Appearance / Description of Object(s)

orange glow appearance; very visible; saucer-shaped

Size of Object(s)

that is good estimate; hands would be very close together

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

Maybe 400' above and apprx 3-5mi

Description of Area / Surroundings

rural area; nothing out there but farmland and wooded areas with clear areas

Full Description & Details

It was a clear night and i was home alone. I saw one saucer-shaped UFO hovering

still- directly in my line of sight. There was no colorful lights visible. It was orange type of glow-entire ship. Stayed there apprx 30sec and when i quickly found my camera, i

attempted to take picture but the UFO flew into space in apprx 2-3sec. UFO was too

fast. UFO had a round top and leveled off on each side-was a large object. The color of

the UFO looks like the moon does at night caused by the suns reflection of the surface.

I never saw another UFO since then. I can still see it in my mind like it did in 1976.

UFO was northwest of mobilehome park.

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

no; object flew faster than a missile

Witness Background

12 yrs military experience; 12 yrs truck driving experience; Currently drive truck across country; high school grad with some college

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

not popular in those times and not believeable; Now, i believe in UFO's because what i saw was very real; I never forgot how it looks like

Other Comments

I can send drawing upon your request; Visual distance can be deceptive-it can look close but be far away because it was a large object

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