexiglass "bubble" on top appeared similar to that of a B-26 canopy; the vehicle had no wheels, but rested on some kind of support; it had very bright forward and aft lights. SOUND: As object rose from the ground, a high-speed-drill kind of sound was heard, mixed with a noise like that of a welding rod when an arc is struck. TACTICS: The UFO was parked on the highway in such a way that it blocked out a portion of a road- curve sign; observer stopped his car and started walking toward the object; as he approached the UFO, he saw a man wearing a baseball cap enter it by steps from the bottom; after the man entered, it began to rise from the highway and headed in a southeasterly direction at almost the speed of sound. COMMENT: Surfaces of the UFO were smooth, with no sharp edges showing anywhere. Observer thought that the UFO was some strange new kind of Army or Air Force research aircraft. If so, what was it doing parked on a public highway? The Project Blue Book summary was: "Various organizations were contacted around the Temple area to identify a possible (new) experimental or conventional aircraft. All attempts at such an explanation proved fruitless, since there were no aircraft in the area at the time of the sighting. Although there are numerous helicopters and other experimental aircraft in the area, none could be put in the area of Temple at approximately 0500, 23 March, 1966." OBSERVER RELIABILITY: Seems fair to good from details given in his report. DIMENSIONS: 75 feet long, 12 feet wide and nearly eight feet from top to bottom. COLOR: Not given. ALTITUDE: From ground level to an unknown height. SPEED: About 720 miles an hour. TIME/PLACE OF SIGHTING: August 23, 1960, at 3:24 A.M. local time/Wichita, Kansas. DURATION: Two minutes. NUMBER OF OBSERVERS: Four. TYPE OF OBSERVER: Aeronautical Engineer for Boeing Aircraft, his wife and two young daughters, aged 10 and 12.