NUFORC UFO Sighting 183305

Occurred: 2023-11-01 09:30 Local
Reported: 2024-10-03 12:46 Pacific
Duration: About 4 seconds
No of observers: 2 - Military

Location: Chester, VA, USA
Location details: From our kitchen table which faces a north pointing 6-over-6 kitchen window.

Shape: Orb
Color: Silver-White
Estimated Size: small cantaloupe to a large orange
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: 15
Angle of Elevation: 5
Closest Distance: Two and a half feet.
Estimated Speed: It went 8.5 feet in 4+seconds
Characteristics: Emitted beams, Made a sound

Object emerged through widow and flew to kitchen table across the room where it disappeared. Projected a narrow beam off the bottom.

My wife and I were having our morning coffee at our round kitchen breakfast table. Abruptly, a silver-whitish orb burst through the kitchen window (it was closed and did not break). The orb paused momentarily above the kitchen sink which is directly under the window. It then raced across the room towards our table where we were sitting on opposite sides of the table. It traveled in a straight line but angled slightly towards my side of the table. It seemed to be beaming a very narrow (no more than an inch wide) beam towards the floor from the middle portion of the orb´s rounded bottom (my wife did not observe the beam as she was awe struck by the orb´s abrupt appearance). When it got close to the table, it paused momentarily. The orb had a seam that ran the length of the orb in the middle. During that moment I could see into the beam and it was like looking into a deep-sky photo of distant stars. I could not see through the beam to what should have been the other side of our kitchen. At that instant, the orb abruptly disappeared and the beam collapsed. We were flabbergasted and it has taken us almost a year to decide to report our experience. As for size, I would describe it as a small cantaloupe while my wife thought it more like an orange. I also thought that I could hear a slight whirring noise that I thought came from the beam. My wife did not hear anything. The weather was clear with no storms.

My wife and I are both retired with masters degrees. She is a former teacher and I am an industrial engineer and veteran.

Posted 2024-10-03