NUFORC Sighting 69853

Occurred: 1986-11-10 23:55 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2009-04-28 16:50 Pacific
Duration: 2-3 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Grass Valley (outside of), CA, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object

50-ft saucer with 6 bright white lights shining down outside Grass Valley, California

It was the second week of November in 1986. My husband and I were in the Sierra Nevada Mts between Lake Tahoe and Grass Valley California. It was about midnight and we were walking on the top of a mountain when suddenly there came a noise that sounded somewhat like a very loud generator engine. Doug and I discussed the possible origin of the noise, concluding that there were no buildings within two miles.

The noise became louder and louder as I looked into the sky to see a circular object just above the tree tops (probably 60-80 feet). We never saw the top of the craft, but clearly saw six bright white circular lights shining from it's bottom surface and it was probably fifty feet in diameter . The craft hovered above us for less than one minute and during that time Doug and I both ran downhill as quickly as we could. I was not watching the craft as it departed, but did hear the noise end as quickly as it had started just about two to three minutes earlier.

NUFORC Note:

Source of report indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD

Posted 2009-05-12