Appearance / Description of Object(s)

disk shaped, 30 ft in diameter about 14 feet thick in the center sitting on massive tripod landing gear ring of vents around the leading edge vents angled with pipe in back of vent with knob on it appeared to rotate counter clock wise when in use. Thin stairs came down from center of underside with cable railing Dull tan in color matching dry grass

Size of Object(s)

see above

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

i could touch it as much as i wanted to

Description of Area / Surroundings

clearing in tree covered hill side on summer day bright sun hamilton AFB in distance

Full Description & Details

Craft was sitting on the ground with view of Hamilton AFB few mile away

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Not human made in 1957

Witness Background

master in geology. experienced geologist. had my won corp with 26 employees when working

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

obviously real well read on subject

Other Comments

I have seen and experienced much but it seems to scare people off if I talk about it. I tend to over whelm people with what I have experience and seen as a kid and they back away. Hope some one has the for sight to handle this correctly

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