NUFORC Sighting 17480

Occurred: 1973-06-01 19:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2001-05-01 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1/2 HOUR
No of observers: 3

Location: Landis, NC, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Changed Colo

UNKOWN BRIGHT LIGHT-1973 NORTH CAROLINA

ON OR ABOUT THE EVENING IN THE YEAR 1973(DURING THE PASSING OF THE COMET KAHOTECK NEAR EARTH) MY SISTER CALLED ME FROM MY BEDROOM YELLING "UFO, UFO!!". I WENT OUTSIDE AND TO THE SSW WE (THAT IS MYSELF, SISTER AND OUR MOTHER) SAW A BRIGHT LIGHT, AS BRIGHT AS AN WELDERS ARC. THE LIGHT ASCENDED AND DESCENED SERVERAL TIMES BEHIND A GROUP OF TREES AND EVERY MINUTE OR SO WOULD BECOME BRIGHTER OR DIMMER. THERE WAS NO NOISE WHAT SO EVER AND AFTER 1/2 HOUR IT DESECNDED BEHIND THE TREES AND WE NEVER SAW IT AGAIN. SCENCE THERE WAS STILL ENOUGHT LIGHT TO SEE BY I OBSERVED IT CLOSELY AND CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS NO AIRCRAFT OF ANY KIND NOR A FLARE, HELICOPTER, OR ANY OTHER KNOWN OBJECT WE COULD IDENTIFY, IT WAS NOT THE COMET SINCE COMET DON'T MOVE IN A VERTICAL LINE, SO TO THIS DAY I CLASSIFY IT AS A U.F.O. TO THIS DAY I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS

NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. PD

Posted 2001-08-05