Size of Object(s)

craft:15-18ft diameter/8-10ft high

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

at nearest point: 100 ft plus

Shape of Object(s)

disk with square windows and round lights

Color of Object(s):

pale yellow window/amber & red lights/white strobe flashing lights

Full Description & Details

As I was driving home one pre summer evening around 9:00pm, I saw what looked like a merry-go-round coming toward me in flight on the horizon to the north. It seemingly was traveling at a speed of what would be similar to that of a small single engine aircraft. It was low in altitude, I'd guess about 100-200 feet off ground. It intrigued me so that I stopped my car in the medium and stuck my head out the window to see if I had seen a reflection of some kind off the windows of my car. It was real as it slowly and quietly sailed over the mountain behind me. I turned around to see if I could follow it to see where it was headed. It soon was out of my view as it continued to travel in a southwesterly path and I was going on a slightly southeasterly direction. I would set its direction from Russellville, AL, toward Columbus, MS.

The shape of the vehicle was a saucer shape for the most part, with windows all around it [ I would say about 8 or so] with strobe lights on the top and bottom. Under the 8 square windows were several amber and red lights that encircled the vehicle. The number of these lights looked like to be 10-12. They were blinking on and off seemingly in a circular motion. As I mentioned earlier it reminded me of a merry-go-round in the far distance as it was coming toward me. As it got overhead it was plain it was nothing I'd seen before. I seemed to be floating with no motors or engines that could be heard from my position. I could not see anything inside the vehicle through the windows but they were lit up with a slightly yellowish looking light; about the color of an incandesant light bulb. The exact shape of the vehicle could not be completely determined; only the lights were visible in the dark sky. I would say that the diameter of the vehicle would be aroung 15-18 feet. The height of the vehicle I would estimate from 8-10 feet from upper to lower blinking strobe light. [ These lights looked to be similar to the ones you see on the wings of commercial aircraft we see daily]. There was no darting or flashing of the craft as it leisurely sailed overhead. What ever it was I have never seen before or sense. I was watching a documentary on UFO's on TV and they showed a craft similar to, or nearly identical to what I think I saw; that had been seen in England a few years after I saw this one.

I came home that night expecting to hear stories on the late news of people who had also seen this craft. To my surprise there was nothing on TV or radio about the UFO. I know other people had to have seen it for there were several cars on the same course as I was traveling. I kept this to my self for several days then told family and friends about it. I didn't want them to think I was loseing it you know.

Witness Background

Auto mechanic with two years of college.

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