The object flooded the area with a bright white light. The object was said by both Spaur and Neff to have been 'huge,' and nearly 50 to 60 feet in diameter. There was a definite hum heard from the machine. The object had two spotlights that at one time flooded the area surrounding a crane. Police Chief Gerald Buchert of Mantua, Ohio said that he took a picture of the object during the time of the chase.
Tho photo shows a half-disk at a great distance from the camera.
The photo was only shown once on Cleveland television, and apparently was confiscated by officials from Wright Patterson Air Force Base. The Air Force later said the object the two deputies pursued at speeds over 100 m.p.h. was Venus, which, however, was not visible in the northeast, where the domed saucer was last observed. This incident acquired national media reportage in all news outlets. One bright silver, cigar-shaped object, as long as an airliner, buzzed the witness' car. Sighting lasted 1 minute.