Appearance / Description of Object(s)

too far away to give a description

Size of Object(s)

the size must have been quite large for me to see it from 12 miles away. when i put my hand out the object was 1/2 the size of my fingernail.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

approx 12 - 14 miles

Description of Area / Surroundings

very rural area. a bridge on the flambeau flowage.

Full Description & Details

while observing for almost an hour the "ufo" remained stationary. could see lights rotating. several colors. it was a long time ago but my memory is clear. distance was 12- 14 miles away. we were overlooking the flambeau flowage at a bridge. we were returning from joe burgs house heading to pine tree hideaway resort. after that when back at the resort i climed up on a pile of snow to contiunue observing. it remained in that position for about 1 1/2 hours. my brother brought me a coat. he looked at it but was not interested. i stood on the snowpile for about 25 minutes. the "ufo" then did move. it went from that location with no noise that i could hear. and dissapeared into the stars in about 10 seconds. i was ticked that no mention was ever made about it in the newspapers or radio. i did not even beleive what i saw till many months later. my dad did not want to talk about it as people would think we were nuts. i was there on march 15 , 1975. some of the reports i have read are not very accurate. i know the object hovered for at least 1 1/2 hours. we were too far away to actually see it and give a description. the sky was clear that night. the temperature was freezing. i would guess about 20 degrees out. visibility was excellent.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

none of the above. it had flight capabilities that were astounding. it went from 10 oclock to dissapearing in the stars in about 10 seconds.

Witness Background

i have worked in construction my whole life. painting , carpentry , metal fab. went to college for one year. didn't like it much. have done a lot of traveling around the usa. none out of country. have been facinated by history. especially after visiting some of the sights that we all read about.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

i have made it a point in my life to learn as much as possible. there are so many unexplained things out there. i did not know at the time what exactly i saw. i have seen one other unknown object since. in the state of washington which is where i now live. in both circumstances i did not know what to think untill talking to other people about it . 30,000 phone calls to local news told me i wasn't the only one to see it.

Other Comments

i would like the truth to be told. accountability is a word not often understood in our modern day and age. some secrets are ok i guess. but when it concerns all of us then i think we all should know.

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