NUFORC UFO Sighting 183651

Occurred: 2024-10-11 03:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2024-10-20 21:09 Pacific
Duration: 5 to10 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Deatsville, AL, USA
Location details: We were headed west in vehicle

Shape: Rectangle
Color: Metal grey
Estimated Size: Unsure 50 to 80 yards wide and 30 to 50 tall
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: West
Angle of Elevation: 33
Closest Distance: Unsure . As close as 1000 yards
Estimated Speed: Stationary
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Emitted other objects

Summary: Witnessed a stationary, rectangular object emitting jet-like flames near the tree line.

In the early morning, around 3:00 or 3:30 a.m., we were driving west, with my girlfriend driving and me in the passenger seat. I was distracted by my phone when I heard her gasp and start to say something. I looked up, expecting an animal in the road, but instead saw a rectangular-shaped object hovering just above the tree line.

The object appeared flat, like a 2D shape with square sections that looked like windows, divided by thin metal-like frames. The flames weren’t coming from around the windows, but from just in front of them. These flames looked like long jets, similar to a fighter jet's afterburners but larger and more vivid. They pulsed in an orange-red color, creating a mesmerizing, almost relaxing effect.
We watched the object for about 5 to 10 seconds before the road curved, and we lost sight of it behind the trees. The object appeared close, but I couldn’t tell for sure. If it was just above the tree line as I suspect, that would place it around 800-1,000 yards in front of us, with an estimated size of 50 to 80 yards wide and 30 to 50 yards high. If it were farther away than I initially thought, then its dimensions would have been much larger. For some reason, it was difficult to judge the exact distance.

Throughout the sighting, there was no heat or noise that we could perceive inside the car, even with the windows cracked. The flames were not overly bright for the middle of the night, which is why I described them as possibly being some kind of gas only partially igniting or burning at a lower temperature. There was some distortion when looking through the flames, similar to looking through a light gas or faint flame.

It wasn’t a frightening experience, more one of amazement. We didn’t stop the car or turn around—though I didn’t feel threatened, I also didn’t know what it was, and I didn’t want to take chances. We both saw the same thing, almost exactly, with only minor differences.

I’ve never been the type to believe in things like ghosts or Bigfoot. I'm an agnostic and tend to think analytically. I like knowing how things work and don’t accept anything without an explanation or proof. Prior to this, I thought sightings like this were made up for attention or were quick glimpses mistaken for something else. But this was in my face, clear and unmistakable, for several seconds. I know what I saw.

Since then, I’ve searched online countless times and even used AI to search for similar reports. I’ve gone through a MUFON dataset with AI assistance, but I’ve never found a sighting that matches what I saw. It’s been frustrating not to find any explanations or similar reports. I'm a ex criminal investigator and was not working in le at the time.

Posted 2024-11-08