NUFORC UFO Sighting 183993
Occurred: 2024-11-10 22:20 LocalReported: 2024-11-10 21:40 Pacific
Duration: 30+ min
No of observers: 2
Location: Sevierville, TN, USA
Location details: Sevier County Tennessee
Shape: Light
Color: White
Estimated Size: Impossible to tell without perspective
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: East
Angle of Elevation: 45
Heading: Moving in a small area of the sky
Closest Distance: Hard to tell without perspective. Prob < 1 mile
Estimated Speed: Impossible to tell without perspective
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object
Moving light slowly zigzagging and wobbling, sometimes doubling back to a previous position
Moving Light
My husband and I were on our back porch and noticed a light off to the east. The light was slowly zigzagging and wobbling, sometimes doubling back to a previous position. Movements appeared to be jerky and inconsistent. Sometimes movement was nearly imperceptible, and then at other times it would seem to shoot off in one direction before jerking back. The light also dimmed and brightened several times. At its brightest/biggest, it was far larger and brighter than any star or planet. At its dimmest/smallest, it appeared to be a very dim star. Sometimes it disappeared completely, only to reappear after a few seconds. At one point, it dimmed to a pinprick for several minutes, but during this time, we were still able to see it moving slowly but erratically. Also, although the light was white, it appeared to be a more bluish-white light then typical starlight. We viewed the object for about 30 minutes until cloud cover obstructed it.
We tried to view the object through binoculars, but the magnification wasn’t strong enough to make out any real details. Through the binoculars it seemed to be triangular, and seemed to have multiple lights, but it was hard to tell for sure at the distance that we were at and with the quality of the binoculars. The light seems to branch out in a star pattern as if by refraction, but this seems more extreme with the object than it does with stars.
I would also like to add that this is not the first time that we have seen this light. Tonight (November 10th) it was at approximately 45 deg. above the horizon, but in the past, it has been much closer to the line of the ridge adjacent to our house, approximately 20 deg. or so above the horizon. We have noticed the light on several occasions and not paid it that much attention, but the other night (I think that it was the 7th) we noticed that it was moving. On that night, the motion was amplified by its proximity to the ridgeline. I would like to be clear, though, the light does not appear to be located directly above the ridge, but it seems to be off in the distance far behind it. The times of the sighting are always pretty similar (about 9 or 10pm) and they are always in the same area of the sky relative to land (the light position does not shift with the stars).
I would like to know if this could be a conventional aircraft in the area, or if these sightings warrant further interest. We do live near a commonly-travelled flight path, but these lights do not appear to be any sort of aircraft that I have ever seen before. I will start documenting future sightings. I would like to know if these sightings should be reported every time.
Thank you for your time!
Posted 2024-11-17