5/24/2005 7:50:48 AM
Size of Object(s)30 feet in diameter Distance to Object(s) & Altitude30 feet Shape of Object(s)disk Full Description & DetailsMy fiancee and I were driving around a lake north of town at about 11:15 PM in March of 1967. We turned a corner heading back east when we saw what we thought was a plane just over the road heading directly at us. The object was about a quarter of a mile away. As we traveled towards the object we discovered it was not moving at us at all but hovering over the ditch next to the road. We stopped right beside it and stepped out of our car. We were now about 10 feet next to it and it was hovering about 20 feet in the air. It sounded like a huge vacuum cleaner. After 30 or more seconds it shown a bright white light onto the ground in front of it, then slowly began moving away. We drove a hundred yards of so down the road and turned to the south. We stopepd asnd observed the object heading west at about 30 to 40 feet off the ground. It picked up speed, went straight up into the air at a high rate of speed and vanished. I made a police report. There had been several strange sightings the week leading up to this sighting. It was not an airplane nor a helicopter. There was no air circulation or prop wash. The light that it shown down on the ground,was so white it looked almost like it was solid. It was a clear night but for a bit of fogor mist near the ground, but not dense enough to not be able to see through. Witness BackgroundRetired school teacher. Was 19 years old at the time sighted. Other CommentsYou non-believers out there must have your heads stuck in the sand. When you actually see one up close like we did, you WILL believe. Reported Sighting?YesReported To:local policeName:Steve FergusonYour Location:Galesburg, IL USAAge:57 |