NUFORC UFO Sighting 181946

Occurred: 1978-12-20 21:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2024-06-19 10:19 Pacific
Duration: 20-25 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Fort Payne, AL, USA
Location details: I-59 southbound between Fort Payne AL and Gadsden AL, probably closer to Gadsden.

Shape: Disk
Color: white
Estimated Size: Disk shaped 15-20 feet across.
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: we were traveling south. The object appeared in front of us and approached us from that direction.
Angle of Elevation: 10
Closest Distance: Directly over our vehicle maybe 10 feet
Estimated Speed: After approaching it matched our highway speed
Characteristics: Lights on object, Made a sound

Traveling interstate in rural area at night had saucer shaped object fly in front of and over our vehicle.

I am reporting something that happened in about 1978. I was on I-59 in Alabama between Chattanooga and Birmingham, was traveling south at with my husband and I in the front seat and a child sleeping in the back seat. Probably near Gadsen. At the time there was almost no other traffic on the road.

We had the UFO approach from the front. There was no mistaking it for anything else. We saw it about a hundred yards away directly in front. At one point the object was at about billboard height. It approached us from the distance. It was saucer shaped and had a dome on top. There were lights on the bottom that I did not see until it got closer. As it approached it then came within ten or twenty feet of the front of the car at a height of about 20 feet and maintained that distance. We maintained speed and kept moving. After maintaining that distance and height for maybe 20 minutes it moved directly over the car. We knew it was over the car because there was light from overhead and we could hear it. When it took off there was more light and more sound. It took off quickly and disappeared behind us. Altogether this lasted for 20-25 minutes with most that time the object near and in front of us or overhead.

Had a very good look as it remained so close in front of the car for a long time. It was saucer shaped, white with a round shape on top. The diameter was probably 15 to 20 feet across. On remembering this now these many years later, I was asked if there was anything that came out of the craft. I do recall when it approached us from the front there was a kind of sweep of light that came across the car.

Posted 2024-06-21