It goes right back to his memo!
On the subject of Halt's memo, merely some observations:
"The individuals reported seeing a strange glowing object in the forest. The object was described as being metallic in appearance and triangular in shape, approximately two to three meters across the base and approximately two meters high".
Incorrect: Only Penniston reported seeing an actual object.
"The object was hovering or on legs".
Incorrect: Again, only Penniston claimed to witness an object.
"As the patrolmen approached the object, it maneuvered through the trees and disappeared".
Incorrect: Only Penniston described a "zig-zagging manner back through the woods" and Burroughs, in his testimony, observed the same lights, never an object, adjacent to the farmer's house.
"The object was briefly sighted approximately an hour later near the back gate".
Incorrect: There is no such account and Halt seems to be referring to the brief sighting of a blue light, 'to the left' as testified by Burroughs and Penniston, on their way back.
"Later in the night a red sun-like light was seen through the trees. It moved about and pulsed. At one point it appeared to throw off glowing particles and then broke into five separate white objects and then disappeared".
Incorrect: As evidenced in Halt's microcassette recording, the five white lights were a later and entirely separate observation.
"The object to the south was visible for two or three hours and beamed down a stream of light from time to time".
Incorrect: According to Halt's recording, it was first observed at 03:15 and his last taped memo was 04:00. Halt has explained it was thereafter that they returned to base.
"Numerous individuals, including the undersigned, witnessed the activities in paragraphs 2 and 3".
Incorrect: Whilst 'paragraph 2' relates solely to the geiger counter, 'paragraph 3' encompasses, "a red sun-like light...moved about and pulsed...appeared to throw off glowing particles and then broke into five separate white objects...".
That aside, is the following a possible connection from Halt's memo:
"The object was described as being metallic in appearance and triangular in shape, approximately two to three meters across the base and approximately two meters high"
"...two to three meters across the base and approximately two meters high...".
Does this tie-up with our unsourced Penniston drawing?
Within same, I read text above the object, describing length as, "APPROX 3 METRES" and at left, describing height as, "APPROX 2 METRES".
Halt continues:
"The next day, three depressions 1 1/2" deep and 7" in diameter were found where the object had been sighted on the ground".
I also read Penniston's note, next to his illustration of the believed, 'landing marks' as indicating they were 7" in diameter.
[For sketch, see post #992 (page 34)]