Witness illustration. (Credit: MUFON) by Roger Marsh
A Tennessee witness at Kingsport reported a slow moving, triangle-shaped object moving overhead, according to testimony in Case 81628 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness had just left his home about 7 p.m. on January 18, 2017, when the incident occurred.
“As I was putting the key in my car door to unlock it, I glanced up,” the witness stated. “Over our house and a little to the right of it, about 60 degrees up, a series of lights caught my attention. I instantly thought they seemed peculiar. The object to which the lights were attached was a triangle.”
The witness described the object.
“There were white lights on the three points and a red flashing light in the middle. The object was going painfully slow. It proceeded towards Bays Mountain and gently banked to the left (the right side went up a bit) and it proceeded more directly south. I kept hoping someone would come by so I could point it out to them, but no one did. I did glance at my watch to document the time and it was precisely 7:10 p.m.”
The witness attempted to guess at the object’s altitude.
A Tennessee witness at Kingsport reported a slow moving, triangle-shaped object moving overhead, according to testimony in Case 81628 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness had just left his home about 7 p.m. on January 18, 2017, when the incident occurred.
“As I was putting the key in my car door to unlock it, I glanced up,” the witness stated. “Over our house and a little to the right of it, about 60 degrees up, a series of lights caught my attention. I instantly thought they seemed peculiar. The object to which the lights were attached was a triangle.”
The witness described the object.
“There were white lights on the three points and a red flashing light in the middle. The object was going painfully slow. It proceeded towards Bays Mountain and gently banked to the left (the right side went up a bit) and it proceeded more directly south. I kept hoping someone would come by so I could point it out to them, but no one did. I did glance at my watch to document the time and it was precisely 7:10 p.m.”
The witness attempted to guess at the object’s altitude.
“There were no aircraft in the area and it did not make any noise. I could not tell its altitude, but it was probably around 5,000 to 10,000 feet. Not as high as commercial air traffic. I did notice that it seemed a little ‘fuzzy’ towards the front end. The air was chilly, but the sky was crystal clear. After a few moments, it just gently moved on towards the south and I proceeded to dinner. I specifically looked to see if there were traditional aircraft navigation lights and all I saw was the one bright, flashing light in the center. The duration of the experience was perhaps 4-5 minutes because it seemed in no hurry. Regarding my feelings, I was noncommittal. There it was, and I actually chuckled at the thought of seeing a possible UFO – then I just studied it for details, noted the time and went to dinner. I anticipated filing this report today.”
Tennessee MUFON State Director Angelia Sheer and Field Investigator Leonteen Connolly investigated this case and closed it as an Unknown.
“Based on the witnesses’ statements and his interview, I am listing the sighting as an Unknown UAV event,” Sheer and Connolly stated in their report. “I found the gentleman to be an articulate individual who was quite familiar with cosmological activities and could differentiate between stars and planets, natural phenomenon, military and general aircraft and drones. This craft seemed to not fit into any known category.”
Tennessee MUFON State Director Angelia Sheer and Field Investigator Leonteen Connolly investigated this case and closed it as an Unknown.
“Based on the witnesses’ statements and his interview, I am listing the sighting as an Unknown UAV event,” Sheer and Connolly stated in their report. “I found the gentleman to be an articulate individual who was quite familiar with cosmological activities and could differentiate between stars and planets, natural phenomenon, military and general aircraft and drones. This craft seemed to not fit into any known category.”
