Pilot Tom Rush and his wife were in a private plane and saw an object described as cigar-shaped, 60' long and 10' wide cross their path at 1,500' to 1,600' altitude.
This estimate also placed the strange object at 500' which is a close encounter range.
The speed was approximately 200 mph, accelerating to about 400 to 500 mph.
The object made a 50° turn and was visible for 10 or 12 seconds.