Size of Object(s)

5x as large as the brightest star

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

not sure... looked very far away

Shape of Object(s)

bright star-like light

Color of Object(s):

White

Full Description & Details

It was midsummer, and I was going for a late night swim in our pool. I was lying on my back on a raft staring up at the stars. It was a very clear night and since we live in a rural area with no light pollution, I was able to pick out many stars that I never saw before. As I was studying the sky, I noticed what I thought was a very bright star. It was a white light about 5 times larger than the brightest start in the sky. When I realized it was moving I figured that it was an airplane... I could see many that night. I'll never forget that just as I was about to look at another part of the sky, the "airplane" suddenly made a turn of approx 120 degrees.. Even though I was only 12 at the time, I knew that this was an impossible manouver. I focused on it and watched as it raced across the sky, changed directions, raced, changed directions, again and agian. I also remember saying to myself, "this is a UFO". I was unusually calm for some reason... I remember that as well. I watched as it stopped in the middle of the sky, quite far from where I originally saw it ( I was using the background stars as reference points).it stayed motionless for about 30 seconds. I watched as the object, which was almost straight up above me in the sky, race toward the horizon. Im guessing that it took only about 5 seconds or so for it to dissapear on the horizon. The entire event probably lasetd only a few minutes.I told my parents and my sister what I saw and, of course, they didn;t belive me. The memory is very strong in my mind... I wrote this without having to stop and think about details. I am still surprised that the event didnt freak me out at the time. I knew as I was watching that this was something special.

Witness Background

Graduated high school with honors. Majored in engineering in college. Currently I am a contract engineer working in the Chrysler design studio in Michigan. I previously worked at General Dynamics, Lockheed, Northrop-Grumman, and Rockwell International.

Other Comments

I was at a relatives farm 100 km north of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada a few years ago, and we got on this subject. I told them the same story I shared with you. I was surprised that they werent skeptical at all about. It turns out that a few years back there were many UFO sightings in the area. In fact, one of the most respected men in the small town they lived in, had a very close encounter. His brother was with us that night and told us that "Tom" was driving down a country road in the middle of the night when his car stopped. He got out to see what was wrong when something passed overhead and landed on the road about 100 yard up ahead. I dont know the full story... but I can tell you that nobody in that room thought it was made up. Ill bet you can find some sightings in your records for Northern Alberta... Thanks again!!!

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