by Roger Marsh

An Indiana witness at Marion reported watching “a hovering light taking off at a fast pace,” according to testimony in Case 87903 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was driving westbound along 38th Street at 6:45 p.m. on November 8, 2017.

“After crossing the bridge, I saw a small light hovering above the National Cemetery area,” the witness stated. “It was dark out. Being the eve of Veterans Day, I figured it was someone just taking a picture of the lights on each of the headstones in the cemetery. As I got closer, I noticed it was not a helicopter and there was no sound in the area. About the time I made it to the train tracks, it took off at a fast pace heading north-northeast. Its take-off speed was between two-to-four times faster than I was driving. As it flew over, I could not make out any shapes or shadows, just the single, solid white light.”

The witness coasted to the side of the road and tried to see where it was going.

“I lost sight after it passed the tree line to the northeast. There was no second or third lights you normally would see on a small engine plane that are red and green. There was no sound. There were no other cars in the area while driving. Street lighting is to a bear minimal in that area ruling out light refraction. Though it was dark out, it could have not been more than 500 feet off the ground. (Maybe three to four tree lengths in the air.) The map included shows locations and paths. Red is the object in question. Purple is me traveling in car. The next drawing is of the light hovering just past the fence line above the stones.”

Indiana MUFON CAG Investigator Philip Leech and Field Investigator Dan Gadberry closed this case as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle.

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by Roger Marsh

An Idaho witness at Idaho Falls reported UFO sightings over a period of time, including a “huge, camouflaged triangle,” according to testimony in Case 88223 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

One of those sightings occurred on June 8, 2017.

“I've seen quite a few UFOs and think I've been possible visited,” the witness stated. “A saucer, a huge, camouflaged triangle, a huge white orb covered the moon and moved across the sky, an orange orb in my backyard and more. All in Idaho Falls area. People just don't look up.”

Idaho MUFON Field Investigator Scott Thunstrom closed this case as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle.

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by Roger Marsh

An Indiana witness at Marion reported watching “a hovering light taking off at a fast pace,” according to testimony in Case 87903 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was driving westbound along 38th Street at 6:45 p.m. on November 8, 2017.

“After crossing the bridge, I saw a small light hovering above the National Cemetery area,” the witness stated. “It was dark out. Being the eve of Veterans Day, I figured it was someone just taking a picture of the lights on each of the headstones in the cemetery. As I got closer, I noticed it was not a helicopter and there was no sound in the area. About the time I made it to the train tracks, it took off at a fast pace heading north-northeast. Its take-off speed was between two-to-four times faster than I was driving. As it flew over, I could not make out any shapes or shadows, just the single, solid white light.”

The witness coasted to the side of the road and tried to see where it was going.

“I lost sight after it passed the tree line to the northeast. There was no second or third lights you normally would see on a small engine plane that are red and green. There was no sound. There were no other cars in the area while driving. Street lighting is to a bear minimal in that area ruling out light refraction. Though it was dark out, it could have not been more than 500 feet off the ground. (Maybe three to four tree lengths in the air.) The map included shows locations and paths. Red is the object in question. Purple is me traveling in car. The next drawing is of the light hovering just past the fence line above the stones.”

Indiana MUFON CAG Investigator Philip Leech and Field Investigator Dan Gadberry closed this case as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle.

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by Roger Marsh

An Ohio witness at Oak Harbor reported watching a UFO hovering over the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant , according to testimony in Case 87710 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was driving past the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant after visiting nearby family at 3:30 a.m. on October 29, 2017.

“I noticed something floating up and down above the reactor,” the witness stated. “I pulled off and got out of my car and it did this for maybe three to four minutes before it flew up about 50 feet and seemed to just slowly hover over the buildings. There were six lights, two at each corner, a white and blue light side-by-side in each corner. The blue light would brighten when the white light would dim and vice versa. It did this for a few minutes and then it just shot up and away at a 45-degree angle and was so fast it looked like a streak of blue light. I heard no noise except for this pulsing, vibrating sensation in my ears until it shot away. I never believed in extraterrestrial life until that night. Now I'm convinced of it. I was in such shock at what I was seeing I didn't think to try to take a photo. Of course, my two friends were passed out in the car after drinking all night and didn't see it or even realize we were stopped.”

Ohio MUFON Chief Investigator Ron McGlone closed this case as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle.

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by Roger Marsh

A Washington witness at Wenatchee reported watching a “large, silver craft hovering at 2,000 feet in front of Burch Mountain,” according to testimony in Case 85235 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was driving to pick up his wife northbound along Sunset Highway at 7:20 p.m. on July 20, 2017.

“As we all sat at the green light pointing at the stationary craft, it shot straight upwards and was gone in the blink of an eye,” the witness stated.
“This happened at around 7-ish tonight. It had the shape of one of the old camera film cartridges. No signs of thrust at all, just all sliver like a mirror. Anyone else see anything like this? Yesterday a Blackhawk with no tail numbers or markings at all flew so close over the Columbia River where we were that we made contact by waving at the pilot. Do all Blackhawks have no tail numbers and are all blacked out?”

Washington MUFON Field Investigators W. Wayne Walker and Maurene Morgan closed this case as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle.

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by Roger Marsh

A Fort Rucker pilot reported watching an “oddly-shaped, circular object” hovering over the Alabama army base, according to testimony from Case 84970 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness had just finished morning PT (Physical Training) and was standing around talking to two other friends before heading home at 6:45 a.m. on June 15, 2017.

“It was a warm morning with partly cloudy skies,” the witness stated. “The sun was just starting to peak over the buildings around us and was quickly starting to warm the day. At approximately 6:45 am, I observed a UH-60 (Blackhawk) helicopter flying above the tree line approximately a mile from my current location. This is a pretty typical sight as Fort Rucker is home to initial Army flight training.”

As the witness looked up to watch the Blackhawk helicopter, another object was noticed hovering approximately a thousand feet or so above the tree line.

“From my line of sight, the Blackhawk was passing under the object but was much closer to me then the object appeared to be. From where I was standing the object was rather small but taking into consideration the altitude and distance from my location, it had to have been no smaller than the size of an average car. The object omitted a light similar to a star but was not as bright. You could also tell that the object’s color was most likely white or a dull-like color. We knew this was no star because it was below the clouds and appeared to be much closer. The longer we watched it, the less it seemed to have a definitive shape. It appeared to be shifting shapes kind of like a ball of liquid would behave. Almost like a pulsating type behavior.”

None of the three observers could identify the object.

“All three of us have quite a lot of experience with aviation and different things associated with weather/sky activity. None of us could positively identify this object. It hovered in one place in the air as I watched it for approximately 10 minutes. After about 10 minutes had lapsed I looked away to step toward my car. When I looked back less than a minute later, the object was nowhere to be seen. Unfortunately, I am not the only one to witness objects or have experiences on base. Another friend of mine had experienced what he describes as a close encounter in the air but refuses to talk about it. I, like him, feel it could be quite repercussive to specify any other information.”

Alabama MUFON Field Investigator Rachel Cordes and State Director Scott Cantrell closed this case as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle.

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by Roger Marsh

A Massachusetts witness at South Dennis reported watching a “white, florescent, luminous boomerang,” according to testimony in Case 88195 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was outside relaxing and looking at aircraft at 6:14 p.m. on November 17, 2017.

“I noticed some small red lights,” the witness stated. “They appeared to belong to aircraft landing nearby. While I was watching the planes, I saw a white fluorescent, luminous boomerang fly across the sky. It was as if a searchlight had illuminated that part of the sky in a boomerang shape. It was fast, about 1,000 mph. I saw the underbelly of the craft which was fluorescent, glowing white with three little, bright lights on the wing tips, and other lights on the wings and other parts of the body of the craft. It appeared to be a lot larger than the commercial aircraft and flying a lot lower. The sighting lasted about two seconds. Otis Air Force Base is nearby, but I know that wasn’t a military craft.”

The witness recalled another sighting that occurred at the same location during the last two weeks of December 2013.

“Once again I was outside relaxing. It was about 8 or 9 p.m. I saw a bright light in the sky. It went from white to all the colors of the rainbow as it streaked across the sky. This lasted for 10 to 15 seconds. It had a straight path. It just tapered off and disappeared. A week later, I was outside in six inches of snow about 50 feet from the house at about 11:45 p.m. I was adjusting a thermostat in the back yard. As I turned to go in the house, I saw a smoky, black triangle in the sky. It was a clear night, so I could see the outline of the craft very clearly. It was in the east at about five miles away. It seemed to have a field of energy around it. I felt the hair on my arms move.

Massachusetts MUFON State Director Eric Hartwig closed this case as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle.

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A North Carolina witness at Wake Forest reported watching a helicopter chasing a massive, oval-shaped object, according to testimony in Case 87012 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was outside at 10:10 p.m. on September 28, 2017.

“I live in a rural area approximately 20 miles northeast of Raleigh, NC, near the town of Wake Forest,” the witness stated. “My daughter had been over for dinner and as she was getting ready to leave I escorted her outside to her car. We were standing outside carrying on a conversation when, in the distance, I heard the approaching sound of a helicopter. As I looked toward the sound, I see the lights of the helicopter approaching. And by the way they were blue.”
The witness was unsure of discerning how far away an object is in the sky.

“Sometimes objects are farther away than they might initially appear. But I could clearly see the helicopter and it was facing broadside to me as we were watching it. And at this point the helicopter was hovering – I’d say perhaps for maybe 20 seconds or so. It then began to turn to the right towards our position and began to accelerate very rapidly.”

The witness also noticed that the helicopter seemed to be a large, twin rotor aircraft.

“My sense was that it was military. And I could plainly see blue lights both fore and aft on the helicopter. One thing that struck me was that the helicopter was flying extremely fast for something with rotors. But as the helicopter passed by us, I exclaimed to my daughter, ‘That helicopter is chasing something.’ So, my best observation of what I saw was something like a yellow, round, faintly glowing orb or ball way out in front of the helicopter that it was trying to catch up to.”

As they followed the helicopter going by left to right, they could see the moon in the distance.

“And only because, at that moment, the moon was lighting the sky could we see what the helicopter was chasing – a massive, black craft or, rather, what I would describe as an oval-shaped craft much larger than a commercial airliner, perhaps the size of two thirds of a football field. The craft was not completely round but more of an oval shape. We could clearly see it, although the sighting lasted only four or five seconds. There were no wings and absolutely no sound from it, the only sound being from the helicopter. I would estimate the helicopter was four to five hundred yards behind the craft. Here's another observation, really just a gut feeling. The helicopter was chasing the craft as opposed to escorting it. I don't know why but that's just the sense I had. I think probably because they were both traveling at such a high rate of speed.

North Carolina MUFON Field Investigator Robert Barrett and Chief Investigator John D. Pizzo closed this case as Unknown Aerial Vehicle.

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by Roger Marsh

A Tennessee witness at Johnson City reported watching multiple objects the size of softballs moving to the ground level, according to testimony in Case 85441 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness has been seeing the same objects for over a week, with this report focusing on what occurred at 9:05 p.m. on July 27, 2017. The report was filed for the witness by a friend.

“Now the object comes closer and does not make any noise,” the reporting witness stated. “The light is so bright you cannot look directly at it. Last night it appeared to land behind a barn less than a quarter mile away and emitted a very bright glow. The light then slowly started to fade. On the previous nights it stays stationary with the light coming on occasionally and then moves off horizontally extremely fast. This is out in the country with few houses around. The cattle on the farm next to where this was seen panic and run and moo. This is very frightening for the lady as well.”

Tennessee MUFON Field Investigator Leonteen "Lonnie" Connolly closed this case as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle.

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An Illinois witness at Oak Brook reported watching a triangular-shaped object hovering over Salt Creek that “disappeared instantly,” according to testimony in Case 87318 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was a passenger in a vehicle traveling northbound along Washington Street heading toward Spring Avenue at 7:10 p.m. on October 13, 2017.

“My girlfriend was driving and asked, ‘is that a plane, it's not moving,’” the witness stated. “I looked up and saw a black triangular craft in the sky at a relatively low altitude – maybe 1,000 to 2,000 feet. It slowly drifted maybe 100 yards to the southeast over the course of about one minute and then just disappeared completely.”

Illinois MUFON State Section Director William A. Leone closed this case as an Unknown – Other. 

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