Platteville, Illinois: Ice-Cream-Cone-Shaped Object Stalls Car Engine and Lifts Front End
On January 25, 1969, at Platteville, Illinois, a couple driving past a farm was approached by a machine shaped like an ice cream cone, two or three stories tall with a 'lattice' bottom 'which shone like diamonds.' It halted a quarter-mile away as their car's engine stalled and headlights went out. The front end of their car lifted three feet off the ground.
Background
At Platteville, Illinois, a couple was driving past a farm when it was approached by a machine shaped like an ice cream cone, two or three stories tall with a 'lattice' across the bottom which 'shone like diamonds.' It halted a quarter-mile from them as the car's engine stalled and headlights went out. A yard light at the farm was also extinguished.
After remaining motionless for a moment, the anomaly suddenly spun around and halted, repeated that sequence twice, then emitted a light beam. As it was executing those actions, the front end of their car lifted three feet off the ground. The anomaly finally tilted up and glided away.