A seventy mile police chase inspired Close Encounters
In 1966, two Ohio deputies pursued a house-sized, humming object across state lines, a real-world encounter that Steven Spielberg later adapted for the screen.
Late one night in Portage County, Ohio, two police deputies investigating an abandoned vehicle encountered a massive, egg-shaped craft that filled the air with a heavy electric hum. Following orders from their sergeant not to let the object out of their sight, the officers engaged in a high-speed pursuit that spanned seventy miles and crossed into Pennsylvania.
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