The tapes are from the Centerville Police Department and were part of a Call For Service Record that states:

"Numerous calls on electricity going on and off. Many people saw an explosion type lights in the area of Stingley School. The sky had lit up and they saw something hovering in the sky."

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Dispatch at 5:37 a.m., call cleared at 5:10 a.m, March 6, 2004

DISPATCHER: Centerville Police?

CALLER 1: Yeah, this is a non-emergency call.

DISPATCHER: Okay.

CALLER 1: Um, I'm over on Bethel Road, and you've probably had a few people call you but I just wanted to make sure. Our electricity keeps flickering, and I see out the window the sky light up and something loud like a transformer humming... have you been made aware of that?

DISPATCHER: No, nobody's called on that. Is it behind your residence that you are seeing this?

CALLER 1: Actually it lights up the entire sky, and it is not anywhere where I can see it...

DISPATCHER: I'm sorry, let me get this 9-1-1 call, just a moment. 9-1-1 police, fire and medical?

CALLER 2:  Yes, my name is Dennis Wills (sp?) 174 Linden Drive, Centerville, we're getting loud or large electrical flashes off the power supply system behind our house?

DISPATCHER: Okay, on the other line I just had someone from Bethel Road and he is seeing the same thing. Is your electricity flickering?

CALLER 2: Yes, it comes on and off and we're getting a huge flash. And it's done this about four times.

DISPATCHER: A flash, where outside?

CALLER 2: Yes outside, and the lights just all came back on again.

DISPATCHER: Is it from your backyard, is it immediately in...

CALLER 2: We think it is immediately close. I was trying to call DP&L, but there's just a huge, computerized 'no person' phone line.

DISPATCHER: Okay. Allright.

CALLER 2: I haven't actually been able to see it actually arc, we just see a huge flash.

DISPATCHER: Okay, we'll send someone out. Okay sir?

CALLER 2: Okay, thank you very much.

DISPATCHER: (to first caller) My other call was about the same thing, he lives on Linden Drive. And he is seeing flashing, maybe by his treeline. I'm sorry, I have another 9-1-1 call, what is your address on Bethel?

CALLER 1: 105

DISPATCHER: 105, thank you sir. Bye. 9-1-1, police, fire-medical?

CALLER 3: Ahhh... has the whole street called?

DISPATCHER: No sir, what is this about?

CALLER 3: (Laughs) The whole street, the electricity is going on and off. And there's really...

DISPATCHER: What is your address, I'm getting more calls on this!

CALLER 3: 166 Lakeview... holy crap... are you.... there is something in the sky!

DISPATCHER:  Okay, just one moment sir!

CALLER 4: This is just ungainly...

DISPATCHER: 9-1-1?

CALLER 4: Yes, my name is John McKeef (sp?) and I'm calling from Stone Lake Drive...

DISPATCHER: Okay, allright. About flashing?

CALLER 4: Yes. That's correct.

DISPATCHER: Okay... allright, we're going to check this out sir.

CALLER 4: Okay, we're not the first to call then?

DISPATCHER: No, no sir. Thank you.

CALLER 4: Okay, bye bye.

DISPATCHER: 9-1-1/Centerville police

CALLER 5: Ah yes, do you happen to know what's going on in our neighborhood.

DISPATCHER: No, we're having an officer in the area, what is your address?

CALLER 5: 157 Bradstreet Road. I tried to call DP & L but it's automated and...

DISPATCHER: Allright, I'm sorry, just one moment. Okay, we'll be in the area.. do you see where it's coming from?

CALLER 5: Well, if I look out my kitchen window, looking up towards the school...

DISPATCHER: Is that your back or front, ma'am? Your kitchen window...

CALLER 5: Um, my kitchen window is facing going up towards the school... so it would be...

DISPATCHER: I'm sorry... what school?

CALLER 5: Stingley...and ah, it looks... the sky just lit up pink...

DISPATCHER: Towards Stingley?

CALLER 5: Yes,

DISPATCHER: Allright, okay. Thank you.

CALLER 5: Thank you.

(Segment in which 'Caller 3' is on hold, beeping tone in background. Caller 3 states: "OH MY GOD!" and also states: This is freaking me OUT! It gets real bright and explodes, then it starts again.)

DISPATCHER: Hello?

CALLER 3: Yeah.

DISPATCHER: I'm sorry, I've had about 10 calls since then.

CALLER 3: What did they say?

DISPATCHER: Everybody is saying the same thing. I... the last person is on Brad Street and she is saying it is more towards Stingley...

CALLER 3: I saw it! We both, my wife and I both saw it and it was right outside our window!

DISPATCHER: Right, okay. And your address again sir?

CALLER 3: 166 Lakeview.

DISPATCHER: Okay, allright... that's allright. I've gotten about ten calls here.

CALLER 3: Are they saying its the same thing that I'm saying it is?

DISPATCHER: Yes, yes.

CALLER 3: It looked like a freakin' alien ship.

DISPATCHER: Right. Yes.

CALLER 3: And it blew up, and it was like a bomb going off.

DISPATCHER: Okay, was it pink?

CALLER 3: It was lights...

DISPATCHER: A lady said it was pink.

CALLER 3: No, it was going to the power lines... but it was...  it hovered in... it came... I...I sound like I'm insane right now, I can't believe I'm saying this! It hovered down over the school and it was spinning lights and flashing,

DISPATCHER: ...okay...

CALLER 3: ...it came down all the way like over the school and towards my house,

DISPATCHER: ...okay...

CALLER 3: ...and then it would just go 'boom' and the whole all the electricity would go off and this giant flame ball in the sky.

DISPATCHER: Okay, I need to get going and let the officers know, okay?

CALLER 3: Okay.

DISPATCHER: Okay, thank you, bye bye.

END
 

Centerville police Call for Service Record also includes the listing of other addresses:

• 105 Bethel
• 157 Broad Street
• 5786 Stone Lake
• 174 Linden
• 146 Lakeview
• 166 Lakeview (Mark Monbeck, 166 Lakeview Dr., Centerville, OH 45459)

The tape seems to have been laid in from multi-tracks and the sequence for this transcript has been re-arranged from the police tape to reflect real time events. On the police tape, Callers 4 and 5 came after Caller 3, when in real time, they were during the time frame Caller 3 was on hold.

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