Appearance / Description of Object(s)

Very Bright Orange Glowing circular or oblong shape.

Size of Object(s)

Nightime sighting makes size calculation difficult, but I would estimate 100 to 200 ft. in diameter??

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

Distance 10 or 20 miles. Altitude (was below could deck) estimated 6 or 8 thousand feet.

Description of Area / Surroundings

Suburban area. Dulles Int'l Airport is located 22 miles to the North/Northeast.

Full Description & Details

10:15PM....Monday, May 15th...Looking out of upstairs (2 story house) bedroom window. Facing Northeast direction.

Noticed odd large glowing round or oblong brightly lit object, Orange in color. Appears to be approximately 10 or 20 miles to the northeast, and just hovering there for several minutes of observed time. Altitude is estimated around 6 or 8 thousand feet, (either way, it was below the scattered cloud layers)., doesn't move, hovers, not an airplane in apearance, doesn't have any additional red, white or green standard aircraft typr recognition, or strobe lights. Just glowing bright orange, observed for approx. 3 minutes....Then, suddenly, blinked out, came back on, and then appeared to shrink in size to almost a pinpoint of light...could have pulled back or diminished in size???....and within a matter of a second or two, it took off at tremendous flight speed to the east, either just above , or just below the clouds, because it lit the clouds with an orange streaked glow, as it rapidly flew off to the East....Speed of departure was incredibly fast!...It went from a dead-stopped hover to , at least hundreds, if not thousands of MPH in a split second, and was out of sight!...

If under any intelligent control, then this would have to have been an astoundingly advanced, and extroadinarily capable vehicle, certainly well beyond any current human design standards that I am familiar with....not to mention the G-forces that would be associated with that kind of instant acceleration capability.

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

No...Appearance and Behavior was not at all consistant with known aircraft that generally traverse the area, going to and from our local airports.

Witness Background

I choose to remain anonymous, because, I am an Aviation industry veteran , with three decades of experience, and familiarity with all types of airborne vehicles, aircraft, and helicopters.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I have an interest in finding out what these objects actually are.

Other Comments

I truly hope that others, in this vacinity, may have witnessed the same object, and will also file a report.

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