“A big hunk of metal hanging in the sky making a humming noise” ~ Jan Harzan’s 1965 UFO encounter

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February 13, 2025
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Tier 1First Person EncounterFirst-Person Account
Experiencer: Jan Harzan

Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: otherEra: 1960sIntel Value: 7/10

Jan Harzan

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE3

The Encounter

The experiencer was about 9 or 10 years old in May 1964 or 1965 when he had an encounter. His brother woke him up early in the morning, saying someone was trying to break into his room. They went outside to check and heard a humming noise. They saw a craft hovering about 10 to 15 feet off the ground. It was bright orange with blue features and had no visible means of propulsion. The experiencer ran to get a camera but experienced a brief gap in time. When he returned, the craft had started to drift away and then shot off into the sky. After the encounter, he felt a shift in his worldview and began to explore the topic of UAPs through reading and meditation.

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Program Intelligence Analysis

Executive Summary

The transcript recounts a firsthand encounter with a mysterious craft during the 1960s, describing its unusual characteristics and the profound impact it had on the witness's perception of reality. The experience prompted the individual to explore the nature of the phenomenon further.

Primary Revelation

I witnessed a craft hovering with no visible means of propulsion, suggesting advanced technology beyond known capabilities.

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Unnamed Witness
witnessneutral

It looked very much like a landing craft and my first recollection staring at it as it stood there in the sky was there was no prop visible means of propulsion on it other than this High hum like a power line.

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Encounter Context

Factual Details
1964-05-016:15 AMYear: 1964

backyard of a house

2 witnesses mentionedbrother

Encounter Research Breakdown

Phenomenological Analysis
close encounterCE3
Moderate Evidential StrengthScore: 15/21first person
Detail & Specificity
3/3
Corroboration
1/3
Physical Evidence
1/3
Unpredictability
3/3
Perceptual Clarity
3/3
Timely Reporting
2/3
Witness Credibility
2/3

The account provides a detailed first-person narrative of a UAP encounter, including specific descriptions of the craft and the circumstances surrounding the observation. However, the witness's credibility is not strongly established, and there is no corroboration from other witnesses or evidence.

initial alertminutes

The experiencer was awakened by their brother who reported a shadow outside, prompting them to investigate.

my brother came in about 6:15 in the morning and woke me up to relay to me that someone was trying to break into his bedroom

investigation beginsminutes

The brothers went outside to check for a prowler, hearing a humming noise as they approached the backyard.

as we looked up in the sky just maybe 50 ft away... there was a craft landing craft hovering in the sky

craft encounterminutes

The experiencer observed a craft hovering nearby, noting its unusual features and lack of visible propulsion.

it looked very much like a landing craft... there was no prop visible means of propulsion on it other than this High hum

craft departureminutes

After a brief observation, the craft drifted away and shot off into the sky.

the craft sat there for a few seconds... then went shooting off into the Western sky

reflection and impactunknown

The experiencer reflects on the encounter, contemplating its implications and the nature of reality.

it gave me the feeling of... what we see is not all there is

noeticextraordinary
9/10

Sudden understanding of broader realities.

visualextraordinary
8/10

Craft observed in detail, including its shape and color.

auditoryextraordinary
7/10

A loud humming noise similar to a power line.

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Size6 ft long by 4 ft wide and about 3 ft high
Colorbright orange with blue corrugated
Luminositynot stated
Soundhumming
Movementhovering
Five Observables (4/5)
positive lift low observability hypersonic velocity trans medium travel instantaneous acceleration

The craft was a rounded box shape, bright orange with blue corrugated features, hovering silently without visible means of propulsion.

What makes this encounter unique

The encounter involved a detailed observation of a craft with no visible propulsion and a profound impact on the experiencer's understanding of reality.

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Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: otherEra: 1960sIntel Value: 7/10
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Jan Harzan

First-Person

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE3